To look at Murphy now, it’s hard to believe that he recently survived a heart attack as vets battled to remove an 8.3lb tumour attached to his spleen. Astonishingly, the black Labrador wasn’t displayi

CHARLIE the guinea pig was the love of my life – cute, full of character, demanding but easily pleased, and utterly adorable. This cute furry creature lived in our hallway in winter, and in the garden

It came as a pleasant surprise to Linda Johnson, a cat lover of 40 years, when greyhounds entered her world. Introduced to her by her niece and a work colleague who both had a rescue greyhound, she im

After a shock diagnosis at 23, Alexeanne kept defying the odds…

Apart from the For Sale board, the house didn’t look any different from the last time I was here. Six months ago now. The day of my father’s funeral. A memory of how fragile my mother appeared that da

Chelsea had only popped in for some nappies, when utter tragedy struck…