THEY can sniff out trouble in a matter of seconds and pinpoint causes of deadly fires. They are quicker and more precise than even high-tech equipment – and they do it all with the wag of a tail and t

LONDON’S MOST EXCLUSIVE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND HOMES ARE WELCOMING CANINE COMPANIONS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. FROM ANNABEL’S AND LIBERTY TO SCOTT’S AND J SHEEKEY, ALEXANDRA GOSS DISCOVERS TAILS WAGGING ACROSS TOWN, AND SEEKS ADVICE FROM THE CAPITAL’S MOST IN-DEMAND BEHAVIOURIST

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With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland