‘i lost the habit of making friends. then i got a dog…’

…with a little help from my four-legged friend

Words can be all-powerful, as these three couples discovered. They reveal the romantic and unusual ways books brought them together…

When I lost my soulmate I turned to my furry friend

Could you give a rescue pooch a second chance? We meet the women giving them time and love

Dog lover Karen Hardcastle trains puppies to help deaf people

THE clamour of seagulls woke Frances. For a moment, she was disorientated. Not so much in place – she knew this bedroom well – as in time. She had the odd feeling that none of the last 30-odd years ha