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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

UNLIKE MY LATE mother, who owned every single household power tool she could get her hands on and always bought the latest kitchen appliances, I have never been a sucker for a gadget. I don’t even buy

It’s not easy bringing a string of horses in from the field solo at the best of times – let alone when frost lies thick and the yard resembles an ice rink. Tessa Waugh gets her lead ropes in a twist

As winter relinquishes its grip, Tessa Waugh enjoys a copybook meet, with convivial chat, springy turf and good sport – while the real hunting aficionados demonstrate their teleporting skills

Since Laura’s divorce, Hector the cockapoo had been her best friend