Puppy love

Jayne and Mike Walker have finally found their calling in life

Are you ready for this?” I asked Nigel, my golden retriever, as I waved from the bay window to the young woman at the kerb. She stood unloading her toddler from her car. My son planned to marry finall

Penny recalls a time when it wasn’t unusual for dads to come home from pubs with new members of the family

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Tucking her hands into her pockets, Joanne chased after Boo. ‘Good boy!’ she smiled, nearing the spaniel. Boo hardly ever ran off, and if he did shoot ahead, he’d wait for her, looking back until she

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