A s I write this, just a week before Christmas, it’s a wonderfully frantic time in the office as we sign off magazines and race to meet deadlines, all in the hope of enjoying a well-deserved rest over

For decades movie mutts have captured our hearts, as faithful companions or helping to fight the bad guys; these adorable pet partnerships are hard to beat

WE nearly owned a cat once. He caused something of a neighbourhood dispute, too. My other half advised keeping our heads down because of it, but I really couldn’t do that when pegging out the washing.

Some people throw on sequins and open bubbly on New Year’s Eve, with friends and family around them, but I’d always been content to ring in the new year at home with my husband and Rusty, my cockapoo.

Dog walker Nicci Hindson from Newark in Nottinghamshire is living her dream life, thanks to a red and white Border Collie called Elsa. On listening to Nicci’s story, it’s easy to see that destiny play

My replica pups are pawsitively pawfect