‘my dog discovered my cancer and saved my life!’

When I lost my soulmate I turned to my furry friend

With latest statistics showing that cancer will affect half of us, Lisa Ellson, 53, from Skipton, North Yorkshire, shares her story and how her own diagnosis led her to create something special to help people everywhere…

Carol was not what you would call a dog person. It wasn’t that she actively disliked the creatures – she just didn’t see the point in having one in the house. All the hassle, the hair everywhere, and

To the casual observer, Labradoodle Alfred seems just like any ordinary pet dog playing in the garden with his owner. But look more closely and you’ll see that the four-year-old crossbreed is actually

My girl’s love of bumblebees helped her through a hard time

Toes tapping and hips wiggling, I grabbed my daughter Maya and we spun round to the sound of ABBA’s Dancing Queen. It was November 2020 and me and Maya, then 13, loved a kitchen disco - dancing while