Dogs have been a part of my life for over 30 years now, you never forget any of them. Some have been with you a short time, others much much longer. Dogs are part of the family, you hear dog owners describe themselves as dog Mam and Dads. Looking back to the dogs owned by Grandparents, aunts and uncles, there is no memory of them describing themselves like that. They would say they owned a dog, but never as a dog parent. Social media is filled with pictures of dogs. Dogs bei

Dogs have their own personalities, they have friends (usually other dogs in the park) which can last a lifetime. They will protect each other like they were family (littermates). Playing together, eating and sharing beds and humans. I once heard dogs are still like the wolves they descended from, hard to believe when you have Harry nudging you with his pointy lurcher nose as he wants you to play fetch with his favourite ball. Over the years I have noticed many changes concer