Does a dog-friendly car exist?
The valet parking man at Gatwick climbed out of my car with an expression that suggested he’d just driven a…
Have we lost the plot when it comes to dogs?
Have you read your copy of Dogue, yet? It’s become an annual project: Vogue’s dog issue. Instead of hungry, cross…
Cut the price of stamps to save the Christmas card
Readers with a nervous disposition should turn the page because I’m going to be sprinkling the C-word across the next…
If we allow dogs at weddings, why not a python?
Three women in my Tuesday weights class are getting married. While we squat and thrust and fling our kettlebells around,…
Why are vet bills so ruinously expensive?
Dennis refuses to step on to the scales at the vet. Perhaps he’s nervous about his holiday weight. The upshot…
Dogs belong in the bedroom
‘No dog of mine will sleep on my bed,’ I swore, before Dennis came along. People who allowed dogs on…
Who can I trust with my dog when I go on holiday?
Two summers ago, when Dennis was a puppy, I went to the vet to get the 793 bits of paper…
Who needs a baby when I’ve got my terrier?
Back in the day, Chelsea Flower Show was regarded as the beginning of the Season. Queen Alexandra opened the festivities…
The brutality of being a bridesmaid
There stands the bride. Perfect hair, perfect nails, perfect fake tan. She may not have slept the previous night or…
The secret to a great service station
A couple of months ago, an invitation arrived. Would I like a room at the Savoy for the Baftas? I…
Viking invasion
How the import of Danish sperm has become big business
Marmalade
Marmalade’s had a rough old time of it lately. A recent report in the Telegraph declared it is dying out;…

















