Cydney
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Hello, Cydney spaniel here. She’s lying in a darkened room so I’m to tell you what happened. To cut a…
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Compulsory microchipping of dogs will hurt caring pet owners – but help busybodies
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Exciting news. We might be expecting. I say might because I haven’t done a pregnancy test yet. I thought about…
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‘Cydney, we are not moving to Cobham!’ I told the spaniel in my best outraged Margot Leadbetter voice. What a…
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Why won’t the middle classes shout at their dogs any more? My suspicion is that the bleeding heart liberals, having…
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The ‘I’m Voting For Chuka’ posters in my rich neighbours’ front windows pushed me over the edge. There is nothing…
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Farewell then, Cobham. You were the place I ran to when the metropolis became too much, and urban life overwhelmed…
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After our spectacular season opener, the spaniel and I were on probation. Cydney, you may recall, retrieved a hen bird…
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Just before Cydney ran off and disgraced me on the first day of the shooting season, she covered herself in…
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As the maître d’ ushered me into the packed restaurant, I leaned in close and intoned softly, so as not…
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As a rule, I tend not to frequent places where there is a sign on the door saying ‘no sharps’.…
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‘Cydney,’ I have just told the spaniel, ‘you had better enjoy this tin of dog food because it cost me…
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‘Can I go and play with Twiggy?’ If dogs could talk, this is what my spaniel Cydney would be saying…
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Seeing a poodle on the London Underground wearing a red vest with the words ‘Diabetes Medical Dog’ has given me…
