Sofi appeared in 2006 after my marriage fell apart. I hadn’t had a dog since I was a child and really had no interest. It …
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The pet I’ll never forget: Mrs Hinch on her alpacas, ‘who fill my garden with happiness’ | Life and style
I loved alpacas when I was a child, but never did I think I would own three. I love their little faces and the fact …
The pet I’ll never forget: Jeanette Winterson on Silver, ‘the brightest cat I have ever had’ | Cats
That woman in black, Susan Hill, gave me Silver. Susan lived on a nearby farm back then. I wasn’t looking for another cat – I …
The pet I’ll never forget: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on Caligula, ‘the crab who died a hero’ | Pets
My wife, Jackie, and I used to be a lot more rock’n’roll than we are now. Before we moved to the country, we lived in …
The pet I’ll never forget: Hollie McNish on her guinea pigs – ‘my mum fought off a ferret to save them’ | Animals
I don’t remember who chose the names for our two gorgeous wee guinea pigs, Cocoa and Bramble, or where we got them from – most …
The pet I’ll never forget: Sindhu Vee on Torchy, ‘the only dog who never bit me’ | Life and style
I have always been an animal person in a big way, even as a kid – to the point where it was not cute, but …
Celebrity pet I’ll never forget: Itchy and Scratchy, poodles of unparalleled joy, by Chris Packham | Chris Packham
The first black miniature poodle in my life was Maximilian de Bastardos, Emperor of Midanbury. His overblown name was a reflection of his character. When …
The pet I’ll never forget: Ella the puppy threw up on me, snubbed me and after 10 years decided to love me | Life and style
I think the tone was set when Ella threw up over me on the way back from the Dogs Trust. She was three months old, …
The pet I’ll never forget: I spent 11 years grieving for my cat Biff. Then came the call from a pet detective | Life and style
I was drunk by an Italian lake last summer when the pet detective called. She told me she had found Biff – last seen 11 …
The pet I’ll never forget: Thumper was a caged rabbit. So how did she get pregnant? | Life and style
When my beloved guinea pig Nutty died, I found myself yearning for something to fill the furry-animal-shaped hole in my life. Not wanting to betray …
The pet I’ll never forget: Lizzy comforted me through cancer. She died five years ago – and I struggled to say goodbye | Pets
There is a quote I keep coming back to: “Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never …
The pet I’ll never forget: Troy the puppy stole my pizza, shamed me – and showed me how much I could love | Pets
Almost as soon as we adopted Troy, an adorable-looking brindle puppy, I felt I’d made a terrible mistake. My husband Louis – a chef – …
The pet I’ll never forget: I spent £2,000 on Ruby the guinea pig’s hysterectomy – and I don’t regret a penny | Pets
The people who are most horrified that I spent about £2,000 on a hysterectomy for my guinea pig Ruby are usually dog owners who would …
The pet I’ll never forget: Flaps the dog gave me a nasty bite – but I kept quiet to save his life | Life and style
One of my earliest childhood memories, at seven or eight, is being driven to visit the puppy we would be taking home in a few …
I curled up with my sister and we opened our stockings together one last time – the Christmas present I’ll never forget | Christmas
We didn’t know until the very last minute whether my sister would be let out of hospital for Christmas. It was 1991 and we were …
I made my mum a brush out of a coat hanger and two balls of wool – the Christmas present I’ll never forget | Christmas
It was November in the early 1970s and, as usual, I had no money and no clue. And my mother wasn’t going to help with …
I loved those blue Doc Martens with all my teenage heart – the Christmas gift I’ll never forget | Christmas
It’s difficult to say if my first pair of Doc Martens boots were a Christmas present or a birthday present, since both fall on 25 …
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