Polo went on to live a happy life with me — the day this photo was taken the previous owner gave me Polo and her amazingly intelligent mum.

I had them trained to ring bells on command and do all sorts of stuff and pretty much let them “freerange” most of the time. Lovely little companions!

Ratticus (the mum) lived another year or so and Polo sadly died a little before her time in January this year.

I do think of getting more but I’m not too lonely with my big bouncy dog