You Mucky Pup! Will I Need A Dog Extension?

Owners of cute, little white and fluffy canine bundles of joy will no doubt share Anne’s exasperation that ‘walkies’ has become ‘washies’

- Anne Diamond

IT HAS been a filthy few months weather-wise – and my first wet, muddy, windy winter experience as a dog owner. No-one warned me that owning a white, sort legged dog would be an extremely high-maintenance business, particularly at this time of year.

Because every time we come home from walkies – little Ellie (who’s a Bichon Frise, so white, fluffy and with a tummy only about three inches off the ground returns a different colour and caked in mud. And I, as a mum of four sons, all of whom have grown up and know how to behave in polite company, have grown used to having a home now with cream coloured furniture and posh carpets.