Gavin Newsham at home with his family and the dog: 'She's not a bad dog … after all, she growled at Coldplay on TV.' Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian
"The good news is that having a puppy really does open up an entirely different world to those who are new to dog ownership. The bad news, though, is that that world happens to be a very boring place. I think it was the comedian Frankie Boyle who said that dog ownership was for those people who had tried and failed to find friendship among their own species. Harsh, perhaps, but there's something in that. You see, if you enjoy the tiniest of small talk then you'll be just fine. If, however, you're about as adept at chit-chat as you are at translating hieroglyphics then you'll suffer. At the nearby "puppy park" (it's a fenced-in field where proud owners congregate to stand in the mess of other dogs for a change), it's the same old questions time and time again. "Which breed is she?" Mongrel. "How old is she?" Not old enough. "What do you call her?" Anything you want, she won't listen."
By Gavin Newsham The Guardian /read more
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