Out of sight in the picture here is my kind Boss, who has decided to give us all a treat. As you can see, I’ve taken a leaf out of Máire’s bible of etiquette and I stood back while I let my dad Dash and my dainty sister Daisy line up for the delicious morsel the Boss was about to give us. My mum is not in this picture: she held back a little suspiciously I thought. She is really independent and clearly doesn’t march to others’ tunes: she insists on being in control of her own life and doing things on her terms. Maybe I could learn a thing or two from her, but somehow or another I find myself being a little timid around her. She’s a formidable mother dog.