Some people ask me if I have missed not having kids and my answer to that is I do have children the only difference being they bark or meow instead of talk and they have four legs instead of two.

Now I like a tidy home but nothing delights me more than watching these guys have a good time. I have never had children, only pets. They are all boys and like nothing more than to play together. As I am writing this article my two little dogs Cino and kenji are zooming around the house with Bubbles nicknamed my honouree son because he comes to visit a lot.

They have more toys than you can imagine and after a session together there are toys from one end of the house to the other. I recently bought them all matching sweaters and the sight of them walking.

When I take the three of them out for a walk they strut their stuff in unison and all come to a complete halt at the sight of a tree or lamp post where they all leave their scent then trot off again with me often in tow.