Young pup Basil is forever by my side but with an important funeral to attend, and without a dog-sitter to call on, what to do? Thankfully my parents came good with a suggestion – their local doggy daycare centre a.k.a. crèche for canines. However, I wasn’t going to let Basil go to any old place; my parents were sent to vet the place. Thankfully, they reported back that Trendy Pooches Doggy Daycare in the Wirral was a suitable play-date location for their beloved grand-pup.

Firstly let us wish you a Happy New Year. We hope you had as great a break as we did with our pup Basil, who’s pictured above posing with our joint Christmas haul - bit a of a doggy theme this year as you can see. We’ve only had him for five weeks but it’s hard to imagine life without our little ‘American Gent’. Anyway that's enough gushing for one post, there's a shiny, New Year to address.

Forgive the absence from blogging but for the last week I've been drifting around in a doggy daze, head over paws in love with my gorgeous and long-awaited pup Basil.

In a matter of days my long-awaited Boston Terrier puppy Basil will finally be mine and in advance of his arrival it would be fair to say that I am currently more excited than a lifetime of Christmas Eves.