[Aubrey]

I had a dog (she died 20 years ago and I still miss her) who was a Labrador type, but smaller (I think she had some Whippet in her; she certainly had the shark's mouth syndrome, which meant that she had to angle her head to pick food up from the floor). She was black, and had fairly big ears that did not stick up.

Now I can't really get on with any dog who is not just like her. My brother had one who was very similar - sticky-up ears, a bit smaller - and it took me a few years before I could really accept her. But I haven't really taken to either of my mother's dogs: mainly because they were/are the wrong colour, I think. Black seems to be for me to right colour for a dog. Yes, I know, I know.


I do not have this trouble with cats.