we never had animals when i was a child, i didnt have a doll even, we were very poor as my father went missing during the war,
so i used to borrow our neighbours cat wrap it in a blanket to pretend i had a dolly.
i married and had my first son at 19, when he was three his grandma bought us a pet dog, a lovely golden retriever called goldie,he was a lovely boy but sadly my son peter developed an allergy to dog hair and we had to rehome goldie.
all we could have were goldfish,it was to be many years and four sons later before we had a dog again,and the tale is bitter/sweet.
to be continued.
