Sporting Gun

Pocket-sized dynamite

Do working dogs take after their owner? Some reckon they do but if the pair curled asleep at my feet are anything to go by, I’d have to disagree.

Suppose it were true. If so, it would be Sam the labrador that comes closest to mirroring my temperament: patient, steady, relaxed, quiet and trusting. Or so I like to think. And he too enjoys having his ears tickled.

Doogie, on the other hand, brings a number of less than endearing characteristics to the mix. He’s a lovable little ruffle

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