I myself love being around cats i volunteer at a shelter for them it my happy place plus i also take my friends dogs poms for walks i enjoy it.

I have to leave Benji sometimes when I go shopping, on holiday, to the doctors or hospital, when I go out for a meal. I trained him to be used to being on his own occasionally carefully & gradually and patiently & for the first 3yrs after I adopted him I still had my other rescue dog WINNIE to keep him company when I had to go out. After Winnie died in 2021 I made sure that he had my old dressing gown which was impregnated with my scent which I folded for him to lay on, his favourite hard rubber bone to play with and when I got home I made the absolutely most important point of picking him up for cuddles and hugs and I praised him in a high pitched exaggerated happy voice before I took my coat off to hang it up and I gave him a piece of his favourite cheese as a treat for being a very good boy. I also left my bedroom door open in case he wanted to lay on my bed and wait for me but I was never gone too long. When I meet my son n daughter-in- law for lunch we often go to The Sailors Rest a dog friendly pub that allows dogs in to sit under the table with their owner while they eat. If I have to go out on my own when I get back I make absolutely sure before I even take my coat off that I make him know that he is the absolute centre of my world and I'm happy to be back home with him. It's all about calm, careful, training with their favourite treat/ reward and if he wees or poos by the back door when he's on his own for a while I NEVER TELL HIM OFF cos he couldn't go outside for a wee/poo cos its not his fault he couldn't go outside, he still gets picked up for hugs and cuddles but the difference is he doesn't get a reward so he knows dad isn't angry with him and he knows the difference as he doesn't get a reward. He also goes with me on the buses sometimes too which he enjoys. It's not hard after all. !

Me and my beloved rescue dog BENJI (a JACK RUSSELL) really love and care for each other Lolo and SheronChisolm

Thank you Lorraine. IT's getting close and I'm getting excited.

This is Ferdinand