With the children gone we were, at last, free. Then Barney came into our lives and letting someone else look after him was bigger than the kids’ first days at school. He positively bounds out to see Jackie or Clive, hops into the van and gives a cheery bark if we chat too long before he sets off for his day of fun. Holidays are never a worry because he’s loved and looked after unreservedly by these two lovely people
