, then even cleaning out the hutch or goldfish bowl. But always keep a close supervisory eye.• Guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits make excellent first pets. They are easy to look after and very affectionate in return. Get them as babies as this will get them

doing most of it).DogMan’s best friend and most popular pet ever. Dogs need plenty of exercise every day, plenty of food and showering with endless attention.CatIndependent, tactile, fastidiously clean and mouse-catchers to boot. They’ll do what

The English GentWhere did you get that rather spiffing coat, sir? Hackett, you say? Delightful! We do so approve of sir's excellent taste.For more from elegant animal attire from Hackett, see Hackett's latest looks for dogs... and elephants

't revel in the idea of getting grubbier and grubbier until he's no longer recognisable. When Dirty Harry (any inspiration for you there, Clint?) reappears in the family garden, his  family are none the wiser. "There's a strange dog in the garden

is required. Wrap the thread round the needle two or three times and then take the needle back down to where the thread first emerged)Get stuffing Place the dogs together and sew edging stitches all the way round, leaving a small gap at the centre back. Fill

EVERY DOG HAS its day, so they say, but it seems that pooches are definitely having something of a moment, from Uggie in The Artist leaving his indelible paw prints on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, to Pudsey stealing the nation’s hearts on Britain

at the end of the day. For après-ski, you’ll find an outdoor ice rink, tobogganing, and dog sledding. Ski Famille has eight fabulous chalets in Les Gets. A week in the stylish ski in/ski out Chalet Mouflon, complete with its roof-top hot tub, costs from £795

Trust will be our guide today for a walk around Treraven's ancient woodland and salt-water meadows and, if time allows, a visit to the RHS's National Bamboo Collection. 3 - 4 hours leisurely 4 to 5 miles. Well behaved dogs on leads, boots or walking

Mountain playground Megève – the traditional Rhône-Alpes town in the shadow of Mont Blanc – may attract more trophy-dog toting oligarchs than La Croisette, but there’s a good reason that it’s so popular with the jet set: summer or winter, it’s a

in the role of the Innkeeper. There’s only one thing for it – to make his own part bigger, by any means necessary... This timely tale with lively illustrations by Tony Ross should strike a chord with  budding actors and parents of would-be drama divas alike