I was born in Sydney, Australia in the 50's. I had a happy, normal childhood except for one thing - my father, brother and other relatives were petrified of dogs. And I mean scared ........!
I remember walking with my father and he saw a dog in the street up ahead - so we went round the block to miss it.
Needless to say, when I was about 12 I brought home a stray - a bitzer, black dog. It was sent away real fast.
Over the years all I wanted was a dog.