Left to their own devices I’m sure Fortnum and Mason would go au natural as far as personal hygiene is concerned. But as house dogs there is a limit to how much pooch perfume I can tolerate. Basset bath time requires plenty of cunning though for our smart... 
Howling winds and driving rain have confined us to barracks today. Wellington is as wild and windy as I ever remember with reports of flooding in the city. If the long-range weather forecast is to believed this is just the start of what winter is going to be like... 
Dogs generally sleep for half the day and sometimes more. Fortnum and Mason fall into the more rather than less sleep category enjoying a snooze all day if they can. Certainly on my working at home days they do sleep or doze for as long as I’m at my desk... For so many years our neighbours were people we waved at briefly whilst we scuttled from into the house. Nowadays we know our neighbours a little better and we tend to all look out for each other. It’s not a hot bed of neighbourly social events but rather a... Our pampered pooches live such a sheltered life meeting other dogs out on a walk is a cause for special attention. Mason pays particular attention by screeching to a halt for a considered stare. Bassets are such fun loving placid hounds that they pretty much think... 
