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Sorry kids, you can have a pet bunny but not an iguana, Notebook

Sorry kids, you can have a pet bunny but not an iguana

Whatever happened to the cute attraction of a cuddly hamster or the irresistible eyes of a tiny kitten? Nowadays kids are banging on about exotics when it comes to their choice of pet. A python or an iguana has replaced the fluff ball to become a child’s requisite scaly friend.

By | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 20 September 2012 at 6:00 am

Barking Blondes: Dealing with the death of a pet, Notebook

Barking Blondes: Dealing with the death of a pet

We received an email into our radio show this week from a distraught listener. “Betsy, my 18 year old Jack Russell has been laid to rest. The time had come for me to end her brave fight for life and to have her spared from any more pain. I was with her at the end. Thing is, I can’t remember a world without her. “

By | Notebook | Sunday, 8 July 2012 at 2:00 am

Barking Blondes: Doggy doo, Adam Ant and fictional dogs, Notebook

Barking Blondes: Doggy doo, Adam Ant and fictional dogs

It’s about time BBC Radio4 got down and dirty.

By | Notebook | Sunday, 25 March 2012 at 12:00 am

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