My sister Libby with Chemmers, the first dog in my life, and her puppies

Nita was the only dog allowed upstairs – Mum and Dad turned a blind eye

My kelpie, Bundy

Red, Bundy’s first pup

Grown up Red enjoying life on Bryher, where he lived with my friend Duncan and his family

Bundy was a natural mother, rearing this huge litter

Fen, a great sheepdog and a great companion

Ella with a loving guardian, Fen

Little together: Ella with one of Fen’s puppies

Three friends in the sunshine: Ronnie, Dolly and Maud

‘The cold doesn’t worry us, we’ve got fur coats.’ Maud and Pearl love romping in the snow

Two lovely mates, Maud and Pearl

Ronnie Barker, my lovely kelpie

A boy’s best friend: Alfie with Ronnie

Dolly as a pup

On top of the world: Me, Alfie, Dolly and Boo

‘Go on, throw it again’. Ella with Boo and Dolly

Dolly: I commissioned this lovely line drawing by artist Sophie Cotton as a birthday present to Charlie, after Dolly passed away

One man and his dog: On a walk with Dolly

‘Don’t I look smart? But have they forgotten I’m a girl?’ Boo does some modelling for the clothing brand, Joules

A beautiful litter of puppies for Boo

Six hungry pups

The latest edition to the family: Olive makes herself at home

‘Come on, play with me.’ Olive wants Boo to pay attention

Stand back! Peg cooling down in her water trough

Ashley Stamper with her sheepdogs

On location in New Zealand with Countryfile. Rhondda the terrier sits on the quad bike with the Huntaways

Clint Coventry, hunting hare with his eagles

With Earnie, the Airedale

Allen Parton with Endal and EJ

Alan Stewart and his sled dog team

Myrtle the whippet

A farmer and his dog