Catherine Wood, 36, from Cornwall
Relaxing in the summer sun, I watched my three-year-old Cockapoo, Maple, sniff around the flower beds.
‘No…’ I said to her, as I caught her looking suspiciously excited.
Suddenly, she darted across in front of me.
In one swift movement she glided over the top of the hedge separating us, and the neighbours.
She frequently bounced over there.
Living up to the Spaniel half of her breed, she had endless amounts of puppy energy.
After four months of lockdown, I think the whole family was getting pretty restless.
But Maple kept me, my husband, Phil, 46, and our children Faith, 16, Ryan, 15, Esme, 13, and Gracie, five, entertained.
As the lockdown restrictions eased, we were finally able to have Phil’s parents Diane, 65 and…
