My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.
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A black Russian terrier – I paid almost £4,000 for him.
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I say it a lot to my kids when I’ve lost my temper, and I’ll save up a big one for when they are 18.
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