The Puppy in the Cat Carrier

The story of one puppy so tiny, he was taken home in a cat carrier. “Orphaned puppies” they said. “Won’t get very big” they said… But has he really been mistaken for a cat? And if he’s not a cat, then what breed of dog can he be? He just keeps getting bigger and bigger until… Book Dedication: For Kim, who persuaded me to “come and see the puppies”, though in truth I only actually ‘met’ one. The others were being carried around in the peripheries, working their own magic. For Finley, I’m not sure who chose who, but when the moment came to hand you back, no one was letting go, though no one quite knew why. So we took you home and loved you, not really knowing what you would turn into, or when you’d stop growing. For Phil, for putting up fencing, and then more fencing… For Jessica, Mitchell, Fraiser, Rosie and Willow; Finley hopes you’ll all carry on dropping food and playing, but mostly the food bit! (Except for greens… you’re on your own with them.) For the cats, for learning to live with a dog.