We had planned to go away a few months ago, but then lockdown happened, and we had to think again. We rearranged our trip to last week and, as the rules had eased, we decided it would be just what we needed and that we should go for it. The last time we went away was well before Christmas and I knew my son wasn’t going to remember it, so this felt completely new all over again. However, when we last went away the journey was awful.

Before my baby came along, I was a very proud PAWrent to my adorable fur baby Rani. She was my baby. Don’t get me wrong, she still is my baby but you can understand that the family dynamic has changed! Rani entered our lives as a rescue dog.