no, when i caught up with her to challenge her she said that she only had the dog for a few days on a trial basis. She said that it was supposed to be a present for her cantankarous relative who lives in the dundrum area. She said that he needs something to calm him down as the prescribed tablets weren't working. She thought that the dog might be a good idea after seeing a programme on bbc2 about the effects that animals can have on people.
She wasn'e so sure now even though he had a lot of time on his hands, what with working in the public service...