Louie was abandoned by his former carer, along with Cedar. The guy just left them behind when he moved house. Louie was forced to fend for himself and sleep outside (imagine him, with such a thin coat, out in the mountain cold).

When we found him, he stank, was covered in eczema, and had terrible manners. We knew that he would have scant prospect at a pound. Regular feeding and loving care transformed him into a model, healthy dog.

Tala, along with Twylah, came from a pound known to send dogs off for vivisection and animal experimentation. She soon proved herself to be fiercely loyal to Billie. She would sit under Billie's desk, and follow her from room to room.

Twylah was a mature age dog in the pound where we found her and Tala. She suffered there, and when we found her, she was skinny, her hair was falling out, and she had an eye discharge. Holistic treatment and a natural diet solved all of those problems.

Where Tala became Billie's shadow, Twylah adopted Andrew.

Cedar and Louie were left behind by their alleged carer, which affected her deeply as she was fairly young, and had been taken away from her mother too early. Smart and loyal, Cedar relishes running after tennis balls, and is a beautifully behaved.

Raffi simply showed up in our yard one day. He ran off and came back a month later for good. Tamsin named him almost instantly. He is the lead dog actor in our first feature film, "Finding Joy" and is Tamsin's constant companion.