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What's it all about - Alfie?

This beautiful young man hails from Scarborough and according to his servant humans (Wendy and Jeremy), Alfie is an "utter nutter".

Who cares when you look as gorgeous as Alfie?

Winston is a Norwegian Blue Forest cat from Scarborough - like his namesake, he looks like a true Statesman. Winston and Alfie (above) are half brothers. What a good looking family!!

And when I grow up, I'm going to be a Ninja!

Turtley Captivating

This brand new baby turtle was found wandering in turtley wrong direction in Borneo. Luckily he was picked up by my daughter Rachel (it didn't know she was off the telly!) and she took it back to the beach, made sure there weren't any predatory birds near, and pointed it towards the sea. Hopefully it swam off safely. Aaaahhh, don't you just love a hapy ending?

Digby Dawg - Co-owner of Kingston House B & B in Bermuda

Digby is Entertainments Director at Kingston House B & B in Hamilton, Bermuda, which he co-owns alongside Harry & Marlie Powell. He tirelessly organises daily ball throwing & fetching exercises - & like all Bermudians, does it good-humouredly & with endless tail wagging.

Whilst the cost of living is extremely high in Bermuda, Digby has no financial worries as his board & lodgings are part of his renumeration package (7 there are no dog taxes in Bermuda). When off duty, he likes nothing more than going out for a spin in the car with Harry & Marlie, (his nose sniffing out the Bermuda air on one side of the car, with tail wagging merrily on the other!).

Digby's hobbies include boating & swimming (doggy paddle - of course!), & he can even dive (looking for sunken treasure perhaps?).

They say "it's a dog's life" & for Digby that seems to be true. However, there's just one drawback to living in paradise at Kingston House & that's the B & B's resident two CATS (grrrrrrrr!) - ah well, Digby, you can't have it all................

Strawberries? - my favourites!!

This is Tort, a celebrity from Reading in Berkshire. Tort was thought to be a boy, but as 'he' grew up, was discovered to be a girl! She has a healthy appetite (eats everything on offer), but is especially fond of strawberries. Tort lives with Sam G., the proudest tortoise owner on the planet! Never was a tortoise more loved, cherished, worshipped and spoilt! Tort is getting ready to hibernate, a process which should slow her accelerated growth rate which can occur in captivity (especially when you have 'feed me' eyes).

During hibernation, tortoises lose about 1% of their body weight per month. If only we could all lose weight while sleeping, I'd go into hibernation now.....!

Does pink suit me? I AM a boy after all?!

G'Day Mates!

This is Foxy Benji from Queensland Australia - he's a Miniature Jack Russell - and what a good looking chap! He has gorgeous blue eyes and judging by the sparkling gnashers, has taken a leaf out of Simon Cowell's book (had your teeth cosmetically whitened Foxy B?).

Foxy lives with Larry Kehoe and his family in New Beith. It looks like he has really struck lucky with his new home as Larry and his family have a Tenpin Bowling empire and Foxy just loves chasing balls - Lucky, lucky dog!

Some Cats do 'ave 'em!

This is my beautiful girl - Amy. Amy is a Ragdoll cross - and cross she is as you can see in this picture! She hates wearing hats and would rather sit on them than wear one!

Miaows on Wheels

Blue is Amy's cousin and lives with her owner, Lara, in Rayleigh. Blue lists her hobbies as waking Lara up as many times a night as she can, tearing the furniture to shreds, eating squirrels (yuk!) and oh yes, of course - motor-cycling. Blue realises this helmet's a bit big, but she'll grow into it (won't she?).

Don't do this at home

This is my son, Alex, and Rolex. Rolex is an alligator and lives at D.W.A.R.F. (Dangerous Wild Animal Facility) at Great Wakering in Essex. Rolex came over to the UK from Florida to take part in a film, but once the filming was over he had difficulty getting back to the States. He now lives the life of Riley being cared for by Iain Newby and his wife Lisa.

Red Riding Hood?

This is Ben the Labrador who I bumped into at 'All About Dogs' In Brentwood. Being of fair fur, and being aware of the dangers of too much sun, Ben was wisely covering up with an attractive red headscarf and suggests all other dogs should do likewise.

Sarah and Billy the Kid

This goat, a fine fellow from Regents Park, had just told Sarah that there was a lion behind her, but then he admitted he had just been kidding....!

Dandelions for dinner again - oh wow!

This is Hashmar, my son's Leopard Tortoise. He's only tiny and used to be very shy but is now coming out of his shell...... Hashmar's room mate is Beardie, a Bearded Dragon though they don't have much to talk about. Hashmar's favourite food is dandelions, otherwise he eats a daily mountain of mixed green salad leaves.

Katie Nolan from Rayleigh in Essex (that outfit's so last year....!)

This is Katie Nolan - looking a bit the worse for wear having had one drink too many! Katie is absolutely adorable and very friendly (once you get to know her). Katie likes nothing better than having her tummy rubbed and can lay on her back enjoying being stroked for hours. Katie has learned the perils of drink and has let this photo be published as a warning to other over-indulgent canines!

Maybe a woollen scarf might be easier to wear Neville?

This is Neville with his six year old, thirteen stone pet reticulated python 'Fluffy' (?!) which he keeps in his shed (when he's not wearing her like a scarf!). Fluffy likes to be kept warm at around 30 degrees and her favourite dish is rabbit (sorry, rabbit lovers). Fluffy is gravid (that's pregnant to you and me) and could lay up to 100 eggs which will take around 85 days to hatch.

Reticulated pythons can eat prey up to a third of their own body length and equal to their own weight - Neville, how tall are you and how much do you weigh..........?

Bug off!

This is my son, Alex, in Costa Rica, getting up close and personal with a Rhinoceros Beetle. Its aptly named because it has horns on its head, very much like the rhinoceros. It can carry 850 times its own weight on its back (the equivalent of a man carrying 76 family-sized cars on his back!).

If I saw one of these, the scream would deafen half the world's population!