Cats are not an option for me, as I'm allergic. I have to up my ashthma meds and take antihistamines to visit my brother, his wife and their three cats. I have them on my lap, stroke them and they're lovely, but, not an option.

And in any case, I was brought up having Dobermanns and if I could have a pet in my flat, I'd have a Dobe as they're so smart, so loving, so gorgeous and don't trigger my asthma.