As a Dog Listener I like to make a point of highlighting that humans think like dog, and not the other way around.

The last week in Britain is a very good case in point....

To set the scene, I got myself sorted out with the spare duvet on the sofa, and settled down to watch the General Election (a bit sad maybe, but some people I know were standing and I have been known to be a bit of a political animal at times).

Anyway, the hours past, I drifted in and out of consciousness, and as the sun rose, there was David Dimbleby, looking slightly the worse for wear, what with sleep deprivation and overdosing on coffee (at least that's what I hope he was drinking), telling me that nobody was any the wiser as to who had won.

It turns out nobody won, and since then the mood has worsened. The stock market is dropping, people are getting anxious and the next government is no nearer being sorted out.

The point of this rambling is that when there is a gap between leaders, people feel uneasy, or worse. Nature abhors a vacuum, and just like a dog needs to know there is a leader of the pack, so do we.

Unlike us, a dog, upon seeing nobody stepping forward, will take the responsibility upon themselves. Although sometimes we do feel that we could do a better job than our illustrious leaders...

Cheers, Tony Knight