Bella has a thing about feathers. I think it’s instinctual, whenever she has a toy with feathers she is compelled to pluck all of the feathers out of it. A feather duster toy will last about two days at the most if it’s left with her, and first thing in the morning, we frequently find the front room looking like a hen run after a fox has got into it.

However, we’ve worked out how to deal with this, by collecting the feathers and making her a new toy out of them, using that self adhesive hospital velcro tape. We can now reassemble the toy after a hard nights plucking, and we’re both happy.