@kateincornwall I'm so glad Debbie sorted your phone before I got there because I probably would have just made us both cry!
What made me smile today was seeing Kate, Paul, Reuben and Nellie. Carbon is now snoring happily after having seen his buddy Reuben and enjoying two massive poos in Kate's garden. I think he may have also drank some tadpoles. As an added bonus, Carbon's ears are the cleanest they've ever been in his life thanks to Reuben's amorous attentions.
Oh and I think Carbon has decided he prefers being an only dog after all after stealing Reuben's toys, hogging them and then having me take them off him when he got snippy about sharing. After we got home, he ran around the house with his Batty and his blanket as if to say, "They're MINE, all MINE!!!".