Pouring her tea, Penny reached for the sachet of sugar and added it to the small cup.
"Oh yeah? I thought I could start small and train her do tricks. Penny Clearwater and Seven; the amazing double act. I think it could be the latest hit on the WWN."
There had always been an animal or two around her house as she'd grown up, most mermorably had been the time she'd gone to the bathroom to find the tub full of frogspawn.
Helen had had notions of setting them free to a life in the wild ; Penny had nightmares about waking up to find frogs everywhere.
"I bet she's pretty glad you chose her too. You know, they say that the wetter a dogs nose is, the happier he is? I'm guessing with all the walks and magazines she gets to read, her nose will be freezing."