Our darling Labrador Shadow passed away shortly before her fourteenth birthday. Two months later I was struck with a bolt of lightning. I had a vision of Shadow sitting by my feet doggedly insisting I write my memoirs. What magic was this?Contemplating what to do next I became fixated with an urgency to write about all our pets. My heart whispered that every animal should be included.I started writing about my first Budgie Cheeky and ended my book with Sandy a mad but adorable Cocker Spaniel. Travelling overseas to work in Indonesia I relished the opportunity to sit with Orang-Utans stroke a leopard and cuddle white baby tigers.