A COUPLE have spent the majority of their holiday fretting about their dog’s mood after abandoning him to kennels. 

Anthony and Jess, not their real names, had barely landed in Morocco when they began anxiously discussing the mental state of border collie Toby and whether he felt utterly betrayed by those he loves most. 

Jess said: “I just had this passing anxiety that his last, reproachful glance meant that we had sentenced him to a fortnight in hell just because we selfishly wanted a bit of sun. 

“I mentioned it to Nate and it sent us into a spiral of terror about how it might change things forever between us, even though it’s the fanciest kennels available. What if the other dogs bully him for being nouveau riche?” 

Ant agreed: “They might not follow his nap routine right or know when he likes to be tickled or understand when he wants to be sung to. How could we do this? He’ll hold this against us for months. Years. 

“Rightly so. Yes, he might be a dog, but surely we’re the beasts.”