Good friends

Nikkie (4) and Rhon (47)

Rhon, originally from Jamaica, lives with his Spanish wife and two kids in Amsterdam. He apologises when I pet Nikkie: ‘ Sorry, she is shedding a lot, it is that time of year. Somehow our friends always time their holidays when she is shedding and we baby sit her for that period. The whole house is one fur ball!’ he jokingly laughs. ‘But she is lovely and the kids love her too. And my wife used to be a dog sitter so its all good!’

(Amsterdam, the Netherlands)