Bill Perry & Family, Border Collie owners, Auckland, New Zealand

"Jordi is an intelligent, but willful Border Collie and was pulling on the lead constantly,which made exercising him a chore. You managed to turn that situation around in about ten minutes! He now walks to heel impeccably and we are the envy of our friends and neighbours whose animals still pull them around the block. Your skill and patience were of the highest order. Delighted to have met The Dogfather, and Thank you!!!"

Graeme says: And I was delighted to meet you guys too! I had a great time on my Australia & NZ trip and worked with breeds as diverse as Shih-Tzu and American Bull Terrier. The photo was taken on the beach in Howick, Auckland, with Waiheke Island in the background. That's the sartorially elegant Nathan Perry with Jordi on the right. (It's also a very rare photo in so much as it shows The Dogfather in shorts. It turns out you don't need a licence for those legs Down Under after all..)

"Nek minute" I was back in the UK... (If you're reading this in NZ, you'll get the joke!)