Lesson #1, 2004

Never feed your favourite lapdog Brie offcuts on New Year's eve, not unless you want her to start her year as sick as, ... um ... well, as sick as a dog! There's nothing like waking up to a dog with the runs first thing in the year. Or starting the year off wondering if she'll see tomorrow.

More lessons to come as the year progresses, I'm sure. At least I learnt from this one.