Why dogs are a single parent’s best friend

IT is a universal truth that a single parent in a chaotic household will be in want of a dog.

Or dogs. A suggested ratio would be one dog per child, not as a pet, but as a canine counterbalance.

For every door-slamming, tenner-demanding, sock-dropping, fridge-emptying underage tyrant, there will be a tail-wagging, melty-eyed creature always delighted to see you, and who will hang on your every word, even if that word is GET-OFF-THE-SOFA-YOU-STUPID-FILTHY-MUTT.