I get into my office just before 8.00am with Tommy following behind me. I close the child gate and unclip Tommy’s lead, he grumbles then starts pacing around the office, checking his toys are where he left them from the previous day and then drinks noisily from his bowl. This is followed by dribbling excess water all over the office carpet making it look like there has been several puppy dog related sprinkler incidents. Tommy is an…