A dog may be for life, not just for Christmas, but the fashions are changing all the time. A few years ago designer hybrid dogs were all the rage and would sell for ten grand a pop, but after a spate of dog nappings in Covid, sensible folk went for less glamorous breeds. Some dogs have always had an air of regality to them. Churchill had a beloved poodle called Rufus, while Prince Albert had sculptures and paintings made of his greyhound, Eos. But who are today’s poshest pooches, trotting down the corridors of Buckingham Palace and nestling up in their third homes?
