Woman’s best friend

When journalist Kate Spicer lost her dog, a nation responded. The experience was so moving, she tells Arlene Harris, that she decided to write a book about it

Kate Spicer with Wolfy: ‘Since he arrived, I am often alone, but never lonely’ Pic: Gerrard Gethings#

When they become parents, most people leave their partying days behind. But journalist and author Kate Spicer, of Vogue, the Sunday Times and other publishing parishes, doesn’t have children, and so saw no reason to put a stop to the late nights and fun-filled days of her youth. Until, that is, she found herself a canine companion.

Four years ago, Spicer adopted a Norfolk lurcher named Wolfy: a move, she says, that changed ...