I have begun to suspect that the ‘poo’ in her breed name is not a reference to poodle but to something else
Since the beginning of the lockdown, Caroline has been congratulating herself for having bought a puppy ‘just in time’. She doesn’t mean it would have been impossible to get one after March 23, because visiting a breeder is not an ‘essential’ journey. She means that a puppy is a great source of entertainment, as well as solace, when you’re cooped up in your home, particularly if you have children. It’s like having our very own therapy dog.
She’s a cavapoochon — a cross between a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, a toy poodle and a bichon frise….