Paws for praise

Staffies get a bad press sometimes so let’s hear it for Buster and his doggedly cheerful demeanour. Not only did the homeless hound stay positive during two years in rescue kennels, he wagged his tail so hard and so often he had to have it amputated.

Now happily settled with a new owner, he’s gone from Scotland’s most unloved dog to the star of a campaign encouraging people to adopt a Staffordshire bull terrier. Keep wagging Buster, you are a very good boy indeed.