CAVALIER WATCHES HIS VERY OWN TV VET

Not a week goes by when Hammerton, the Cavalier King Charles spaniel, doesn’t watch his favourite programme — the Yorkshire Vet.

the Channel 5 series follows the life of vet Julian Norton, who also happens to treat Hammerton.

owner, mother-of-two Emma Mortimer, of York, says: ‘He starts off in his dog bed with his friend, my other Cavalier King Charles, Dunsforth. But as soon as Hammerton hears the programme coming on, he bounces up and down with excitement. Dunsforth, meanwhile, does not even lift his head.’

Emma, 40, adds: ‘Hammerton runs to the tV and jumps up to get a closer view. Whenever he has seen his vet Julian, he gets up on his hind legs to watch more intensely. He also likes Countryfile and Blue Planet.’