Meet Tata

Tata is a pedigree Rhodesian Ridgeback. She is five years old. She joined the Smith family as a puppy and promptly became top dog. This leaves Leonard in third place behind Tata, and Mrs Leonard.

Leonard had some silly ideas initially about not letting Tata on the furniture but she looked at him with her cute puppy face and he realised how cruel and hateful he was being. So Tata promptly claimed the sofas. And a bed.

Tata has a Land Rover. She allows Leonard to drive it, although she thinks he drives too fast sometimes and he listens to disgusting music by Basement Jaxx and Armada Groove.

Mrs Leonard takes Tata to the beach and Tata has a fine time running around in ever-increasing circles and digging huge holes with her large paws.

Tata weighs 43.5kgs. She is strong and knows that when she wants to attack a Westie (a nasty one bit her when she was young so now she wants to kill them all) it is important to pull Leonard or Mrs Leonard along with her, as they don't seem to share her killer instinct.

In the evenings she goes to her toy box and carefully selects one. Then she goes to Leonard who is idling on the sofa as usual, puts the toy down, and gazes at him with her large irresistible eyes. Then Leonard has to play tug, which soon becomes a wrestling match and he ends up feeling rather queasy because he always eats too much dinner.