Canine castaways!
Personalities from the dog world reveal which dogs they’d choose as castaway companions — and why.
Debbie and her father made a TV appeal for the dogs after they were stolen.
FACT FILE
● NAME: Debbie Matthews.
● OCCUPATION: Founder of Vets Get Scanning.
● DOGS: Pepper, Widget, and Gizmo.
● BREEDS: Miniature Schnauzer (Pepper) and Yorkshire Terriers (Widget and Gizmo).
● CASTAWAY CREDENTIALS: Widget and Gizmo had the resilience to survive being stolen; Pepper will alert me to any wildlife, particularly foxes. All three have loved/love cuddling up at night, and their media presence might spark a big hunt to rescue them.
The theft of my microchipped Yorkshire Terriers, Widget and Gizmo, in 2006 changed my life. Widget and Gizmo were returned, but sadly are no longer with us. My current dog is six-year-old Pepper who is the face of the Pet Theft Reform campaign, so I’d take all three dogs with me to the desert island.