When Lowry, my 14-year-old black labrador, died last July, fellow dog walkers gave me flowers, plants and even portraits of him. I was particularly pleased when they also gave me sympathy cards, because at last I knew their names (Letters, 8 March). Since then, when I have been out for lone walks, or have been in my front garden, I have been delighted when Pepper, Wilfred, Pippin and Peggy have dragged their still often anonymous owners to say “Hello” to me.
Nicola Campbell
Macclesfield, Cheshire
• Unlike your correspondent whose GP was reassured by the presence of a Guardian reader (Letters, 5 March), my own experience was less encouraging. As a student, I was dismissed from a summer job after just three days. When I asked the reason, I was told that reading the Guardian during my tea breaks was upsetting the other workers.
Ian Garner
Keighley, West Yorkshire
• How disappointing that Pedro Sánchez’s stance against Donald Trump’s war is referred to as “lonely” (A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?, 6 March). I would have thought “brave” is more appropriate.
Kevin Bannon
Broadstairs, Kent
• Having watched Bob Dylan sing With God on Our Side on a BBC programme in 1964, my dad turned to the 17-year-old me and said: “What the bloody hell was that?” Having just watched the video for the UK’s Eurovision entry 2026, I realise that I have become my dad (The song that rhymes ‘pepperoni’ with ‘feeling okey-dokey’: the UK’s odd new Eurovision entry is here, 6 March.
Mick Beeby
Bristol
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