Robert the Westie. My life. By me.

Meet Robert, a West Highland Terrier born in Lockerbie just weeks before Pan Am flight 103 exploded and crashed onto the village. Major world events would continue to punctuate Robert's colourful life as he deals with some unsettling dramas of his own as well as the humans who love him and are loved by him in return. One decidedly opinionated dog, Robert feels no need to keep his views to himself, happy always to share his insights on the people he meets, loves and, just occasionally, loathes.
No, Robert is no ordinary dog, not least because he is telling us his tale from beyond the grave, thanks to a two-way psychic hotline to his still-earthbound friend, the sweetly eccentric medium, palmist and astrologer, 'Alternative' Sophie Veron. Once over their surprise at this example of pan-temporal and pan-lingual telepathy, readers will encounter a life fascinating not only for its intriguing characters, their triumphs, joys and tragedies, but also for the light that Robert’s story sheds on those years that precede the Millennium, years remarkable for the emergence of those world-changing issues that dominate our lives right up to today.
A century comes to a close. The world holds its breath, and then exhales joyously as fireworks fill the skies and the moment passes without an apocalypse or even a lethal computer virus. Sadly, there are but a few months of joy left for Robert. Away at the Sydney Olympics on business, Steve receives an urgent call. He rushes home to find Robert weak and barely able to clamber to his feet to greet him.
Why did Steve shed more tears on that sad day of farewell two weeks later than he had shed at his father’s funeral? Well, dear reader, by then you will know. The bond between man and dog can be forged with remarkable strength. In the case of the very special Robert, that bond has reached beyond time and across worlds. Welcome Robert into your life. Have a treat handy.