<p>"You have done what? Are you out of your mind? Don't think for a second we will be looking after her for you". This was the first response to the news that our daughter had bought a puppy.<br>On her own, with a full time job, a two bedroom city flat and now a puppy, life was definitely about to become interesting.<br>And how wrong we were, as Essie became an integral part of the family.<br>Essie is the story of a white Boxer who really should ...