At 23, home ownership is an impossible dream - so I spend £300 a month on my dog

At 23, home ownership is an impossible dream - so I spend £300 a month on my dog

“We could definitely fit a paddling pool out here,” my boyfriend says to me one Saturday. It’s the middle of the heatwave but he’s not talking about cooling us down – he’s thinking about our 17-week-old miniature dachshund Nelson. Our puppy is unaware, sleeping in his bed surrounded by 20 soft toys, having just lapped water from his Le Creuset pet bowl.We’ve just got back from a shopping trip to Barbour – to find Nelson an XXS coat for the winte…