'I lost all sense of perspective!' The broadcaster whose dogs became superstars

Millions of frustrated sports fans began following Andrew Cotter's ultra-competitive labradors Olive and Mabel in the first lockdown. Has it changed the trio's lives?

Did anyone convey the topsy-turvy world of pandemic life better than two ultra-competitive labradors? When the first lockdown was announced back in March and sports events were cancelled across the country, the Scottish commentator Andrew Cotter found himself staring at a grim year ahead. And so he decided to simply continue commentating ... on his dogs.

You can feel the tension," he said in his soothing soft Scottish accent, over a video of his dogs, Olive and Mabel, racing to empty their bowls. Olive focused, relentless, tasting absolutely nothing."