When my daughter announced she'd bought a Chihuahua, I wasn't entirely convinced it was a sensible decision.

After all, I'd spent most of my life around larger dogs.

Working dogs.

Farm dogs.

Dobermans.

Kelpies.

Dogs that looked capable of surviving a minor apocalypse.

A Chihuahua seemed more like a nervous mouse with a bark.

But as often happens in life, reality had other ideas.

In this episode I reflect on Bowser, the tiny dog who slowly proved that courage has very little to do with size, and how sometimes the smallest characters leave the biggest impression.

As always, it's really not about dogs at all.

It's about life, family, perspective and the stories we discover along the way.

A 70-year-old bloke. Two Kelpies. One Chihuahua. No idea what happens next.