Cuddles

I got Cuddles for my seventh birthday. He is a hot water bottle cover and a pyjama case, perfect for overnight visits. He is the largest of my Dalmatians.

Oscar

I got Oscar in a hospital shop for £4on the day my baby cousin was born. He is a keyring, but he's just a Dalmatian to me. I named him Oscar because I was reading a book called "Oscar's Lonely Christmas," which is about a girl called Hannah who has a Dalmatian puppy.

Peaches

I got Peaches for Christmas when I was 6. I said "wow, a Dalmatian" and then noticed he had velcro and asked what that was for. My mum explained that he is a wheat bag so on cold nights he keeps me warm in bed.

Willow

I got Willow on a day trip to Willows Farm. A few weeks later I got his identical twin, Oaky, so they are both named after trees.

Oliver

When I bought Oliver, I didn't know what to call him and then I remembered my dad and I had been talking about Oliver Twist. Once I forgot his name, though, until I sang a song from Oliver at drama and that made me remember his name.

Softy

Softy is a travel pillow. I got him on the way back from holiday at a service station. I asked my mummy for him, but she didn't have any money then I asked my dad and he said "as long as you use him as a pillow," but since I arrived home he has just been one of my toy dalmatatians.

Cokey

I got Cokey in Sainsbury's. I asked my mum what to call him but then I looked into his eyes and decided to call him Cokey because his eyes were Coca Cola colour. My friend and I used to throw him and his brother in the air on my trampoline.