From leopards in the dining room and jackdaws in the kitchen to demonic dogs, crazed cats and the ferret who broke into a nursery, Bronwen Riley presents a whodunnit of the worst-behaved pets in the history of British country houses. Illustrations by David Stoten.
It was the end of a shaming week when my irresistibly entitled whippet had committed outrages all over the country.
In Cumbria, he was banned from yet another drawing room for, on entry, cocking his leg up a…
