Yes, Honeybun, must add potatoes to the list....

Sparkle: your dog sounds so sweet; keeping you company while your husband is away. Our dog's routine is a bowl of milky tea before bed (in winter she sleeps in the study on a bed my husband made for her). Then we take her out for a wee and cross our fingers for no incontinent nights!
We were away a few months ago and the dog flatly refused to go out for a wee (she had been spooked by various strange night birds at the place we were renting). My husband picked her up (yes, all 40 kilos of her... just kidding she's only 39kilos) and strode out into the night. He forgot about the steps at the back door and fell, spraining his back and breaking his ankle. This was at 3am in the middle of nowhere, mind. Would you believe it, the dog actually had tears in her eyes, as if she knew she was responsible? Honestly, it's the truth.