We had to take Sam the dog to the vet the other day because he had cut his paw.

We hadn't noticed at the time but that evening, as we were all sitting on the sofa, daughter spotted the sore bit on his paw.

She immediately treated it with three dog biscuits and a couple of chocolate drops while I examined it.

I thought I'd see how it went but the next morning he limped pathetically and kept looking at me as if to say: "This hurts - do something."

We took him to the vet that evening and he wasn't very brave.

"I think we can safely say your dog has got a very low pain threshold," said the vet as he dabbed a bit of antiseptic on Sam's paw while Sam howled and cried like a baby.

He said Sam should stay on the lead and just have gentle walks for a week.

Hopefully, our three-legged wimp will be back on all of his four legs soon.