Very interesting that she worded it she was missing the dog. I must admit if we go away I miss our pet but equally my daughter does too (husband not so much
). It feels very much that Bertie is her baby, that she is the one so so desperate to go back to see him. I would understand it better if she said 'we' were all missing Bertie or the girls really miss him. She is a grown woman away with her husband and three young daughters. He isn't a family pet he is her object of affection and hers alone.