On Thursday we lost another of our wonderful old dogs, Friddy, due to an hemangiosarcoma in his chest. His passing rips another piece of our hearts away and his absence is keenly felt by us and our other house dogs. His favourite spot lies empty and Caoimhe still looks for her special old friend to … More Goodbye Friddy
Mermaid finally gave up her struggle against cancer on Sunday. Stoic to the end, despite increasingly obvious signs of distress, she remained the epitome of calmness and serenity. She carried her age with grace and refused to let her failing body affect her demeanour and behaviour. Mermaid came to us in 2009, when we first … More Goodbye Mermaid
Come on then, old man.It’s impossible to believe we won’t be saying that to our wonderful Boof any more. The emptiness he leaves behind is incompatible with his diminutive stature, a small dog, huge of heart and personality. He still seems to have a presence in the house, his favourite spot lies empty and our … More Goodbye Boof
On a hot, sunny Wednesday afternoon, Xaros quietly lay down in a corner of the shaded yard he had wandered into, just an hour or so before. With no warning, no drama and no uproar from the rest of our dogs, he simply passed away. There’s still a feeling of disbelief that he is gone, … More Goodbye Xaros
On Thursday, we lost our larger than life sized character, Hop.Diagnosed with a couple of inoperable tumours in February, and given a warning that we wouldn’t have long with her, we’re torn that we got longer than expected, but still not long enough with our crazy girl. Hop was bred by friends of ours and … More Goodbye Hop
On Monday, we lost our gorgeous big boy, Niko.A larger than life character, probably the happiest dog we’ve known, it’s impossible to believe that he has passed so suddenly. He leaves an enormous hole in our hearts, and it will take time, as always, to come to terms with his loss and to try and … More Goodbye Niko
16 September 2018 6.00 PM 61 F Cloudy The house has seemed empty for quite a while now. The loss of so many of our house dogs this past winter and spring has meant that we have only had 4 dogs in with us. Doubtless to many people that still seems like a … More The Newest House Dog
