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On November 23 we Toby
had to say goodbye to
our beloved Toby, the most
beautiful, loving dog you
could wish to have to share
your life. He was said to be
two when he came to us
almost seven years ago,
knowing nothing of the
world and full of excitement
to explore every new sight,
sound and smell. Escapology
was his special skill in the
early days, causing us much
anxiety, but he soon realised there was no place like home and settled
happily on his personal sofa, which just happened to be the best in the
house. To watch him run just for the fun of it was a joy and he made so
many friends - with four legs and with two. Just over a year ago, he
suddenly became ill and didn’t want to eat. A battery of tests showed up
nothing, but the very last revealed a problem with his prostate and the
heart-breaking prognosis was ‘anything from six weeks to a year’. We
were determined to give our wonderful boy the best chance of enjoying
every day and spare him the fear and stress that invasive treatment
would bring and with medication, love and his own indomitable spirit, he
beat the best case scenario. His last walk at his favourite enclosed field
was like turning the clock back as he ran that flowing, effortless run and
played as he always used to, but just a few days later he deteriorated
suddenly and sharply and there was only one decision to be made. He died
with us beside him and a light went out of our lives. Lesley and Tony

We were sad to hear from Else and Mike that they had to have their
lovely dog, Cooper put to sleep last December. They miss him very
much and so does their dog Kara.

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