We were devastated to have to put our lovely Springer Spaniel Brandy (aka Bradders) to sleep in August after 10 fun filled years with him. We picked him up from the Kennels in Warrington just after my husband and I got married 10 years ago when he was 3, and he settled with us at our little house on the North Wales coast straight away.

He was a handsome chap who didn’t seem to age at all as he’d often get mistaken for a pup even in his later years, but also was a loyal, sensitive soul who was always around for a cuddle and fuss, as well as for endless games of fetch with his beloved tennis ball.. He was bilingual too – able to understand welsh and English – a clever boy!!!

Bradders became a doggy brother to our 3 daughters and taught them to love dogs just as much as we do – the 4 of them would love going to the beach and on countryside walks together paddling in the sea or chasing sticks in the river, or cuddling up at home with each other.

In his old age Brads became a little blind, deaf, and lumpy but still was a happy lively boy. In August we noticed a deterioration really quickly and knew the most dreaded time had come. The day we had him put to sleep was one of the saddest days for our family and we all miss him dreadfully – our house is not the same without the Bradmeister.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to NWESSR for giving us a super special dog that we will never forget – we know he’s up there chasing his tennis ball and pinching food having a whale of a time with his Springer pals.

Claire, Einion, Elin, Millie, and Alys Huws xxxxx