It is with very sad hearts that we write to tell you that our wonderful and beloved companion, Mel, was put to sleep, aged 13, on Friday, 11th September 2015.
It was on 11th December 2004 that we made the 250 mile journey from the west coast of Scotland to Rose Tree Kennels, Warrington. As our car stopped in the car park the dog standing at the foot of the kennel run was Mel. Our journey home with Mel was uneventful. That was all to change. Mel was over active and very deaf when it suited her. She squealed a lot and was a real Houdini, being able to extract herself from any harness. With a lot of hard work that was all to change. She became an obedient and very loving dog. Mel hated cats with a vengeance. Yet a friend’s ginger cat, Pepper, was to become her best friend.
We even developed our own version of canicross so that she could get sufficient exercise on the hills behind our town. Mel enjoyed many holidays in the Lake District, Hadrian’s Wall and the North York Moors. On the first day we were looking after our new granddaughter, Julia, we could not find Mel. Eventually we found her lying behind the door of the room in which Julia was sleeping – on guard duty.
Mel appeared in six North West Springer Rescue calendars and on six Christmas cards.
Thank you for giving us such a loving and faithful companion and friend.
Nanette and George