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Hi, just dropping you a line to let you know about the passing of our wonderful spaniel Harry. He was known to you as Jerry or NS-38. We renamed him Harry, as there was no way I was going to call him Jerry Springer!! 

We got Harry from you in January 2010 as a companion for our older springer Monty.

Harry was diagnosed with canine dementia several months ago and had spondylosis in his lower spine which we discovered following a fall around 4 years ago. His general health had been in decline for a few months now and in his last month he had really started to slow down. We could tell he wasn’t happy and after consultation with the vet we decided to let him go rather than prolong his suffering.

The vet put him to sleep at home surrounded by all his familiar smells and toys.

He played a massive part in our lives as all our holidays were geared around him.  He became quite well travelled having visited the Lakes, Northumberland and Robin Hoods Bay.  Everywhere we went people knew his name because he would always disappear into any body of water chasing birds with us shouting Harreeeee Harreeeee as he disappeared out to sea!! Folk would always remark upon his good looks and I would like to think that reflected on me! 

He will be hugely missed by us and has left a massive hole in our hearts.

Best wishes

Andy & Andrea Riley

 

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Harry

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The owners of Harry have been in touch to say a few words about his life.

We should have written this letter sometime ago, but it was too difficult and upsetting.
Harry Loyez, our beloved dog and friend passed away on the 20th of July 2017.
He was a good companion to Poppy, our Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and they both enjoyed each other’s company on our daily walks around the fields and orchards near our home.
Later on in life, he was not as attentive as normal and we realised that he had become deaf. The vet confirmed that it was old age and nothing could be done about it. We Learned how to communicate with a little sign language.
A couple of years ago, he had a stroke and then whilst we were on holiday in Portugal he had another. Friends were looking after him and on our return, we decided to stay in the UK for future holidays.
He enjoyed going to Cheshire, Norfolk and Yorkshire with us but is health started to deteriorate, earlier this year. He was diagnosed with Kidney disease level 2.  We gave him medication to help but he was losing a lot of weight and getting very weak.
After various discussions with our vet, we made the sad decision to have him put to sleep at home in his bed.
We also had to have Poppy put to sleep in July 2016. We miss both of them terribly. We have them here, along with Barney, our first every dog
J and C Loyez