Hi Valerie, thanks for sharing my brother has a border collie/Beardie cross, unbelievable energy!! I haven’t seen Lindt on our show schedule yet ? so perhaps not this year but I’ll let you know if I do .. Dale x

Hi Gail – lovely to hear from you again ! I’m so sorry for your loss – you have to be or have been a pet owner to even begin to understand … We cherish our dogs so much and they get a huge amount of love from us but they give back to us more than they could ever realise. Take care Gail.. Dale x

Thank you Susan – Toby’s doing really well apart from putting on weight ! (combination of very short walks and spoiling !) He’s already on reduced treats and he’s gradually walking further each week ! Dale x

Thanks Val Wilding.

Lovely to hear that Toby celebrated his twelfth birthday and what an amazing cake Ali bought him; bet that went down a treat. Well, I suppose you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, or maybe not then! Well, it takes a lot to keep me quiet as you well know but I’ve been suffering with a broken heart. I lost one of my much loved dogs a few months back and it stopped me in my tracks. I always say grief is the thing I fear the most and I stand by that wholeheartedly. I only had him 6 years (he was about 9 when he died), a beautiful white rescue Chi (chihuahua to you Dale). I miss him so much Dale that I genuinely can’t even say his name. I love the way you and Charlie love your dogs, they bring us such joy.

Oops, must go, more tears.

Au revoir

Gail x