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Dave Wheatley

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29 Jan 1962 - 26 Aug 2021
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Dave sadly passed away on 26th He survived but with impairment to
August 2021 after a short stay in his physical and cognitive function
hospital where he suffered a and was unable to work again.
devastating stroke from which there Dogs were a very important part of
was no chance of recovery.
Dave’s life with him and Mark getting
Dave was the youngest of 5 children, their first, a Keeshond, from Brian
taking the family by surprise when he and Beryl Henman in 2004 having
arrived unexpectedly at the end of been introduced to the breed by a
January 1962. He grew up around friend who had rehomed one some
dogs, initially family Labradors who years before. Keita died suddenly at
were always called Bet and then the age of seven, she had pulled Dave
German Shepherds Chan and Jodie through his illness and he was
who he adored. completely devastated but happily
two more puppies, Frisko and Kaiko,
He started his working life as an
arrived in 2011. Dave and Mark
electrician in the mines around
Coalville before moving south where started to show them with Dave
he worked in pubs and clubs in joining the committee of The
Bournemouth, Brighton and London Keeshond Club three years later
where he also worked in music where he enjoyed using his
management and as a maintenance hospitality skills doing catering for the
manager before retraining as a gas Club shows. Frisko had her first litter
fitter. Partway through his training of 8 puppies in 2014 under the newly
he suffered a serious brain infection registered Keitakees affix with her
and was hospitalised for two months. daughter Frenchie joining the family
and in 2016 she was joined by new
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