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Poppy

6/9/2008 – 24/5/2023
adventurous and simply enjoyed
life to the full.
At the age of 12 poor health
befell her. It was then that her
determination to survive was
really put to the test. She
developed laryngeal paralysis
and it was whilst at Anderson
Moores specialist vets that
extensive tests also revealed
immune mediated polyarthritis
(IMPA). A tie-back was
performed which apart from
In the words of the late, great Tina assisting her breathing also stopped
Turner, 'Simply The Best'. Poppy was her characteristic howling! She came
born at Neradmik. Her first home was home on 21 tablets a day but finally
with Urszula Ransley. She produced the IMPA resolved. One Sunday
2 litters of 5 & 9 and was a dedicated January night in 2021 she developed
and attentive mother. bloat, unheard of in our breed, and
we rushed to Anderson Moores at
At 5½ years Urszula entrusted her
to me and she soon took my 4:00am to be met by a lovely vet
who hurried down from Basingstoke
shattered life into her loving care.
She accompanied me into all my to perform the urgent lifesaving
meetings and won the hearts of many procedure.
of my 1,200 strong team, including On Wednesday 24th May we walked
some who were frightened or didn't hand in hand to the Bridge. Kidney
like dogs. She travelled over 10,000 disease finally took its toll, she was
miles in the motorhome with the partially sighted, rather deaf and had
Keesie family, both in the UK and doggy dementia but I loved her and
while visiting France, Spain, Portugal now miss her terribly. Every day I
and Italy. still hear her in my head softly
barking but know she is now safe.
Poppy was one of a kind, always
gentle and sometimes annoyingly The memories of her gift of life are
stubborn. She possessed some now all I have of this wonderful
unique habits! She was flirtatious, companion. I will cherish the host of
fun-loving, always entertaining and lovely comments which her friends so
generously made on Facebook,
had a great sense of mischief and
humour and was ever willing and private messaging and by email.
beautiful until the very dignified end. My heart is split in two. One half is
This gentle lady was born to love. filled with beautiful memories, the
She was neither dragged around the other went with her. Rest in peace
country chasing bits of recycled darling, life will never be the same
cardboard nor did she live her life in without you at my side.
a cage in a caravan awning! She was
Allan Wadmore
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