Sadly we had to say goodbye to Dumpling. We knew that the day was coming and were just taking it on a day by day basis.
She was still enjoying life, mooching around the bird cages looking for dropped treats, she took herself outside and still managed the stairs, however her breathing was getting laboured and she was coughing at night – and rather than wait for her to become ill, unhappy or in pain – we decided that it was time to say goodbye.
So that’s another chapter closed. We now almost have the same number as dogs as we had when we moved to Spain (now we have seven, then it was six – Basil, Bob, Henry, Billy, Petal and Tinkerbell – plus Davy the cat)-
