It’s been really difficult to put the words together to write this, but we had to have Peggy put to sleep two weeks before Christmas. She’d been on pain relief for her old racing injuries for some time, and combined with her general aging and increasingly arthritic joints, she eventually went completely off her back legs.
She really was the gentlest, funniest, and kindest dog we’ve ever had the privilege of sharing our lives with. Ralph is definitely missing his sidekick, and little Lucy seems out of sorts. There’s a big Peggy-shaped hole in all our hearts.
Farewell our gorgeous girl Pegs – run free in the great sanctuary in the sky. You were the best friend we, and your comrades Ralph and Lucy-Lou, could ever have wished for.
Published by Clare Cogbill
I am an author and a lecturer in veterinary nursing and companion animal welfare.
I've now written six books and a vegan cookery book: A Dog Like Ralph, Lilac Haze', 'A Soldier Like Jack', and 'The Diary of a Human and a Dog (or three!)'
The vegan cookbook is imaginatively entitled 'Vegan Cookbook'! I love animals and despise any form of animal cruelty. I've been vegan since 2002 — my only regret about this is that I didn't become vegan sooner. I dream of a world in which there is no human or animal suffering, one in which governments across the world take seriously (and act upon) the threats posed to our fragile environment and its people and animals.
I live with three dogs and love spending time with them and my husband and son. Like most writers, I love to read, and particularly like to read books about animals. On here you’ll find some reviews of books that I’ve read and loved in which animals are the main focus.
My first non-animal novel Picture Me Now (although some animals do creep into its pages), presented a new challenge for me in that I had to delve into the depths of my imagination much more that I had to with previous books. I loved getting lost in another world!
Please get in touch and let me know what you think about my books.
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