Hi John,

It is with deepest sadness that i have to inform you that Dixie has had to be put to sleep today, she had a brain tumor a few weeks ago and her health had gone downhill since. She was an absolute pleasure to have and she will be missed very much!!

Thank you for letting us have her and be assured she has had a great time over the past year!!

Thanks again

Mark

Dear John,

It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that we recently lost Oscar. We discovered a lump a few months ago that was diagnosed as cancer but Oscar did not know he was ill and kept on running, splashing and wagging his tail as per usual. He had regained a bit of weight after becoming very skinny and it looked as if he would go on for quite a while. Unfortunately, being Oscar he charged into a hedgerow as was his style and got a thorn in his eye and within a few hours his eye had turned a milky white.

After consultation with vet the only option was to remove the eye, but after further consultation with the opthalmic specialist it was felt that given Oscar's underlying condition he would be unlikely to make a full recovery from such an operation and that the best course was sadly to put Oscar to sleep.

It was a very difficult and heart breaking decision, he had filled out lives with love and mud but he went off whilst still a happy dog after a lovely walk running in the fields, it would not have been fair to make him suffer the operation and then had to do the same thing. He was a special dog and will be with us always.

Graham & Lyn

Dear John

I would like to thank CAESSR for giving me the pleasure of adopting Henry back in May 2010. It is with much sadness and devastation to tell you that I had to let Henry go a few weeks back due to a sudden health issue. I would like to think i gave him a loving, caring and active life which as far as I know wasn't what he was used to. He gave me (and my growing family) much joy for the past, nearly 6 years with his 'grumpyness' as I called it and his puppyish, goofy ways even at the age of 12. Henry was such a character and spoilt rotten. I miss him so so much, as does my other cocker. Our house feels empty without him and very quiet, as he put all the noise into our home!

I wouldn't hesitate to adopt another rescue dog from yourselves. At the moment I need time, even now to come to terms with my loss.

I have attached a picture....or two, of my handsome boy.

From

Claire and family

Dear John,

I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to share that a few weeks ago, I had to put Charlie to sleep.

He had a long list of medical problems, but had been doing really well up until the end when he became in pain. He died peacefully in my arms, and I miss him so much.

To focus on something positive, I did an online fundraiser in memory of him and in support of the Cocker And English Springer Spaniel Rescue. I raised US $1,218 (about £863), and I know you'll be able to put this to good use.

I will be looking to adopt again, but need some time to properly grieve Charlie and also recover from a recent operation. I hope to start looking again for a cocker spaniel near the end of November, beginning of December.

I've attached my favourite photo of Charlie and me.

Best wishes,

Stacy