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Letter from the Ed

his week my husband Simon and I said a peaceful goodbye to our darling Dizzy. I remember writing in this very space about him 14 years ago, when he joined’s pet editor. A reader once wrote that she was having a really down day, so made herself a cuppa and read her . ‘When I saw that Dizzy was the pet editor I couldn’t stop laughing at the cuteness,’ she wrote. ‘Please thank Dizzy for making my day!’ I treasure that letter. I loved that readers would send emails from their own pets, directly to Dizzy, asking if they could be included in ‘his’ page. Dizzy was loved and adored by many and gave it back in spades. He loved everyone, and never once growled at another dog or human.

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