Melvyn shares the joy and the comfort of his two dogs – Tally and Bonny

Hello it’s Melvyn, back again.

I think I’m going to start from the beginning really because, uh, it would be appropriate, wouldn’t it?

Well, it started with my wife Jan. My Tally was really upset because he used to be with her all the time and she used to come in and he cuddled her. They got on ever so well. He was such a gentleman. And when my wife died he was crying so much. So, I consulted my daughter Victoria and said to her I’ll get another dog. And um, she thought it was a good idea so, um, I phoned the kennels up where I got Tally from and said um, “Have you got a dog there for Tally?”.

He said “Well, I’ve got a match made in heaven for you so bring Tally down to me and we can go from there.”

So I took Tally down on the Wednesday and eh, they got on ever so well. They loved one another, I could see Tally was really up for it. So I went and picked her up on the Sunday. But um, he told me that – Bonny is her name- had been with an older person, an old person, and he died about 7 months ago, 8 months ago. And um, so, I just, he’d gone back to the family so when they were looking after her, in November when all the fireworks were going off it was too much for her and she messed in doors. So they took her back to the kennels. So I’ve ended up with her and consequently, she’s a fantastic dog. She’s 8 years old and I love her dearly. Bonny her name is. Bonny Fairfield is her racing name. She’s a bonny lass. She really is a fantastic dog like my Tally. There’s some fireworks going on just now so she’s gone into the bedroom. So hopefully she’s going to come out now and i’ll give her all my love. I’ve had her a month now. It goes quickly doesn’t it? I just thought I’d like to tell you that because um, because I told you about Max.

I’ve got two dogs now. I’ve got Tally, he’s a really big greyhound. Fantastically big, ginormous in fact. And Bonny is petite and cuddly and she does love a cuddle. So Tally is next to me now, he’s having a cuddle. So, yeah that’s keeping me a bit busy. Taking them out, looking after them, that’s occupying me. Because I don’t like being out for too long, but um, like I said I’ve got to fill my life up. And I’d rather do more for DEEP if I possibly could. I’ll wait and see.

Thank you very much, and I am going to go now! Bye!