Noddy 1994-2008

I'm sad to report that Noddy has died.

Noddy (Battersea no. 918584) joined our family in December 2003 after his original family had to give him up. At first he was nervous and confused and forever trying to escape. His climbing abilities were legendary, forcing my father to some emergency diy to raise the height of all the gates. He was also quite manic at meal times, bounding up and down and howling whenever his meal was being prepared. Over time he calmed down into the relaxed individual seen in the photo. He never quite lost his separation anxiety and eventually won a protracted battle about his sleeping arrangements.

Noddy was a great dog. He loved walking and camping with me and before arthritis curtailed his activities, he was the more active of the two of us. He was also a good companion to my parents, accompanying my father on gentle perambulations to the park and sleeping on their bed (even though he wasn't supposed to.)He even liked the cat.

We will miss him very much.