It's with the deepest sorry that I announce that my beautiful Battersea boy has passed away after a short, sudden illness.

I saw him on the Old Windsor page and knew he was going to be mine. I queued to get in on a Saturday morning and dragged my children past all the other kennels to meet him and we fell in love with our one eyed husky.

From the moment he walked in our house, he was home. The most loyal, well behaved, funny and sometimes a little annoying husky you could meet. Those husky traits become endearing after a while. The only dog who could ignore you as you stood next to him and spoke to him, but could hear a cheese wrapper from the end of the garden.

Can’t begin to explain how much he was loved, pampered and will be missed.