One woman cancelled Christmas over the pain of losing her two dogs

Bill Clinton; Marty Whelan; and Great British Bake Off host, Sue Perkins, have all spoken eloquently bout the pain that the death of a family dog causes. Caroline Allen talks to an Irish dog owner who took two weeks off work when her dog was near death and another who cancelled Christmas when her two dogs died.

The death of a loyal canine companion can leave a giant-sized hole in people’s lives. That sense of constant companionship and unconditional love offered by pets leads to the forging of deep bonds. Earlier this year, Sue Perkins admitted that she “cried until my skin burnt and my ears grew tired from the sound of it all” after her dog, Pickle, passed away.

We speak to two women about the heartbreak they felt after the deaths of their dogs.