A very good dog

Barney 2007-2025

Mar 04, 2025

∙ Paid

*Barney by the front door. When I told my brother he’d died, he said: “At least he got to retire to the South of France, like the grand old gentleman he was”.*

On Sunday morning, in his bed at the foot of ours, our beautiful dog Barney died. He has been the heartbeat at my feet these past 18 years, by my side in all things. He inspired a book, appeared in …

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