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Today my heart is broken. I'm writing this with tears pouring down my face. My darling boy Taggart, one of my flat coated retrievers, on Sunday morning, got a tennis ball stuck in his throat. By the time I'd managed to get it out, he was not breathing so I gave him CPR for twenty minutes but to no avail. I've now thrown out every ball in my house. We're all aware of the stick problem but never in forty years of owning and loving flat coated retrievers did I expect this. I hadn't thrown the ball - he'd stolen it from Drummer, my other flatcoat, when he already had one in his mouth so I think one ball had pushed the other into his throat. He couldn't even bark to alert me. I am beyond sorrow. Please be aware of the dangers of tennis balls if your dog likes to carry more than one.My darling boy. Then today I looked on the internet and too many beautiful dogs have died this way. Even Oprah Winfrey lost her golden retriever in the same horrible way. Please get this out as much as possible. Tennis balls and big dogs are an absolute no no.
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Lincolnfield · 15/11/2018 21:05
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