It might sound silly to hold a funeral for a dog – but it helped our kids accept that he had gone
With pet funerals an increasingly widespread custom, a mother explains why it felt an appropriate send-off for the beloved family dog
Geoff, Honey, Blossom and Kelly Walker gave their dog, Sonny Jim, a meaningful farewell
Credit: Christopher Pledger
‘When’s Jimmy coming back, Mummy? When’s Jimmy coming back?”
Sonny Jim – Jimmy to his nearest and dearest – was the beloved pet dog of the Walker family. Kelly and Geoff, an early years teacher and the owner of a music agency, had bought him in 2007 from a breeder in Northumberland. A show cocker spaniel with a friendly nature, Sonny Jim was the darling of Kelly and Geoff’s friends and neighbours.
Death notices and funeral announcements from the Hull Daily Mail this week
Many have placed death and funeral notices for loved ones in the paper this week
Every week, dozens of funeral notices and birth announcements are made in the Hull Daily Mail.
Announcing the death of a family member has been a time-honoured tradition for family and loved ones, a tradition which should continue as a life should be celebrated and never forgotten.
There have been many different ways to announce a death, with regional newspapers being the main choice for a long time.
We have compiled a list of the death announcements which have appeared in the Hull Daily Mail this week.
Death and funeral notices from the Hull Daily Mail this week
Many have placed death and funeral notices for loved ones in the paper this week
Death and funeral notices from the Hull Daily Mail this week
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His typical family holiday goes something like this. “Usually, Mum stays home and me and the boys go out on an adventure. We just go up a river and do a bit fishing and a bit of hunting and camping and lighting fires, a bit of bushcraft stuff, playing with knives and axes and fires,” he says.
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Josh James from Kiwi Survival. “It’s a lot of fun and really good for the kids too. It’s great for their learning and gets them away from their devices and into the real world.” For fellow Kiwis less confident of their survival skills, he suggests a trial run or two in the backyard.