It’s a reminder that the sense of loss and sadness we feel over the death of a pet is nothing to be ashamed of – or hidden – and echoes the heartfelt tribute presenter Sue Perkins wrote to her dog Pickle.

In fact, Bruce Fogle, who authored Interrelations Between People and Pets, has urged people to allow themselves the chance to grieve when an animal companion passes away – because they are so much more than “just a pet”.

When a pet dies, “there are two relationships,” he writes. “You are the parent of a child, and you are also losing the security and constancy that Mummy provided. The dog is a complete innocent, never hiding its emotions, never lying. This is why the grief can be so great.

“It can be greatly complicated if people feel guilty about experiencing such intense emotion over their dog, while knowing they didn’t feel it when a parent died.”

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