In 2012 I was reading a book by an author friend, which had a greyhound as one of the character’s pets. From out of nowhere the thought that we must have a greyhound jumped into my head.

I’d long learned not to ignore these random messages as I often had premonitions, so after telling my husband, I looked at photos of the hounds available on the Retired Greyhound Trust website. As soon as I saw the photo of Cherry, I knew she was meant to be our dog.

Two weeks later, we brought her home, and that began eight wonderful years full of joy, fun, laughter and love, which we are now totally bereft of. She was truly our soul dog and we are heartbroken at her loss.

Until we meet again, our beautiful girl, we miss you so much it hurts x