Macclesfield Express

Tragedy as young dog choked by pet bed filling

- KAREN BRITTON

AFAMILY say they are heartbroke­n after their young dog died when it became entangled in the filling of its bed.

Owner Trish Kenyon, 50, said she found oneyear-old Staffordsh­ire terrier Bonnie trapped in lengths of stuffing after leaving the pet with its mum Pip.

The fabric was wrapped tightly around Bonnie’s neck 12 times and she wasn’t breathing.

Despite the efforts of Trish’s son-in-law Grant Cooke and her husband Ian to resuscitat­e Bonnie, the dog tragically died.

Trish said: “It was a nightmare. I only left them for 25 minutes.

“I could hear horrible choking noises when I got home. I was panicking and Pip was very dis- tressed. She was in a mess. Bonnie was her baby and she was trying to save her.

“We thought we were doing the right thing buying a nice comfy bed instead of the plastic one I had. I can’t get over what’s happened.

“I want people to know what can happen.”

The two dogs shared the bed together at the couple’s home on Princess Drive in Bollington, which Trish bought for them so they would be cosy for the winter.

But tragedy struck when she left the dogs on their new bed to go and feed the family’s animals at a smallholdi­ng they own nearby.

Trish’s daughter Jodie Cooke, 27, who lives with husband Grant on High Street in Macclesfie­ld, posted a warning on Facebook which has been shared nearly 14,000 times, with nearly 3,000 comments.

Mum-of-two Jodie said: “It’s gone wild online. I’ve had so many messages of support.

“People have said their dogs have become entangled in the filling too. Dogs chew through things and it’s dangerous. You don’t expect to leave your dog comfortabl­e in its bed and to come home to find that. My mum is traumatise­d.

“We are incredibly heartbroke­n. We all loved Bonnie. I just want to warn everyone. It may save a dog’s life.”

Jodie said the dog bed was bought from a farm shop – where they have since been taken off sale – but she doesn’t blame them as they did not manufactur­e it.

The family is calling on firms to look carefully at the fillings that are used in dog beds.

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Bonnie was found with lengths of the pet bed material wrapped 12 times around her neck
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Left: Trish Kenyon with Bonnie’s mother Pip and the pet bed stuffing. Above: Jodie Cooke posted a warning to other pet owners on Facebook
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