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Merelyn Costello's avatar

Niall, I’m shedding tears of sadness but also happiness. Your words are just so beautiful and your love for Tina shines through. So does your strength and determination to make things happen. You and

your wonderful friends give us all hope for the dogs of the world. Thank you šŸ’•šŸ’•šŸ’•šŸ’•šŸ’•

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Jayne's avatar

Ok now I’m crying….. Tina was a beautiful soul and so are you Niall xxx

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Corina Bennett-Kranen's avatar

Oh Niall, I hadn’t finished reading the first paragraph and I was already crying! I’m sat here with my two dogs next to me and can only imagine how you must feel, having had Tina with you for the last 6 months of her life. The best 6 months of her life. I feel (and I’m sure the entire world of people who have followed Tina’s journey with you do, too) as if Tina was ā€˜my girl’ also. Hard to explain but I think you know what I mean. Tina’s Hospital will be an amazing legacy for her, you, and all the amazing people you have working with you. Tina, Snoop, Derek, Jumbo and all dogs whose lives have you have touched in some way, shape or form will be so proud of you and what you already have and will achieve in future. I certainly am very proud of you. From afar, much love and respect. ā¤ļøšŸ¶

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DebbieRenfrew's avatar

Dear Niall, reading your post with tears. How can it be a year since you lost your beloved Tina? You have accomplished so much over the year. Tina would be so very proud of you. She's safe I believe, in Heaven, with Snoop, Derek, Jumbo, Giuseppe & all the other sweet dogs you said goodbye to. The hospital looks incredible. Proud to make a donation. Thank you again for all the wonderful work you do, along with your team. Sybille, Lana, Valeria, Pan, Pi Wut, Rod, Jewells, Jamie, the incredible vets, the ladies who cook the food daily & everyone who helps out in the land & who has adopted your beautiful doggos. So proud of you Niall. We love you & we love & honour Tina. Always in our hearts. šŸ™šŸ’œšŸ•

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leslyefeb's avatar

🄰🄰🄰🄰 Great comment. Thank you!

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KERRIN's avatar

Thank you for giving me a good old cry on this Sunday afternoon…. Every word of your thoughts is felt around the world… we all miss Tina but more importantly we miss you with Tina… but as you say her legacy lives on every day

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Nicola Prior's avatar

We are all crying here, sadness alongside happiness. I loved Tina too from afar and wished we could have heard stories of her for longer. I'm so looking forward to watching the building of the hospital in her honour. As always, look after yourself Niall ....we all care about you and everything yourself and all your amazing friends do xxxx

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Anna's avatar

So beautiful Niall - so many tears in my eyes reading this. Tina would be wagging her tail & smiling big time! You truly are a special human being & sharing all this love with the dogs is an amazing gift. 🄰🐾

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Michele Foo's avatar

I thought I had no more tears left but you proved me wrong. I miss you so much Tina and am so so grateful Niall gave you the best last days ever. Don’t you worry, we’re gonna help Niall reach his goal and more. I love you so much. 🩷

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Nadene's avatar

Thank you Niall. What you’re doing in honour of Tina for dogs everywhere is truly remarkable. It’s so heartfelt to all of those who love dogs with our whole hearts. I live half a world away but each morning I begin my day drinking coffee from my Tina/Hope/McMuffin cup and I think of her too. Lots of love and hugs.

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Ali's avatar

Blown away by your words and what you and Tina have achieved Niall doesn’t come close …pretty much 😶 because it’s overwhelmingly emotional. You and Tina and all at Happy Doggo and MDHF (Sybille you are incredible) are an inspiration to me and the world. Keep on keeping on Niall

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Helen Peterken's avatar

Niall your eloquence leaves me in tears. To describe the pain and joy and beauty of loving a soul like Tina in the way you have is breathtaking. You are such an inspiration and it probably sounds silly but in my own life as a midwife and supporting a partner with PD, you come to mind often, helping me and inspiring me to get through. I pull myself together and just think, if you can do what you do, I can definitely manage whatever is going on in my life. So thank you for all of the amazing work that you do and being the most brilliant human ā¤

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Claire Teden's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing all of that with us. We all miss Tina so much. This video was incredibly special. I just know she is looking down on you right now smiling with her tennis ball and bandana. She is so proud of you and your team. You are so inspiring Niall. The world is a much better place with you in it. šŸ’–

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Nick's avatar

I just watched your video and cried my eyes out. A grown man in his 50s, snotty and sobbing cuddling my dog. I know that pain of dogs leaving us. We own dogs accepting it, knowing we give them the best lives they can have. But not Tina. Her life was misery until you arrived. Until your intervention in that cycle of cruelty. What you are doing is so important. These acts of courage and kindness helps us all. And it helps every dog by raising awareness. And the love Tina gave you, I think, almost certainly, was your love reflected in the same amount. So on behalf of us dog lovers I thank you with all my heart.

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Jude's avatar

Oh Niall the tears are flowing with this beautiful message to Tina telling her everything you wish for in her name. You are such a wonderful human being, I live alone a bit of an introvert preferring animals to humans and your stories and messages are the highlight of my day. Tina will be looking down and thinking my human did all this for me how proud she would be. Thank you for sharing we love you ā¤ļøxx

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Caroline Santini's avatar

Oh my goodness this made me sob. Tears of sadness and tears of happiness, not only for your loss but also for everything you have done and are doing. All in the memory of this beautiful lady who touched each and every one of us. Never forget how thankful we are for you, you really are incredible! We love you, the dogs love you and in this very scary world at the moment, you make it a better place for all of us ā¤ļø

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Irvin Vale's avatar

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