My dogs died weeks apart – then the insensitive questions started

My husband and I adopted our whippet, Jess, in 2018 (Picture: Jess Bolton)When my dogs died, the first question on everyone’s lips was when I’d be getting another.‘Time to visit your local shelter,’ read one response to my Instagram post after their deaths. ‘You need to get another whippet’ and ‘Don’t forget, there are lots of dogs out there who need people like you.’
Amongst thousands of lovely, supportive messages, these were the