Thanks for all the lovely replies.
Its still very raw with us at the moment, everywhere we look we think of our dear boy. We always went for walks every day come rain or shine and it feels so strange not having that purpose to go out.
I keep looking at the lovely wrapped up Christmas present from his pal up the road
I know that we made the right decision to let him go and in amongst the tears there is also so many happy memories for us.
We still have our little rescue dog that we bought back from Spain earlier on in the year but she too is poorly with a heart complaint and is unable to walk much. I am quite sure that when we are ready we will go to the rescue and give another needy dog a good home.