COUNTRYFILE’S Adam Henson said his beloved dog Peg is going into “slow retirement” as her health deteriorates.
Adam, 56, regularly features his sheep dog on the BBC show as he goes about his farming duties.
Adam joined Christine Lampard as she stepped in for Lorraine Kelly over the Easter holiday and gave viewers a tour around his Cotswolds farm.
He then made a heart-breaking admission about Peg’s health.
The farmer revealed: “Sadly, one of her lenses has split in her eye, and the other one is going a little bit cloudy, so she is drifting into a sort of gentle retirement.
“Me and my wife walk her every day, we still take her out around the sheep, but I keep her close to me because she can’t see very far.
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“So I am now on a hunt for a replacement for Peg, but she will just retire with me on the farm and grow old graciously.”
Back in February Adam told fans that Peg was likely to take a step back from her farming duties.
He explained: “When I’m out walking her or sometimes working the sheep as well, she looks up and it’s as if she can’t see me.
“And she can hear me, but she’ll sometimes just run in the wrong direction looking for me.
“And I’m just worried about her eyesight, but she’s just not behaving like her normal self.
“And when it comes to working sheep, particularly for distance, that’s a major problem.
“I can’t imagine not having Peg by my side after all these years.”
The vet then confirmed to Adam that Peg’s eyesight was deteriorating, and the presenter said: “Oh dear, poor old Peg, but she’s had a lovely working life so she can just… retire and take things easy.”
He added: “Well, for a dog of Peg’s age in her senior year, she’s pretty fit and healthy, really.
“But she definitely has got problems with her eyesight, mainly due to ageing and also due to that slipped lens.
“So it looks like she might have to be eased into retirement.
Countryfile viewers were left gutted by the news, with one writing on Twitter: “I think we’d better prepare ourselves for bad news about Adam’s dog. #countryfile.”
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Another added: “Poor Peg the sheepdog a slipped lense, felt so sorry for her, bless her and you Adam.”
A third tweeted: “#Countryfile Poor Peg! Maybe needs a comfy retirement.”
