Harry Redknapp has revealed that his pet dog Barney misses his ‘mate’ Lulu, who died just before Christmas.
The former Premier League manager, 73, took to Instagram on Saturday and shared a chunk of himself with Barney while mourning the death of Lulu.
Harry was standing on the runway while his pet bulldog played a pair of antlers as he told his fans he hoped they had a good Christmas.
Tragedy: Harry Redknapp has revealed that his pet dog Barney misses his ‘mate’ Lulu, who died just before Christmas
He wrote: ‘Merry Christmas from me and Barney❤️ Barney misses his friend Lulu, whom we sadly lost just before Christmas but who remains the handsome boy he is.
‘I hope you all had the best time you can in these difficult times .. safe. Yours sincerely Harry, Sandra and Barney ‘.
Good wishes were sent to Harry by some of his famous friends, including Eamonn Holmes, who wrote: ‘Condolences to you and Sandra when Lulu Harry died.’
Another fan commented: ‘Sorry for your loss Harry, they are such a big part of our lives!’
Sorry: Harry revealed that Lulu’s English bull, Lulu, has died, when he took to Instagram to pay homage to his pet on Wednesday
He wrote: ‘Merry Christmas from me and Barney❤️ Barney misses his friend Lulu, whom we sadly lost just before Christmas but who is still the handsome boy he is’
Answer: Good wishes were sent to Harry by some of his famous friends, including Eamonn Holmes, who wrote: ‘Condolences to you and Sandra when Lulu Harry died’
It comes after he took Harry to Instagram to give a moving compliment to his pet who died at the age of 11, saying she and his wife Sandra would be ‘forever in the hearts’.
The manager recently revealed that he had to rip Lulu to the vets last year when his other dog Barney ate a Christmas cake full of carrots, as the dried fruit can be poisonous to animals.
Sharing a bunch of his dog, Harry wrote: ‘We’re so sorry we lost our beautiful Lulu on Sunday morning … 11 and a half years of love, lots of cuddies and walks (Lulu’s favorite thing to do) . Forever in our hearts xx. ‘
The same statement was shared on the Instagram account set up specifically for Harry’s dogs.
Fans hurried to express their sympathy to Harry in the comments, with one writing: ‘We’re sorry to hear Harry is there. Dogs are part of the family. ‘
Tragic: Harry wrote a moving recommendation for a pet who died at the age of 11, saying she and his wife Sandra would be ‘forever in the hearts’
Big loss: Harry’s two dogs were a regular fixture on his social media, appearing on ITV’s exclusive 100 of Britain’s best dogs last year
Another said: ‘I am sorry that they will bring so much happiness, that they will be strong and that they will sleep soundly lulu xx.’
A third said: ‘So sad and heartbreaking. I hope Barney can cope without her. Fly high Lulu. ‘
It comes as Harry recently revealed that his two dogs were ripped to the vet last Christmas after Barney ate a cake full of carrots.
Moving: Fans hurried to express their sympathy to Harry in the comments, with one writing: ‘We’re sorry to hear that Harry is. Dogs are part of family
Speaking to The Sun, Harry urged fans to be careful which families would feed their pets over the Christmas period, as some foods could be poisonous.
He said: ‘There are so many dogs that can’t eat, that we had last year, one of my dogs, Barney, he ate a whole Christmas cake, a whole Christmas cake, right, and so I said I don’t know if it’s bad for them or what, you know, so I ran to the vet, they said: ‘Get it right away.’
‘Barney has a bit of a boy, so Barney ate the Christmas cake. So we take it to the vet, and they have to pump her stomach, because carrots, which would kill them, would die.
‘He would have been killed. Lulu was so poor, she didn’t eat anything, they just pumped her stomach in case she ate some, and nobody knew, and she didn’t even do anything wrong, but she had to suffer too. ‘
Health fears: It comes after Harry recently revealed that he had to rip Lulu to the vets last year when his other dog Barney ate a cake full of carrots