September 2, 2026 • 5 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Gold, hello there. It's Jonesy Demander driving you home this
Wednesday afternoon with Ellie Goulding.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
So, anyway, I wasn't going to cry, but I've cried
every day for the last two weeks. Minnie's still with us.
This is my 14-year-old border collie, who in my home
is the sunshine and the glue. My home, even though
Harley isn't well and we have carers in the house,
it's a happy, loving house, but the dog is absolutely
(00:28):
the burst of sunshine. And she's 14. So I've been
realistic about this, but quite, I guess, you know, we
all with our older dogs, we all think that it
won't happen. But there was a morning after the Logies
and I was out having a coffee with my son, Liam,
and Minnie was with us. And I said, well, does
Phil under her neck? She's got a couple of lumps.
(00:48):
And we went to the vet and she's got lymphoma.
And in younger dogs, there's oncology, you can have their
cancers treated, et cetera. But Why would you put a
14-year-old dog through that?
Speaker 1 (00:59):
And what does that involve? Is it like human?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
It's chemotherapy. Right. Yeah. But we're not going to, no,
it wasn't even offered and we wouldn't, there's no point
to it. But she has been given a steroid that
she takes every day, which won't stop what's happening inside her,
but will make her feel better. And Chris Brown sent
over a care package. He was lovely in this Omega
(01:21):
Plus oil that is good for joints. And so I've
been loading her up with good things. But I thought
that might turn a corner for her. And they said, look,
we've got maybe between four and eight weeks with her.
And I just saw this week, I just think, I
don't even know if we'll get that far. We've got
holidays and it's about three weeks. And I thought, that's great.
(01:43):
I'll just spend the time with the dog, you know.
But this is my need, not hers. And every day
I take her for a walk down to the beach.
But that's my need, not hers. It's my need to
have her with me. Sure. It's too far to walk
now and it's too hard getting her in another car now.
And so, look, she's hanging in, but I don't know.
(02:05):
Now I'm thinking, God, can we make it to Father's Day?
I think we will.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Because she's not a whingy dog.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Well, no.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
I've never heard her bark.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
No, she's not. And also, this is what Chris Brown
had said to me too. We've got great local vets.
They're fantastic. They love minis so much. But Chris was
saying too that. She won't know she's not well. She
won't know she's got cancer. The steroids make her feel better.
But as I said, it won't change the trajectory of
what's happening inside her little body.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Is the six to eight weeks, is that worst case?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Four to eight weeks.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Well, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Or does it mean that she could last for another year?
Speaker 2 (02:41):
No, it's not going to be that. This is not
how that cancer goes. And they're being realistic with us.
And she vomited all the other night. We've only got
carpet in one room and that copped forth big spews.
And they gave her an anti-nausea shot and I said,
are we still looking at that same timeline? And they said, yes.
And so, you know, I'm just, I'm just loving every minute.
(03:01):
Whenever I go for a walk and I see owners
with old dogs, you sort of, you know, you smile
at each other because, you know, you're cherishing these special
fleeting moments. And, um, It's just so hard. And the
thing is, this is how it goes. This is the
circle of life. When you buy a dog or a
cat or any of those, well, cats live for a
long time, don't they? Yeah. The dog's 14 years is
(03:23):
a good innings for a dog. And I know very
well she's had a brilliant life. We've loved her so
much and she's loved us. But when you enter that contract,
you know you will outlive your pet. But somehow you
forget that. And I've been here before.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
I've lost a dog before. Yeah, I remember when Ripley
passed away.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
And when we first got Minnie. I thought, I don't
know if I can love you. I feel guilty in
loving you.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Yeah, but I remember when you got a little mini,
like a little ball of fur.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Yeah, a bitey ball of fur. But she's, you know,
and I found myself the day after she'd been diagnosed.
I saw people walking their dogs and I thought, well,
there's heartbreak travelling, there's heartbreak travelling, which is terrible. But
we all do it. We all know it is, but
we choose not to because it is worth it.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
It's good you're talking about it. Back in the old days,
you wouldn't talk about this sort of stuff because you'd
just say it's a dog. That's what happened in my generation.
That's certainly what it was. So it's good to see that.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
The heartache is so piercing, but we all enter into
it because the joy is absolutely worth it. So anyway,
I was debating whether to talk about it because my
emotions are so raw, as you can imagine, but also
I didn't want to one day say, Hey, Minnie's not here.
I kind of wanted to pull the bandaid a little
bit before the full bandaid. Um, and, uh, Yeah. It's, um, it,
(04:40):
this is the universal animal lovers pain. And I know that.
I know it.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
Well, do you want to take some time off for something?
Do you want to bring her in here? No, she
can come and hang in with you.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
She, she hates the way you talk. I was joking.
I was joking. No, that, um, I'm coming here is
a great distraction.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Well, whatever you need to do, we can accommodate.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Thank you. I appreciate that. And I don't know what
we need to do. We just, you know, we love
her and we, And we, you know, we ride it.
We ride the wave together.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Sweet people.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
But every dog owner, every animal lover has been, will
be here and has been here. Sure. It's universal. It
doesn't make it easier.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
I tell you what, I'll make you a cup of tea.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I'd love a cup of tea. Thank you.
Gold, hello there. It's Jonesy Demander driving you home this
Wednesday afternoon with Ellie Goulding.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
So, anyway, I wasn't going to cry, but I've cried
every day for the last two weeks. Minnie's still with us.
This is my 14-year-old border collie, who in my home
is the sunshine and the glue. My home, even though
Harley isn't well and we have carers in the house,
it's a happy, loving house, but the dog is absolutely
(00:28):
the burst of sunshine. And she's 14. So I've been
realistic about this, but quite, I guess, you know, we
all with our older dogs, we all think that it
won't happen. But there was a morning after the Logies
and I was out having a coffee with my son, Liam,
and Minnie was with us. And I said, well, does
Phil under her neck? She's got a couple of lumps.
(00:48):
And we went to the vet and she's got lymphoma.
And in younger dogs, there's oncology, you can have their
cancers treated, et cetera. But Why would you put a
14-year-old dog through that?
Speaker 1 (00:59):
And what does that involve? Is it like human?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
It's chemotherapy. Right. Yeah. But we're not going to, no,
it wasn't even offered and we wouldn't, there's no point
to it. But she has been given a steroid that
she takes every day, which won't stop what's happening inside her,
but will make her feel better. And Chris Brown sent
over a care package. He was lovely in this Omega
(01:21):
Plus oil that is good for joints. And so I've
been loading her up with good things. But I thought
that might turn a corner for her. And they said, look,
we've got maybe between four and eight weeks with her.
And I just saw this week, I just think, I
don't even know if we'll get that far. We've got
holidays and it's about three weeks. And I thought, that's great.
(01:43):
I'll just spend the time with the dog, you know.
But this is my need, not hers. And every day
I take her for a walk down to the beach.
But that's my need, not hers. It's my need to
have her with me. Sure. It's too far to walk
now and it's too hard getting her in another car now.
And so, look, she's hanging in, but I don't know.
(02:05):
Now I'm thinking, God, can we make it to Father's Day?
I think we will.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Because she's not a whingy dog.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Well, no.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
I've never heard her bark.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
No, she's not. And also, this is what Chris Brown
had said to me too. We've got great local vets.
They're fantastic. They love minis so much. But Chris was
saying too that. She won't know she's not well. She
won't know she's got cancer. The steroids make her feel better.
But as I said, it won't change the trajectory of
what's happening inside her little body.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Is the six to eight weeks, is that worst case?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Four to eight weeks.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Well, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Or does it mean that she could last for another year?
Speaker 2 (02:41):
No, it's not going to be that. This is not
how that cancer goes. And they're being realistic with us.
And she vomited all the other night. We've only got
carpet in one room and that copped forth big spews.
And they gave her an anti-nausea shot and I said,
are we still looking at that same timeline? And they said, yes.
And so, you know, I'm just, I'm just loving every minute.
(03:01):
Whenever I go for a walk and I see owners
with old dogs, you sort of, you know, you smile
at each other because, you know, you're cherishing these special
fleeting moments. And, um, It's just so hard. And the
thing is, this is how it goes. This is the
circle of life. When you buy a dog or a
cat or any of those, well, cats live for a
long time, don't they? Yeah. The dog's 14 years is
(03:23):
a good innings for a dog. And I know very
well she's had a brilliant life. We've loved her so
much and she's loved us. But when you enter that contract,
you know you will outlive your pet. But somehow you
forget that. And I've been here before.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
I've lost a dog before. Yeah, I remember when Ripley
passed away.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
And when we first got Minnie. I thought, I don't
know if I can love you. I feel guilty in
loving you.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Yeah, but I remember when you got a little mini,
like a little ball of fur.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Yeah, a bitey ball of fur. But she's, you know,
and I found myself the day after she'd been diagnosed.
I saw people walking their dogs and I thought, well,
there's heartbreak travelling, there's heartbreak travelling, which is terrible. But
we all do it. We all know it is, but
we choose not to because it is worth it.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
It's good you're talking about it. Back in the old days,
you wouldn't talk about this sort of stuff because you'd
just say it's a dog. That's what happened in my generation.
That's certainly what it was. So it's good to see that.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
The heartache is so piercing, but we all enter into
it because the joy is absolutely worth it. So anyway,
I was debating whether to talk about it because my
emotions are so raw, as you can imagine, but also
I didn't want to one day say, Hey, Minnie's not here.
I kind of wanted to pull the bandaid a little
bit before the full bandaid. Um, and, uh, Yeah. It's, um, it,
(04:40):
this is the universal animal lovers pain. And I know that.
I know it.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
Well, do you want to take some time off for something?
Do you want to bring her in here? No, she
can come and hang in with you.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
She, she hates the way you talk. I was joking.
I was joking. No, that, um, I'm coming here is
a great distraction.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Well, whatever you need to do, we can accommodate.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Thank you. I appreciate that. And I don't know what
we need to do. We just, you know, we love
her and we, And we, you know, we ride it.
We ride the wave together.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Sweet people.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
But every dog owner, every animal lover has been, will
be here and has been here. Sure. It's universal. It
doesn't make it easier.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
I tell you what, I'll make you a cup of tea.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I'd love a cup of tea. Thank you.
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