Last week we announced that dog owner Mark Woods had to make the painful decision to have his beloved pet Walnut put down, as he was 18-years-old and struggling with health issues. In order to give him a proper send off, Mark invited the online community to join him and Walnut for his last ever walk on earth on Porth Beach in Cornwall.
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After gaining several hundred shares on Facebook, the proposal went viral with Mark even having a brief feature on ‘This Morning’. Thanks to the coverage, hundreds of people decided to join Mark and Walnut’s walk this Saturday and it looks like they had an absolute blast:
The #pug gang are here too to #walkwithwalnut 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/LRKuf2Z9yD
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
Puppy Gypsy is here to #walkwithwalnut 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/qLqdY6HZXR
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
The greyhound gang are here to #walkwithwalnut 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/rGbQgJrWdr
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
A few #dogs to #walkwithwalnut today 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/UYwxrNTgDd
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
#walkwithwalnut potluck #dog friends are at #Porthbeach to say goodbye pic.twitter.com/vlPJMwumX6
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
Walnut have arrived for #walkwithwalnut 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/xtnb3NX6UA
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
Today we are off to Newquay for #walkwithwalnut pic.twitter.com/p8iU9JBDWY
— Cole Rayment & White (@crwcornwall) November 12, 2016
Ruby and @BDCH Mr Bolli are here to #walkwithwalnut 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/L8o9YSp5et
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
Saw this on FB🐶👌
Dog People are best #walkwithwalnut pic.twitter.com/QbdCafdbLu— thats not my name (@beckluvslobster) November 12, 2016
Mark Woods says a huge thank you to hundreds of people who turned out to walk with him & Walnut today on their last stroll #walkwithwalnut pic.twitter.com/tbDKfogG70
— Heidi Davey (@HeidiDavey) November 12, 2016
So. Many. Dogs. I can’t lie and say I didn’t shed a tear when seeing Walnut have his last paddle in the sea:
The last paddle on #walkwithwalnut 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/tPyhBoEjiB
— Polpier & Penpol (@Polpier_Penpol) November 12, 2016
And even those who couldn’t make it posted photos of their dog walks in tribute to Walnut:
Rosy and I will #walkwithwalnut at 9.30 this morning here in #Hucknall and thinking of #MarkWoods & his family at this sad time pic.twitter.com/HrrzzA8m6r
— PendleTwitch #BeKind 🧡 ND 🧡 Honeymoon Over (@pendletwitch) November 12, 2016
Enjoy your walk Walnut. I'm with you in Hove x #walkwithwalnut pic.twitter.com/nhDQXwKku4
— Doris the Lurcher 🐕 (@DLurcher) November 12, 2016
Ah man, just when you think the world is screwed, humans go and do something like this to make you realise that it’s all OK. RIP Walnut – I hope you’re enjoying your walks up in doggie heaven right now.
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