After his Owners spent All Their savings And Vets Have Run Out Of Choices To Treat Him, The Poor Dog Toby Loses Brave Fight For Life After Mystery Illness

As he bravely battled a mystery illness he picked up on a walk in Belfast, he captured the hearts of the country.

After eight days in intensive care, Toby the Dachshund died today in his family’s arms. He’d only been alive for a year and a half.

“Toby passed away today at 11.30am,” his owner, Niamh Gilligan, told DogsLive. He passed in my arms, cuddled up against my neck, with Chris giving him gentle head scratches and his entire family surrounding him.