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Danielle Desouza & Ashley Summerfield

Cocker Spaniel brings joy to prison inmates who are missing their pets during therapy visits

An English Cocker Spaniel has been bringing joy to a women's prison during therapy visits for inmates who are missing their pets.

HR manager Joanne Fox, 46, brought Reilly, eight, into her family in February 2014 - buying him from a breeder in Harrogate, North Yorkshire on her 39th birthday, shortly after losing her dad Barry, 68, who died suddenly from fibrosis of the lungs and pneumonia.

Joanne, who lives in York with her pooch, said: “Because of the time when Reilly came into my life, we have a very special bond.

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