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Now That’s Puppy Love! The Breeder Who Lives With 41 Dogs Because She Hates Letting Them Go

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AS a dog-breeder she likes to ensure her puppies go to a good home.

But as far as Lynn Everett is concerned they don’t really come much better than her own .

She admits she finds it difficult to give the pups away once they are born and ends up keeping most of them.

Lynn Everett, 58, and husband Tony, 67, now share their home with 41 dogs, including 25 French bulldogs, six Chinese crested dogs and 10 miniature English Bull Terriers.

Each of the dogs have been named by Mrs Everett, who is able to tell each and every one apart.

She said: ‘We can be sat here, and if someone barked, I would know exactly who it was. I would shout their name and they would shut up. They’ve all got different voices.'

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Mrs Everett, who has bred dogs since she was 18, has spent £17,500 on one blue trindle French bulldog, called Chanel, who was brought over from Canada, and is unashamed to admit she likes to spoil the pets.

Bubble, who Mrs Everett says 'likes to be pampered’ has her nails painted and she said Chinese crested dog, Chip, 'fancied a change’ when she dyed the pooch’s hair pink.

Mrs Everett, from Barnsley, said there is more to looking after so many dogs than just beauty treatments.

She said: 'It’s a 24-hour operation if you have puppies.’

The Everetts have to coordinate their trips out of the house so someone is around to watch the dogs.

She spends around £280 a month on tripe to feed her dogs and gets through large batches of fabric softener to keep their blankets soft.

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A number of her pets also suffer from a range of health conditions, from celft palates to cancer.

Mrs Everett said: 'When I have dogs with problems, I don’t pass them on to anybody else. That’s why we’ve got so many.

'It’s expensive. You’ve got to breed and sell some for the upkeep.’

She said one of her dogs recently had a stroke and added: 'I’m not happy. I can’t imagine her not being there. She doesn’t love anybody else, she’s my dog.’

After her dogs die, Mrs Everett has them cremated and commissions a special box and commemorative statue.

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However, Mrs Everett’s large collection of dogs has meant she has become a target for people who believe she doesn’t look after the animals properly.

She claimed one person suggested taking the dogs from her before burning down the house with her and Tony inside.

There house was also targeted by a yob who threw a brick through their window last Christmas.

However Mrs Everett says she can’t imagine life without her dogs.

She said: 'I would be very bored, wouldn’t I? It’s not going to happen. When I get old I’ll just have to pay someone to look after them.'

A documentary about Mrs Everett and her dogs will be shown on Channel 5 tonight at 8pm.

Pictures courtesy of Ross Parry