Hades has been patiently waiting but has not found the right adopters (Image: RSPCA)“One of his biggest challenges is his struggle meeting new people.Hades is looking for experienced owners to take him on (Image: RSPCA).

Your article (Paws for thought: dogs may be able to figure out human intentions, 1 September ) was interesting, although like most dog owners, I smile at some of the efforts of scientific researchers to find out what we know already.

• The culture secretary says it is important that students do not “give up a year of their life” by not going to university (Oliver Dowden defends university student lockdowns – video , 27 September).

‘On our walks together, you gave me the freedom to think clearly’: the letter you always wanted to write.She had been spending more and more time away from the family, isolated in her room, bad-tempered and unsociable.

"It is with the heaviest heart that I share with you the passing of our beloved dogs Lexi and Harley," he wrote.

The supposed affection of cats (Yes, your cat really does love you… , G2, 25 September) is strongly suggested by the story of Doorkins Magnificat, the Southwark cathedral cat.• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit

The two Pomeranians were stolen along with a Cocker Spaniel (Picture: PA)Two Pomeranian puppies and a Cocker Spaniel were stolen by burglars yesterday during a raid on a house in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.Anyone with information about the dogs is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police or Crimestoppers.

• It is good news that Peaky Blinders fans have flocked to explore the world associated with the BBC series (Report , 2 September).The BBC’s Bergerac series (1981-91) was, for example, credited with a huge increase in tourism to Jersey.

• If Boris Johnson wants to deselect any Tory rebel MPs (Report , 2 September), surely progressive political parties should respond by allowing them to stand unopposed.• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit

If he were to visit Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Carlton Marshes nature reserve on the edge of Lowestoft, he would learn how – with its dog ambassador scheme – it has managed to turn conversation into conservation.

For the calendar's May photo, Derrick poses pooch Tux, who's up for adoption in Dallas at rescue beneficiary The Love Pit. Ricki Beason

We must acknowledge that the death of an animal is indeed the loss of a true love and friend and that our life, of course, will never be the same again.