BBC's Monty Don fans all say same thing as he shares emotional dog snap

By Jennie Buzaglo, Showbiz Reporter

Monty Don is known for his love of dogs (Image: BBC Studios)

Monty Don left fans saying the same thing as he shared a sweet snap of his beloved dog, Ned.

The British horticulturist and broadcaster, 69, is known for his love of dogs and regularly posts updates of his pet pooches on social media.

Monty's dogs often accompany him as he plants and prunes on BBC's Gardeners' World, and viewers have now grown to love the golden retriever, who Monty and his wife welcomed into their family in October 2022.

Monty and Sarah, who have been married since 1983, are also proud owners of Peggy the dachshund and a Yorkshire Terrier named Patti.

On Monday (October 28), he took to Instagram to share an image of Ned nestling his head into Monty's neck. The presenter beamed as he posed with Ned outside in the garden, adding the caption: "Burying his face #ned."

Monty Don shared a sweet snap of Ned nestling his head into his neck (Image: Instagram/Monty Don)

Monty's fans took this as a sign of Ned showing his love for his owner as they flooded the comments with messages. One wrote: "Sweet boy loves Monty so much."

"Never afraid to show their deepest emotions," added a second as another penned: "Animals are just the best and the kindest souls."

A fourth claimed that Ned is clearly saying "love you dad", while another commented: "Is this a thing they do???! We just rescued one a week ago and he gets all swoony and then does this."

Monty previously opened up about his future, admitting that he "hasn't got endless time left" as he contemplates slowing down his career.

Monty disclosed plans to exit Gardeners' World "within the next five years" (Image: BBC Studios)

The TV star took over as the main presenter of Gardeners’ World back in 2003, succeeding Ground Force's Alan Titchmarsh.

With age catching up, Monty has started pondering his future on Gardeners' World, admitting he wants to live a quieter life.

In an interview with The Guardian in 2023, he confessed: "I haven't got endless time left. If I'm still going strong in 20 years, that will be brilliant, but 20 years ago doesn't seem so long ago."