Fans flood Monty Don with sweet messages after announcement about 'beautiful' dog Ned

Fans flooded Gardeners’ World star Monty Don with messages after he shared a post on Instagram about his beloved dog Ned. Monty, 69, revealed that it was the golden retriever’s second birthday on Saturday, July 20.

The family welcomed Ned in 2022. Monty posted a photo of the gorgeous dog and wrote: "It is Ned's birthday today. He is two."

Ned has become a familiar face to viewers as Monty regularly brings his dogs along when he’s filming. Fans were quick to wish Ned a happy birthday and said how happy they are to see him on screen, BirminghamLive reports.

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One fan wrote: "Happy birthday, Ned! Your appearances always bring us such joy." "Ned always makes me smile when i see him on screens Happy birthday, Ned!" a second commented. "It seems like yesterday that he first appeared alongside Nellie. Happy birthday Ned," a third wrote.

"Happy 2nd Birthday Ned we all love you!," another fan commented, while a fifth added: "Happy birthday Ned, you beautiful boy!"

Ned is the youngest of Monty's two dogs, with Yorkshire Terrier Patti being the older of the pair, and Monty is incredibly close to his brood. He's had a pack of furry friends over the years and his website declares his love of dogs.

He writes: "I have lived with dogs all my life and so it is absolutely natural to me that wherever I am in the garden I should be accompanied by a dog or two. It is their garden as much as mine or any other members of the family.

"Something that I take for granted is that, by and large, they do absolutely no damage and respect the garden completely. They (rarely) dig holes or crash through the flower beds. They do treat the long paths as