Gardener’s World TV star Monty Don’s ‘tragic’ dog news joke

Gardener's World star Monty Don often posts about his beloved dog Ned.

He shared a cute video of his Golden Retriever playing the 'not giving up the ball' game.

He shared with his 1.3 million followers on Instagram : "It is tragic how much pleasure this endless game gives Ned ( and me)."

Ned often stars in Monty's social media posts. often from his Longmeadow garden, from where he presents the TV gardening programme, watched by millions.

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Ned has a popular social media following all of his own.

In one of the latest photo posts the 70 year old gardener, alongside Ned, revealed that the hugely popular TV series will be returning to screens on March 13.

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