Celebrity Dog Watcher has just verified what has been reported in various news sources that one of Oprah Winfrey’s  new puppy Cocker Spaniels, Ivan, has succumbed to the deadly parvovirus.

As we reported on March 6th, Oprah had recently adopted Sadie, a gold colored Cocker puppy. She featured Sadie’s three male littermates; Gordie, Webster and Ivan on her show that day and subsequently also adopted Ivan. The other pups were adopted by other loving homes.

Ivan became ill a few days later, and  sadly succumbed to the virus late last week. Sadie was also infected, but has stablized for the first time since beginning receiving treatment and “is holding her own”.

Winfrey, in a statement to the  Chicago Tribune, said, “I’m saddened by his passing, though we only had him for a weekend. I remain hopeful that Sadie will pull through.” , and an official statement at the PAWS Chicago website reads: “Our thoughts and prayers are with Oprah Winfrey on the loss of Ivan, and we are hopeful that Sadie makes a full recovery.

We’re pulling for you little Sadie and for your remaining brothers! Hang in there!

Charlotte Church has revealed she spent thousands of pounds on an operation to save the life of one of her dogs.

Charlotte has four Jack Russell dogs but one dog in particular needed treatment.

She said recently:

Benny is three, but when he was born he had a wild heart beat - three times faster than most dogs. He had open heart surgery. He would have died otherwise. The bill was so expensive, much more than I have ever paid on health care for me, or any member of my family. The dogs get all the good treatment.”

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Charlotte Church ’s rugby star boyfriend Gavin Henson is buying the couple a new house because they don’t have enough room for all their dogs, especially after the Welsh rugby ace bought the singer-turned-TV presenter a terrier puppy for her 21st birthday last week (February 21st).

Church’s mother, Maria says, “Now she has four dogs. It’s just as well Gavin is talking about moving. They have to move so they can keep them all. Between the family, we now have nine dogs running around the house at the same time.”

The couple are said to be looking at properties worth $900,000 near their current home in Cardiff, Wales.

Update: The multi-millionaire singer-turned-TV presenter had asked rugby player Henson not to buy her an expensive gift, and was delighted when she found out he had bought her a terrier called Frankie. Church’s mother Maria says, “Gavin’s already bought her cars and a grand piano, so none of us knew what to expect. Charl was so excited.”

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On January 5th, Charlotte Church was caught by the paps when arriving at home and carrying one of her pooches.

Sources tell us a concerned-looking Charlotte Church rushed her sick puppy, Benjy, to the vet so it could be treated for a heart condition.

The singer didn’t even stop to put make-up on before scooping up the limp pooch - one of a pair of Jack Russells her boyfriend Gavin Henson gave her for her birthday this year - and dashing off to a surgery near her home in Cardiff.

The dogs have been a constant cause of concern for Charlotte. Only last month she feared one had been kidnapped when it disappeared from her home - only for her to find it wandering around a neighbour’s garden.

Here at CDW, we’ve read that Charlotte has three dogs total, two more Jack Russells in addition to Benjy, named Ike and Tina - still checking if this info is 100% accurate.

Who’s Charlotte Church you might be asking? Church is a Welsh pop singer who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer. To this date, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide. In February 2003, Charlotte made her first venture out of classical music and in 2005, she issued her first pop album which has done moderately well in the UK.

This year, she began work on her own entertainment TV show, “The Charlotte Church Show.”

Keep an eye out for more Charlotte Church. Below are pics from the October issue of Hello magazine.

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