These came very early on the shows history in part as many children like having pets but may be unable to have one but though the show could share in their adventures and also to talk about animal welfare.
Their have been a variety of pets, 23 in total which included tortoises, 2 parrots, 9 cats and 9 dogs.
I can remember the first dog, Petra when I was very young going through Patch, Shep who was strongly linked to the late John Noakes, Goldie who was with Simon Groom in 1978, Bonnie in 1986, Mabel and Lucy the first rescue dogs, Meg who was associated with Matt Baker and Barney in 2009.
On last Thursday, it was revealed Henry, a rescue Basset Hound was to be the first new Blue Peter pet since the move from the studios at Television Centre, London to Media City, Salford, Lancs.
Of the pets prior to the move only Shelley the tortoise remained although in truth she featured more as a quiz where people would find her picture messaging on the online Fan Club page with being in London rather than in the studio and at one point seemed the pets element was being phased out of the show.
I can't deny this pulled at me as it brought back my memories of new dogs on the show from a long time back and how you'd look forward to news about them and how with the presenters they were a kind of family.
I just went back in time watching the show just before teatime on Thursday to that little boy all over again and indeed watching yesterday's show seeing Henry after the Blue Peter theme was like old times.
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