♥A nice little write up about Valerie♥

http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news/article/1237159--friend-mourns-loss-of-roseneath-woman

Friend mourns loss of Roseneath woman

Woman killed was featured on television show the night of her death

Valerie Ford. ROSENEATH -- Valerie Ford holds Dugan, a rare breed called Coton de Tulear. Ms. Ford, a dog breeder in Roseneath, was killed in a car accident on Oct. 31. November 2, 2011. Submitted photo

ROSENEATH -- The woman killed in a car accident was featured on a television show airing the night of her death, a close friend said. 

Valerie Ford, 58, of Roseneath, was a dog breeder and was on the show 'Pick-a-Puppy' on Country Music Television on Oct. 31, the night she died, said her close friend Shelley Klintworth. Ms. Ford was at Ms. Klintworth's home watching the show on Oct. 31. She died in a single-vehicle rollover on County Road 29 east of Davis Road just before 9 p.m., said OPP Constable Bruce Thompson.

Ms. Ford was a kind woman who cared for her disabled brother, Ms. Klintworth said.

"She was good to everybody," she said. The brother has stayed with Ms. Klintworth for 10 years, she added.

Ms. Ford raised a rare breed called Coton du Tuleur at her Roseneath residence, Ms. Klintworth said. She added there are many dogs at the home and Ms. Klintworth is now working out what will happen to them.

Ms. Ford lived in Oshawa before moving to Roseneath about 10 years ago, she said. She wasn't married and didn't have children, but in addition to her 56-year-old brother, Ms. Ford has an older sister, she said. A memorial is being planned with MacCoubrey Funeral Home in Cobourg, she added.

Police said Ms. Ford's 2003 Chevy Trailblazer left the road while she was travelling eastbound. The SUV entered the south ditch and rolled into a field, said Const. Thompson. The investigation is continuing, but police believe speed was a factor, he said. Northumberland OPP accident reconstructionists attended the scene to assist and the road was closed until 3:10 a.m. Nov. 1, said Const. Thompson.

There were no witnesses, he said. Residents in the area heard the crash and called 911, he added.

Correction:  In the photo caption you can see on the above link, she is holding Kazaam and not Dugan.