Thank you all so much for your very kind thoughts.
It is so strange, all of our dogs have a very special place in our hearts. We have an 18 month Cocker called Bertie who is just wonderful but he does not take the pain away from missing Rupert.
Rupert could be awkward and at 10 still did naughty things like walking out on the pavement from our drive but I still miss him so much.