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| Blue Peter dog Mabel - one of the show's longest-serving pets - is to retire after 14 years, programme bosses have announced. | Blue Peter dog Mabel - one of the show's longest-serving pets - is to retire after 14 years, programme bosses have announced. |
| The border collie cross - the first rescue dog to become a regular fixture on the BBC show - will make her final appearance on 30 March. | The border collie cross - the first rescue dog to become a regular fixture on the BBC show - will make her final appearance on 30 March. |
| Presenters Andy Akinwolere, Helen Skelton and Joel Defries broke the news of her departure on Wednesday's show. | Presenters Andy Akinwolere, Helen Skelton and Joel Defries broke the news of her departure on Wednesday's show. |
| "With mixed emotions we are going to be saying goodbye to Mabel," said Defries. | |
| "She'll be retiring at the end of the month and we're going to give her a massive, massive send off," he added. | "She'll be retiring at the end of the month and we're going to give her a massive, massive send off," he added. |
| Viewers of the show are being asked to send in poems, pictures and letters for Mabel, to mark her time on the show. | Viewers of the show are being asked to send in poems, pictures and letters for Mabel, to mark her time on the show. |
| During her career Mabel has starred alongside 14 different presenters, starting with Katy Hill, Stuart Miles and Tim Vincent. | During her career Mabel has starred alongside 14 different presenters, starting with Katy Hill, Stuart Miles and Tim Vincent. |
| She first featured on the programme in January 1996 during a film item about the RSPCA and she officially joined the show a month later. | She first featured on the programme in January 1996 during a film item about the RSPCA and she officially joined the show a month later. |
| Her name was based on RSPCA inspector Mark Buggie's initials, who drove her to the studio. | Her name was based on RSPCA inspector Mark Buggie's initials, who drove her to the studio. |
| Mabel, who is the second longest-serving dog on the CBBC show after Petra's 15-year appearance, will spend her retirement at home living with a former member of the production team. | Mabel, who is the second longest-serving dog on the CBBC show after Petra's 15-year appearance, will spend her retirement at home living with a former member of the production team. |
| "It will be a sad day for us all when we have to bid a fond farewell to our studio mate Mabel. We all wish her a very happy retirement," Skelton said. | "It will be a sad day for us all when we have to bid a fond farewell to our studio mate Mabel. We all wish her a very happy retirement," Skelton said. |
| "Mabel is a legend. She has spent 98 dog years working on Blue Peter and we will all miss her dearly," Defries added. | "Mabel is a legend. She has spent 98 dog years working on Blue Peter and we will all miss her dearly," Defries added. |