The former Irish international and Manchester United player shared photos of himself, his young children and German Shepherd Jet, who is also seen playing in the snow and posing for the camera. "Thanks Jet for being so beautiful and loyal to our family. We will miss you,” he wrote.
Jet featured alongside Keane in a number of ads for Adidas’ Spezial collection campaign. The former professional footballer opened up about the reality of retiring from his professional career in the advert. The video shows the 52-year-old and his dog Jet taking a stroll around a lake.
"I played to win from when I was eight, nine years old. You were literally on the biggest rollercoaster of your life," Keane said. "But sometimes you have to lose to win.
The biggest challenge for every sportsperson is actually when your career finishes. You almost know you're never going to reach those highs again. "But you have to accept that I'll never get the buzz I'll ever get from anything else in my life from what happened on the football pitch.
" Keane said he has “a lot of contentment” in life since leaving professional football, adding that "life’s been pretty good to me in terms of my career and family”. Jet was also the focus of the former Manchester United player’s first ever Instagram post. "A man’s best friend,” Keane captured the selfie.
Author Paul Howard, who is behind the satirical Ross O’Carroll-Kelly series, penned the autobiography of Keane’s late dog Triggs in 2012, documen.
