Mattberkshire
Super Member
My wife was walking our dog in some woodland yesterday. The dog was interested in something so the wife investigated. She found a small, scared puppy trying to hide next to a tree root. It had no collar and the tail was docked (which is illegal). There were no other cars in the car park, no-one looking for a lost dog and no signs had been put up. She called me and we agreed she should take it home. The pup was really hungry thirsty and got on really well with the kids who absolutely loved her.
She went to the vets who said she was healthy, about 4 months old and but that no-one had called to report a missing pup. On my way home from work I drove to the car park and still no-one was looking for a pup and no-one had put up any missing signs. We have reported that we have found her to the RSPCA and local dog shelter.
The nearest place where anyone lives to those woods is a permanent gypsy site. My wife, the vet and me all believe it either wandered away from the gypsy's, or was dumped by them. The fact that there was no collar and that the tail is docked point to this being the case.
So, what do we do?? Keep the pup? That's no problems, she's lovely and well behaved (didn't poo in the house on her first night!) or do we contact the gypsy's and tell them we have found their dog? There are problems with this. What if she was dumped? We know the gypsy's treat their animals poorly. We see them hitting their horses and keeping them tied up by busy main roads with a small amount of grass.
As it is we still don't know. Oh, and we can't decide on a name for her either
She went to the vets who said she was healthy, about 4 months old and but that no-one had called to report a missing pup. On my way home from work I drove to the car park and still no-one was looking for a pup and no-one had put up any missing signs. We have reported that we have found her to the RSPCA and local dog shelter.
The nearest place where anyone lives to those woods is a permanent gypsy site. My wife, the vet and me all believe it either wandered away from the gypsy's, or was dumped by them. The fact that there was no collar and that the tail is docked point to this being the case.
So, what do we do?? Keep the pup? That's no problems, she's lovely and well behaved (didn't poo in the house on her first night!) or do we contact the gypsy's and tell them we have found their dog? There are problems with this. What if she was dumped? We know the gypsy's treat their animals poorly. We see them hitting their horses and keeping them tied up by busy main roads with a small amount of grass.
As it is we still don't know. Oh, and we can't decide on a name for her either
