Dog found feral
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This is quite the story, I wonder how many harsh winters he had, the blistering summers with no fresh water etc etc.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-67715...
As for the twonk feeding a feral dog, I guess these things happen a lot with cats etc but a dog wouldn't sit right with me after even a week let alone years!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-67715...
As for the twonk feeding a feral dog, I guess these things happen a lot with cats etc but a dog wouldn't sit right with me after even a week let alone years!
Has the story been edited? I can't see anything about her being fed.
It's an interesting one because you would have thought it would have been very easy for her to seek out humans and be 'rescued' if she'd wanted to. Obviously, she wasn't comfortable in the 24 hours she was in her home and felt better off in the wild. Must be a decent little hunter.
It's an interesting one because you would have thought it would have been very easy for her to seek out humans and be 'rescued' if she'd wanted to. Obviously, she wasn't comfortable in the 24 hours she was in her home and felt better off in the wild. Must be a decent little hunter.
This was shared on one of the terrier pages I follow on fb a few days ago. I too cannot get my head around this dog being feral for six years, surely if you keep seeing this dog out on it's own you'd contact the dog warden etc, rather than just feeding it??? (The feeding it comment was in a previous version of the BBC article I read too)
Edited by Richard-390a0 on Tuesday 19th December 10:17
fourstardan said:
It is a bit poor that the woman fed the dog this long, the poor chap.
Just shows you how tough and resourceful a dog of this size/breed could be, my missus and me always worried about our pooch skipping an evening meal if we'd got in late lol.
Where does it say the dog was being fed?Just shows you how tough and resourceful a dog of this size/breed could be, my missus and me always worried about our pooch skipping an evening meal if we'd got in late lol.
I suspect more to this than meets the eye.
Taken in by someone? Or semi feral in an outbuilding but provided with food and water maybe?
The facts are unless someone spills the beans, no-really knows what the dogs been up to all this time.
Taken in by someone? Or semi feral in an outbuilding but provided with food and water maybe?
The facts are unless someone spills the beans, no-really knows what the dogs been up to all this time.
Edited by PositronicRay on Wednesday 20th December 09:06
spitfire-ian said:
fourstardan said:
It is a bit poor that the woman fed the dog this long, the poor chap.
Just shows you how tough and resourceful a dog of this size/breed could be, my missus and me always worried about our pooch skipping an evening meal if we'd got in late lol.
Where does it say the dog was being fed?Just shows you how tough and resourceful a dog of this size/breed could be, my missus and me always worried about our pooch skipping an evening meal if we'd got in late lol.
In Portugal and Spain there are thousands of feral dogs - most generations old having never been pets.
Near my place in Portugal there is a local wild pack and I encountered many dogs on my MTB rides on the trails.
Dogs generally can survive ok left to their own devices.
It's a 'story' here in the UK which is great in itself, since it means most do not just release them when they cannot / do not want to keep them.
Near my place in Portugal there is a local wild pack and I encountered many dogs on my MTB rides on the trails.
Dogs generally can survive ok left to their own devices.
It's a 'story' here in the UK which is great in itself, since it means most do not just release them when they cannot / do not want to keep them.
YorkshireStu said:
In Portugal and Spain there are thousands of feral dogs - most generations old having never been pets.
Near my place in Portugal there is a local wild pack and I encountered many dogs on my MTB rides on the trails.
Dogs generally can survive ok left to their own devices.
It's a 'story' here in the UK which is great in itself, since it means most do not just release them when they cannot / do not want to keep them.
I live in Spain… every week or 2 someone (usually a Brit) posts on the village FB group about a dog they’ve seen that needs rescuing… and someone (usually Spanish) replies that the dog is well known, is healthy, gets plenty of food, and is probably happier living free than being confined to someone’s back yard… or more likely being sent to a pound where it would be PTS if not one of the lucky ones that gets adopted. Near my place in Portugal there is a local wild pack and I encountered many dogs on my MTB rides on the trails.
Dogs generally can survive ok left to their own devices.
It's a 'story' here in the UK which is great in itself, since it means most do not just release them when they cannot / do not want to keep them.
There are 100’s of feral cats… which are trapped, neutered and released.
ks as stated. Chris Stott said:
I live in Spain… every week or 2 someone (usually a Brit) posts on the village FB group about a dog they’ve seen that needs rescuing… and someone (usually Spanish) replies that the dog is well known, is healthy, gets plenty of food, and is probably happier living free than being confined to someone’s back yard… or more likely being sent to a pound where it would be PTS if not one of the lucky ones that gets adopted.
There are 100’s of feral cats… which are trapped, neutered and released.
Plenty of dogs chained up and in poor condition in Portugal - for many they are simply property and guards. Not pets. Crying shame. There are 100’s of feral cats… which are trapped, neutered and released.
My ex and I rescued a young lab/beagle cross from such an owner. She lived in a tiny concrete space, chained. An intervention with the neighbour saw her advertised to a good home so we took her in. Beautiful dog. She's with my ex now.
That said, the locals, generally, are true animal lovers so many more do get well cared for.
The wild dogs thrive though, I've seen enough to notice they are generally healthy. Wild cats always seem to look tatty though!
Edited by YorkshireStu on Wednesday 20th December 16:15
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