Found: As Photo Lurcher Unknown In South East (DA1)
- Dog ID 70293
- Status Found
- Registered 13 Jun 2014
- Name DOG NOW CAUGHT
- Gender & Breed Unknown Lurcher
- Age
- Colour as photo
- Marks & Scars
- Tagged Unknown
- Microchipped Unknown
- Tattooed Unknown
- Date Found 12 Jun 2014
- Where Found Dartford.
- Found In Region South East
- Found In Post Area DA1
- Date Reunited
- Other Info Hi! Can you help at all? Or put us in the right direction? My mum works at the hospital in dartford and a dog is sleeping round near the accommodation where my mum works. It's very skinny. My mum and someone she knows is feeding it and giving it water. No-one wants to help catch her or try to gain her trust to catch up and try to rehome her. The RSPCA said they would put it down but we would hate to see that. Can you please help? This is the dog
- Listed By Gino
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- 2014-07-02 15:58 Nanni Byron
- Is there any update on what has been happening with this dog?
- 2014-06-25 09:55 Bo
- If that's Niall Lester then this dog is in wonderful hands - he's massively into rescue of all creatures great and small and works really hard for all the strays that come into his care.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/death-row-dogsLast edited: 2014-06-25 09:56:59 by Bo - 2014-06-24 17:00 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- update email from Dartford dog warden.....
Hello All
Just to confirm that the dog is now in possession of Dartford Borough Council and will be held for the statutory period. Local Authority claim fees, etc now apply
Thanks all for your assistance in this matter
Niall - 2014-06-24 11:58 Abbe
- Thanks Alison, hope he finds a lovely home. :)
- 2014-06-22 18:57 Unknown
- I also agree Carol. Was the person the dog bit male? As some dogs are afraid of men The dog looks so thin on thr photo. Thanks to all who helped trap him, and the people who have been feeding him Keep us posted. ~Of course may be femaleLast edited: 2014-06-22 19:01:37
- 2014-06-22 18:36 duffs54
- Agree Carol
- 2014-06-21 11:01 Carol
- Poor thing is obviously scared of humans for obvious reasons hence the bite it prob thought it was going to be hurt , if someone hit me I would bite another member of the species would nt you ? Xxx
- 2014-06-20 22:33 AlisonH
- Yes Abbe this dog is now safe with Kent Greyhound Rescue.
- 2014-06-20 22:00 Abbe
- Is this dog now safe please?
- 2014-06-20 11:21 Delfin
- It does amaze me that people allow their dogs to continually escape especially knowing they have nervous aggression & are likely to attack strangers & why no ID? - Dangerous Dogs Act!
- 2014-06-20 10:51 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- Thanks for update and I can now inform owners that have contacted me that is definitely not their missing dog.
I have informed local helpers who were also looking for this dog and had also tracked down the owners and spoken with them and the dog escapes after jumping a 6 foot fence and they also told us the dog is extremely nervous and frightened of people.
At least safe and secure while his future is decided. - 2014-06-20 10:41 Jayne - Founder Doglost.
- Thank you for update. If anyone things this could be their dog please contact KGR directly.
- 2014-06-20 10:03 Delfin
- Last Friday KGR were inundated with requests to help this dog, despite being 50 miles away from the location. Other organisations had been approached before KGR, but for what ever reasons would not come out to help search/ catch the dog – only coming out once the dog was caught. As the staff at the hospital were struggling to catch we agreed to help and appealed for volunteers. As usual we had a great response to our appeal and on Saturday morning (14th) one of the KGR volunteers did catch the dog
Our first priority was to our volunteer, who was quite badly attacked by the dog, and had to go to A&E. Our second was to report it to the dog warden as a found dog – when we called the number on the dog warden website it said they were shut until Monday and the answer phone message gave me no other options.
Over the weekend and before the dog warden was back at work on Monday, we had been in communication with the dog’s owner. There are a lot of issues that remain unresolved with him (starting with why was an aggressive dog off lead and not under control) but technically the dog is no longer lost although it is also not back with its owner just yet. We did not report the attack on the volunteer as we did not want the dog to get into any more trouble.
Since we had not listed this on dog lost, there was no reason for us to assume it was on here and therefore for us to come on and update. We apologise for any upset this may have caused individuals who were concerned about the dog but obviously our priorities lie with getting the volunteer to hospital, the dog to the vets, contacting the dog warden and then dealing with the rather irate owner.
We haven't made a big deal about finding the dog as we are very busy and to be honest didn't have the time in the first place to go and catch him. Once he was safe it was business as usual. The appeal was taken off the KGR facebook as it was getting long, mostly irrelevant and distracting people from our core business which is finding homes for the 35 dogs in our care. We did not post we had found him as we did not want another very long distracting post on facebook taking the emphasis away from our homeless hounds.
If you have anyone who thinks this may be their dog please put them in touch with us, but the person who came forward last weekend to claim the dog does seem to be an legitimate if not particularly appropriate owner. We are hoping to get the owner to sign the dog over to us for rehoming.
Kent Greyhound Rescue
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01303 271131
info@kentgreyhoundrescue.com
- 2014-06-19 21:10 Unknown
- Really please that this dog is safe:-)
- 2014-06-19 10:04 Zoe - Area Volunteer - East Sussex
- I think she's too tall and doesn't seem to have the feathery ears but will send the link to Meeras owners. x
- 2014-06-19 10:01 doglady
- could this be Meera 70189... http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=70189#.U6Kmc0CvB4A
- 2014-06-19 08:45 Patlucky
- Brilliant
- 2014-06-19 08:42 Shelagh
- Fantastic thanks CJ for update
- 2014-06-19 08:37 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- OK many thanks to Leanne for fast reply......All I know is the dog was catches and it's being looked after by someone who rescues dogs. I don't know anymore information but it has definitely been caught .
Hoping now that who ever caught the dog posts on here so know where it now is. - 2014-06-19 08:15 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- trying to find that out. need to see if the lady who put on site knows as it was her mother that sighted the dog also if KGR did infact manage to catch the dog.
- 2014-06-19 08:08 Shelagh
- Can someone clarify is this dog still loose?
- 2014-06-19 08:04 Patlucky
- Hang on in there got some numbers to phone.
When they open.
Get back as soon as I have phoned them - 2014-06-19 07:54 Patlucky
- Just posted on BIGGSD .
There are lots of people who help on there.
I have asked if they know of anyone.
I will also try to get a greyhound rescue see what they say.
Is it any use phoning Battersea dogs home? - 2014-06-19 07:49 Patlucky
- I will post on BIGGSD and see if anyone gets back to me.
Looks like an ex racing dog that might have been dumped.
On the other hand could be a lost pet
Will the dog come near and take food from the hand - 2014-06-19 06:56 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- Will phone today. Rec'd text but voicemail messages not working. The problem is I have no idea what has happened to this dog. We have seen message on twitter on
KentGreyhoundRescue @KentGreyhoundRe
Is anyone near Darrant Valley Hospital, Dartford, who can help catch this boy. He needs to get into a rescue. pic.twitter.com/qfgxdZ8hlN
The lady who put the dog on said a rescue phoned and said would try and catch..however without an update do not know if this is the case. Have sent message on their site asking they contact doglost ASAP. Not open till 10.00 and going out but will try before I go.
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- 2014-06-18 19:00 Indie's mam
- I'm not actually chance's owner, I'd read about this dog a few days ago then stumbled across chances facebook page today so contacted owner to get her to check this dog out. She couldn't get onto the site so I commented on her behalf with her number. Gemma is the owner who you spoke to :-)
- 2014-06-18 15:59 Jayne - Founder Doglost.
- Indies'mum dog is chance ID 47518
- 2014-06-18 15:56 Jayne - Founder Doglost.
- Just spoken to Indies'mum and put her in contact with CJ.
- 2014-06-18 15:28 Indie's mam
- Possible owner found... Please call 07730668973
- 2014-06-17 11:40 digbysmum
- Any news?
- 2014-06-14 21:27 Abbe
- All sounds a bit confusing, i could foster if it was a case of pts, please let me know.:)
- 2014-06-14 20:18 digbysmum
- Do hope this dog has been caught, and can be brought back to health and rehomed. It deserves a second chance, as it appears to be a young dog. Fingers x'd xxx
- 2014-06-14 19:57 allimac
- do hope it doesn't get put down as was suggested in the poster :( Glad to hear it seems to be getting help though.
- 2014-06-14 16:46 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- only details I can get are from lady who started this posting .....Some lady who contacted my mum yesterday who runs a dog home thing. Just glad the dogs been caught now and should be rehomed. Thanks for your help
As no idea of which rescue hope they see this and post to confirm. - 2014-06-14 12:46 Unknown
- Hope this dog has been caught. Paws xd.
- 2014-06-14 11:17 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- No full details but reported dog caught. will update later.
- 2014-06-13 22:58 Nanni Byron
- RSPCA - would put it down!! disgusting attitude, but have heard things before and have also contacted them myself in the past & refused support. Hopefully this poor mite is caught safely and reunited/rehomed.
- 2014-06-13 20:36 Unknown
- No worries sophiesuds, one day I was going to put the drainer in the sink instead of the draining board:-). Yes thanks to the people who are feeding this dog. Hopefully this starving mite will be captured soon, and taken to a place of safety. Paws, and fingers xd for a good result.
- 2014-06-13 19:16 TK - Area Volunteer, East Sussex
- So glad this dear dog is getting help ....
hope he will be caught soon.. - 2014-06-13 19:15 sophiesuds
- Oops sorry yes to confirm Ziggy is number 55593 fingers and eyes didn't work together, it would be great if it was him hope they haven't changed their telephone numbers!
- 2014-06-13 19:13 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- according to local dogs been coming around for food past 5 days mainly around Foorde road. seems to go back towards t site in evening so could be coming off there?? looks about 18months old a first x saluki sooth coated. Hoping if locals spot in garden wont chase but ring wayne ASAP
- 2014-06-13 18:53 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- Wayne just phoned at site as went for another look with his own lurcher. he is 15 feet away and its taking an interest in his dog!!
he is gutted as dog entered a garden and before he could get there the owners of house had chased dog out!!
He said in good condition for a lurcher. as not as thin as photo makes out . Fingers crossed.
broke off conversation as was coming closer to him but it is very skittish !! - 2014-06-13 18:30 duffs54
- fingers crossed for a safe capture and rehome, thank you to finders and feeders xxx
- 2014-06-13 18:17 digbysmum
- So hoping for a happy outcome. Poor thing looks starving xxx
- 2014-06-13 18:12 Clarkey - Area Co-ordinator, East Sussex
- Alikat .. not Meera but sounds like CJ has got the situation under control.
Hope she is able to contact the lady who registered the dog asap. - 2014-06-13 18:04 CJ - Police Liaison & SE Regional Coordinator
- email sent to helper who put this dog on site. urgent advise alomg with contact of an experienced dog handler 5 mins away who will come out when next seen. please check my email sent now.
- 2014-06-13 17:15 sophiesuds
- Unable to contact by text but have left message on landline asking them to look at this dog
- 2014-06-13 17:00 allimac
- could this be him? www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=55593#.U5sfpiiJZ-k
ID 55593 (just one digit different) - 2014-06-13 16:57 allimac
- thank you to the two people who are feeding this dog. PLEASE put out lots of water in this heat... Poor thing does look very thin (and more than just breed thin). x
- 2014-06-13 16:35 Unknown
- 55583 is a Border Coillie. Hope this dog is Ziggy, as looks starved. Thanks to the people who are trying to help. Will a trap be set soon?
- 2014-06-13 15:48 sophiesuds
- Forgot to mention Ziggy lost no 55583 and breed says whippet
- 2014-06-13 15:42 sophiesuds
- Could be Ziggy who went missing august 2013, in the area about 7 miles away. Have texted owner on number stated in lost ad. If it is him then hopefully microchip will confirm if this poor dog is caught.
- 2014-06-13 14:53 doglady
- This dog more then light likely a travellers dog been dumped...what about the dog warden and if there is no dog warden ring a local rescue for that area...try this one...they may also help try to catch the dog... Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre
Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent, TN16 3AX
Tel: 01959 572386
- 2014-06-13 10:22 TK - Area Volunteer, East Sussex
- Have just rung Animal Samaritans number, advised to me to call their area coordinator Maxine... very helpful, suggested Lurcher and Whippett rescue, 01474 815273 ....said they do rescues, have traps etc...
- 2014-06-13 10:06 Unknown
- Bless him/her. Too far from me, but looks like needs help x
- 2014-06-13 10:05 TK - Area Volunteer, East Sussex
- Oh so hope someone can help this poor dog...
Have looked online, there are a coupld of rescue places which may be able to help....
Animal Samaritans 02083031859
Celia Hammond 02074748811
Battersea Cat & Dog 01474 874994
- 2014-06-13 08:54 alikat
- Any chance this could be MEERA, ref 70189?
- 2014-06-13 07:41 Esther
- Wish I was close enough to help. Well done to you helping this dog, hope it goes well.
- 2014-06-13 07:30 Spindle
- Can we get contact details where this dog is, then maybe we can get someone there to help? Dog is very underweight and will need plenty of water in this heat.Last edited: 2014-06-13 07:31:22 by Spindle
- 2014-06-13 07:22 Gino
- Awaiting more details and contact details...looks like a lurcher to me..anyone know of peeps in the area that could help and ensure she/he is safe?
- 2014-06-13 07:17
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