Fee Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 This is awful, the owners must be heartbroken. I can't believe the new owners won't return a dog they have had only a few days knowing there is a loving family wanting her back. Family's Heartbreak It seems very odd that this dog was originally bought from an 'animal sanctuary' for £1000, and that they had no record of who had adopted her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 How very strange.Can't imagine why anyone would refuse to return a dog they had owned for just a few days to a family that had owned her for five years - but £1000 from a sanctuary,would dearly like to know who is charging that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 haddock,herring or just sardine????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Nine applications from potential new owners?! It's a shame that these people don't come forward to offer homes to any of the poor staffies or oldies that find themselves in similar situations. I find the £1000 adoption fee slightly unbelieveable, maybe the family just made a very generous donation? It must be totally heartbreaking for them, it seems rather cruel that the new owners won't give her back, but I suppose we don't know the full picture. What an awful situation for all involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzie Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Doesn't it just say that as a pedigree the dog is worth £1000 as opposed to that being the actual donation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMalc Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Quoted from the article: "The couple, from Monmouth, South Wales, found Scamp in an animal sanctuary and say that, as a pedigree dog, she is worth around £1,000." Nowhere does it say that the sanctuary asked for this amount of money, nor that the couple have paid that for their dog. I think it is absolutely disgusting that the new "owners" do not want to give Scamp back. A dog doesn't just settle in 2 days, unless she is one of those 'happy-go-lucky' dogs that would settle with anyone within a minute. Seeing as the kennels who rehomed say that "as an unusual dog" she had so many adoption enquiries straigh away, methinks that the new owners think that they've got a bargain, having adoped a pedigree dog ("worth £1000") at the price of a donation and therefore do not want to give her up. Call me cynical, but what other reason would you have to be so coldhearted as to refuse to give a dog back to a loving family? I just hope that through all the publicity the new owners get more hassle than they think Scamp is worth and give her back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibs Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 the article has been "updated" at 12.50 am today. It did say yesterday that they had paid £1000 and that the "rescue" had no record of who adopted the dog, that bit seems to have gone too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Yes I noticed details had changed as well,now worth £1000 which is tosh anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Sadly I'm not surprised they won't give her up, considering the number of people who decide to adopt some dog they have found wandering and then get shirty when the distraught owner tracks it down and claims it. Very unkind and callous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I feel very sorry for the original owners, but why on earth did they (or The Mail) inflate the value of the dog !, hardly going to encourage the new owners to part with her, I'd have made up some disease or condition that was going to cost money to manage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Rose Boxer Rescue Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 That is so sad ..... The new owners could be more understanding, Come on .. two days ? But why didn't the daughter contact the stray pounds etc etc .. and inform her mum the dog was missing .. if she had why didn't they do more to find the dog ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 It did say last night that the first owners had paid £1000 for the dog, I'm sure, like others I think that bit has been updated. But why didn't the daughter contact the stray pounds etc etc .. and inform her mum the dog was missing .. if she had why didn't they do more to find the dog ? Not everyone knows who to contact, daughter might not be very clued up on dog ownership I guess. Also sometimes even when a dog has been reported missing to the right people, they've been told the dog isn't at a stray kennels and yet when visiting, have found the dog there. I guess it's an unfortunate lesson in making sure your dog is wearing the legally required ID tag with owner details (though I know sometimes dogs get out of the home/garden when they're not tagged) and that microchip details are up to date (though I know some rescues keep the details as their own rather than transferring to new owner). Thank goodness at least that the dog is still alive and maybe there is the chance the new owners will rethink. After 7 days, had the dog been a less easy-to-rehome dog or ended up in another pound, the dog could have faced being pts! I do hope the new owners reconsider. I know it's easy to get attached to a new dog very quickly, I certainly do, but surely they could at least agree to meet up with the old owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Update on Daily Mail comments First of alll, a huge thank you to everyone for their support. I want you all to know the owners have agreed to give the dog back, and we are to collect it from the pound tomorrow at eleven. We are very grateful to the new owners for giving her back, as Scamp is a much loved family dog! All being well, Scamp with be walking in the countryside on Saturday. I will report back as soon as the dog is safe and sound. Without all your comments, this would not have been possible! Many thanks to all concerned! - Sian, Wallasey, 9/9/2009 22:32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) how nice, i especially like the way she refers to the dog as "it" and the dog. everyone knows to call the police, council (incase the dog has been runover) and local vets, even my dad would kwno where to begin and he is totally clueless i hope the people who had adopted her find another dog to share their lives Edited September 10, 2009 by griff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 That's a really good update Lynne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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