CAYLA - urgent rescue dog advice needed

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Hi everyone,

My OH and I have come across a small, scruffy black dog wandering lost outside the yard tonight. She has no tag on her collar, we have been to the vet and she isn't chipped, terribly thin and in awful condition. She's not on dogslost. We will obviously be in touch with the police/warden in the morning, but for now she is in our house.

I'd be extremely surprised if someone comes forward to claim this poor little girl, and as long as she is reasonably good around the cat she will be staying with us.

She's massively traumatised, and I want to get her crate trained etc and avoid possible issues but we're a bit in over our heads - we were expecting several months of planning before the puppy came along.

I know Cayla isn't on here terribly often, but I think we're in desperate need of her training guides, if anyone is in contact with her and wouldn't mind asking her to PM me I would be massively grateful.

Any other information, pointers or suggestions also gratefully received. The vets have given us a basic feeding guide to stop us overloading her system too quickly. Pics to follow once she's had a bath! Not the GSD puppy we were looking for, but a very cute girlie
 
Sorry I have another question I was hoping to be able to research at my leisure...what's the best way to introduce her to our cat?
 
No advice but just want to say how lucky she is to have found you. All to often people ignore strays and consider them 'somebody elses problem.'
If she isn't claimed (which I doubt), then I hope you have many happy years together :)
 
Hi, if you still need me if you could Pm me an email I can send you a (rescue guide) inc cat introductions :) which is basically a guide on how best to settle a new rescue in and create a routine from the get go and also a crate guide unless you got a copy from D12, I think my newest ones are updated from the older versions lol.
 
Thank you all for your replies, Cayla, have PMed you.

Little girl seems to be house-trained, we're having difficulty navigating the bureaucratic process though - local council service is office hours, I can hold to speak to an operator in an emergency - is it an emergency? We also want the 7 days until we can be legal owners to pass as soon as possible if no one comes forward, so we're a bit disappointed if we can't start counting til Monday!
 
Finders of Stray Dogs (other than dog wardens or police):

Any person who finds a stray dog must;

1) return the dog to its owner or

2) take the dog to the Local Authority (for the area in which it was found)

And inform those in charge of where the dog was found. It is illegal to hold a found dog without reporting it first.

The Environmental Protection (Stray Dogs) Regulations 1992 describes the procedure to be followed where a stray dog is found by a member of the public who wishes to keep it. Where a dog has been brought in to the Local Authority, the finder may (under section 150(2) of the EPA 1990, request to keep the dog. Details as specified in law will be recorded.

If allowed to retain the dog, the finder must keep the dog for at least 28 days, however, the original owner can still claim the return of the dog, after this time – The Act does not deal with the civil law on ownership, e.g. the finder of a dog who follows all the procedures does not automatically become the dog’s legal owner after a period of 28 days, a dispute over ownership could follow. This is explained in the DOE Circular 6/1992: Control of Stray Dogs.

A report conducted by Gfk NOP on behalf of Dogs Trust states that an estimated 96,892 stray dogs were taken in by local councils in the UK over the course of one year (Annual Stray Dogs Report 2008).


Sorry but the above is Canine Law in the UK, in reality no one will come forward for the dog and she is yours but if they do it does not matter how long you have had her if she has not been through the system with dog wardens, kennels and re-homing then she still belongs to previous owners-it is not right but it is how it is-keep photographic evidence of her condition and take her to a vet for a health check-get her registered and her health and condition on file then in the highly unlikely event anyone came forward for her you may be able to fight the case.

I stress it is highly unlikely to happen but you need to know your rights(or lack of them)
 
Thank you for your lovely comments and the information. Twiggy - that was my understanding, but when we called the dog warden he said that he is going to register us as fostering her and after 7 days we will have formal certificates of ownership and it would be the same as if we had adopted her from the RSPCA. We also sent him pictures of her and apparently if the old owners do come forward they will have some serious questions to ask before they would be allowed her back.
 
Possum said:
Thank you for your lovely comments and the information. Twiggy - that was my understanding, but when we called the dog warden he said that he is going to register us as fostering her and after 7 days we will have formal certificates of ownership and it would be the same as if we had adopted her from the RSPCA. We also sent him pictures of her and apparently if the old owners do come forward they will have some serious questions to ask before they would be allowed her back.
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Legally he can't do that but either way people rarely come forward when the dog is neglected and it sounds like she has landed on her feet with you-good luck with her
 
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