Jack Russell picked up from sheep field opposite us

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Got a call from a neighbour at 2pm there were 2 dogs in the sheep field opposite our farm
Phoned the farmer and headed out to see what was happening
2 dogs one JR and one black long coat collie poss collie cross in the field with the sheep and lambs not chasing but causing the sheep to stress.
Managed to catch the JR the other one made off at speed
I now have the JR(little short coated mostly white with brown ears) in one of our kennels lovely little dog a bit lean good on the lead good around my horses . Not a young dog a little grizzled around the muzzle.
I have contacted the dog warden who has taken details to circulate.
I have contacted the village community liaison who has sent an e mail around the villages contacts list (+3 neighbouring villages) and posted on Facebook (I don't do Facebook)
Contacted the local pub who has passed the word on and put a note up in the pub and contacted the local holiday lets.
A local friend has a micro chip scanner and she in definitely not chipped
We are in rural Pembrokeshire so not masses of houses nearby
as it is Eater holidays I suppose it could be tourists staying nearby

Sweet little dog surprised no one has missed her also concerned about the other dog as there are lambs and in lamd sheep all around here and it could still be running loose!!

Is there anything else I can do ?

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the nearest vets are about 10 miles away in one direction and 12 miles in the other so not that close.
The dog warden said she would contact their kennels in case any one had reported the dogs lost and she would also contact vets in the area.
 
local friend (dog breeder ) has already come and scanned the dog with her scanner definitely not micro chipped
 
Get the dog warden/police to take the dog in. This may seem heartless but the owner will have to pay a fee to get the dog back. A dog of a herding breed paired with another of a killing breed is a lethal combination and the owner needs to have a serious wake up call for allowing the dogs to stray. If they were in my lambing field, I'd pick up the gun first and the phone second. This is serious stuff. Dogs don't usually know how to kill and make a horrendous mess of a sheep while they are learning. You won't see the damage and bruising until the sheep is skinned. The financial loss is secondary.
 
As above, but Gone to Earth on here had a more mature JR bitch go 'missing' after a farm sale a couple of months ago. Whilst she is probably a huge distance from you, these dogs do 'travel' and I am sure she would be ever so grateful for a description via a pm. Its a million to one chance I suppose but you never know.
 
Run to Earth. Hers was a bitch. Omg, I'd be ecstatic if it were hers!

This is Run To Earth's post, there is a picture of Hattie on here. https://forums-secure.horseandhound.co.uk/showthread.php?686431-Belugh-Rubbish-end-to-the-year

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I heard an amazing story about a springer found today, he was chipped and traced to the owner, who reported him stolen 4 years ago as a puppy!!
 
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sorry not Hattie she is smaller than that with brown ears and brown patch on bottom.
I have put her on lost dogs site (yesterday) and toured the local village shops with no joy.
Apart from the fact she was in with sheep she is a sweet dog good on the lead trots alongside you loves to get on your lap and snuggle in.
but not pushy at all .
She is quite lean so we wonder if she has been' on the road' a while '
No sign of the black dog with her not sure if they are a pair as she doesn't appear to be missing him/her .
She has settled well in our kennels and is gentle and pleased to see you when you pop in to feed and walk her bounces like a rubber ball while waiting for you to get to her but waits patiently for her lead to be put on also very clean waits to toilet outside.
I am beginning to wonder if she has been dumped as she is thin and older (little bit grizzled on her face)
The dog warden thinks they will rehome her easily if no owner found as she is so gentle and affectionate.
I am calling her Tilly as she trots nicely at your side (Tilly Trotter!!! the Catherine Cookson novel).
Hope it turns out well for her.
 
Dog was picked up by the dog warden at 10.30 this morning .
The owner rang us at 7:3pm this evening to claim her they are about 3 miles away from here.
I have refered them to the warden.
The black dog went straight back home on Wednesday and it has taken 2 days to get in touch!!!!!
I told them both dogs were in with sheep and they were lucky they weren't shot .
The reply was oh they are always getting out and going off playing!!!!!!!!
I am so cross I suggested they kept their dogs in and microchip them. She was a lovely little dog and deserves a better owner who cares enough to look after her.


I have kept the phone number in case they turn up again.
Hopefully they will get an earful from the dog warden .

I just cannot believe people are so off hand about the dogs running loose they just didn't seem to care!!!!!!!!!
 
Glad all's well that ends well but I agree it's shameful the way they have behaved poor little Tilly. What was her real name btw?

Tell me would you have kept her if she hadn't been claimed?

There should be more people like you :-)
 
Her real name is Lucy .I think Tilly suited her better!
I asked the dog warden to let me know what was happening to her if it had been life or death for her I would have had her.

The dog warden said that if she hadn't been claimed in 7 days they would consider her abandoned and put her up for rehoming.
The warden said she was such an affectionate happy little dog she would have rehomed her very easily she was such a clean little dog waited patiently to go out to the toilet She was an older dog poss 8+ but some elderly people look for an older dog
If my husbands mum was still alive she would have adored her she always had a little Jack Russell
 
Sounds like a good job well done.

Another thing about lost terriers, all too often they are hunting rabbits, go to ground and dig after a rabbit throwing the earth up behind them. When they decide they've had enough, they can't back out because of the earth they've thrown out behind them blocks their exit and die a rather unpleasant death.
 
cinnamontoast said:
A lab was shot by a farmer recently for killing his pheasants : those dogs were incredibly lucky.
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Wasn't that awful? The owners of the dogs let them get out repeatedly and didn't make the garden dog proof, they just used to let them wander. It is always the poor dogs who suffer. I feel sorry for the ladowner who is now being villified for his actions.

A local keeper shot a friends border terrier after it got into his release pen for the third time, she had plenty of warnings first.

I expect those dogs will be back with you soon, horselib, having found a nice field of sheep to play in they are unlikely to stay away.
 
Irresponsible dog owners drive me crazy. I live in an isolated property with footpaths/bridleways running past two sides. We get a handful of walkers and riders past every day. The majority just go past, wave, say hello and are pleasant.

However, we have a large garden (1.5 acres) some is fenced securely to keep my dogs in, the rest has a boundary hedge with one stretch having a moat which is set back from the track about 20m. The grass between the track and the moat is short mowed and has lots of daffodils and primroses.

I am astounded by the number of people who bring their dogs across the grass to swim in OUR moat. When challenge them and ask them nicely not to they usually argue, I point out they are standing on my lawn. The excuse is usually that they can't control the dog as he likes to swim.

I usually offer to bring my 4 round to their house to play on their lawn and in their pond, apparently that is different.

A few weeks ago I asked on repeat offender to put their dog on a lead, got a load of argument so replied that I would shoot the dog as it was worrying my ducks. Got called a load of 4 letter words but huge dog is now on a lead when it passes.

Hopefully my reputation as a grumpy old cow who shoots dogs will spread (I don't even own a gun) and my ducks will be left in peace.
 
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