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'Collared' dog gets new lease of life and home
A dog that was under sentence of death unless a new owner could be found is now enjoying life in a loving home.
- By Daniel Bardsley, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:05 August 5, 2007
- Image Credit: Supplied Picture
- The lucky dog was vaccinated, dewormed and microchipped.
Dubai: A dog that was under sentence of death unless a new owner could be found is now enjoying life in a loving home.
As reported in Gulf News, the male dog, thought to be a cross between a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a Pit Bull Terrier, was picked up wandering the streets of Abu Dhabi.
The animal was looked after at the British Veterinary Centre (BVC) in Abu Dhabi, but if the original owner or a suitable new owner had not been found, he would have been put down.
Because bull terriers can be aggressive, BVC staff would only rehome the animal with someone who already had experience of looking after similar animals - making the task of finding a new owner in a short time doubly difficult.
Fortunately, an experienced bull terrier owner offered to take the animal, which can now look forward to many happy and healthy years ahead as a contented pet.
Relief
Gillian Kirkwood, the Abu Dhabi resident who found the animal and took him to the BVC, said: "It is such a relief not to see his face peering from his cage anymore, pleading with me with his eyes to take him home. He was something special.
"We have homed him permanently in a fantastic home where he will want for nothing and be showered with affection, just as all dogs should be."
Many people contacted Kirkwood and the BVC offering to help after reading about the animal's plight in Gulf News last week.
When he was found, the dog was in good condition and was wearing a collar, so he is thought to have been a pet that went missing, rather than a stray.
Before going to his new owner, the lucky dog was vaccinated, dewormed and microchipped.
Ameenah Ameeri from the BVC said if the animal had been microchipped in the first place, it would have made it possible to trace the original owner fairly easily.
"If your dog is not microchipped, then we cannot trace you," she said.
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