[mustang8991]

i found this dog and took her in i got her spayed yesterday and the vet said she was heeler mix i would like to know with what

[cigwyllt]

If you reply to this post you can attach a pic of her.

[leswhite]

Please don't be offended I am looking for a lost dog and I noticed on your posts you found this dog as a stray. May I ask what you did to establish no one was looking for it? Did you check dogslost type websites, animalwardens etc did you check with the dog warden. I am sure you did but have to ask. Thank you,

[mustang8991]

i check every where some one dropped her soory where did you lose yous

[leswhite]

Thanks for getting back to me. Until Eva went missing 14th July I had no idea what a huge problem there was with missing dogs. Sadly Eva slipped her lead on 14th July on holiday with a friend at a caravan park in St Catherine's Argyll Scotland. I have the same breed of dog and became friends with her owner/mummy through that so I have been trawling the internet on the off chance see was picked up by someone on holiday in the area. She was sighted nearby on 27th July and nothing since. The area is dense undergrowth and humans get not get in easily to look for her. It heart breaking. She has a facebook page if you want to see her photo or think you could pass it on - HELP FIND EVA - will take you to it. A 2 yr old Hairless Chinese Crested.

I hope you find out the breed of your dog. I had heard you could get a DNA test but it sounds expensive.

All the best
Lesley

[cigwyllt]

The DNA tests are not very reliable. If you post a pic we may be able to help identify some other breed in her.

Leswhite - have you registered with Dogslost? It's so much worse when you don't live in the area where the dog was lost but there are some publicity measures that really do help:

Dogslost is great so make sure your dog is posted with them. Contact local radio for the county where you were staying, and the surrounding areas. Dog wardens - within maybe a 30 mile radius. Again even though she is a small dog she could have moved or have been moved quite a distance so check any rescues in the area. Ask local postmen to look out for her. Lots of dogs are spotted by postmen as they often notice a new dog on the block.

Is she spayed and microchipped? Both those things will reduce the likeliehood of her being stolen and kept - if she is spayed she is no use for breeding and if she is chipped a decent vet should pick it up.

Finally, just to encourage you, I have heard of a Patterdale terrier who went missing while being worked. He eventually came home FOUR MONTHS later skinny but none the worse for his adventure having survived on creatures he had caught and killed.