If I've found a stray puppy, who do I call???

[NotADragonOfSoup]

RSPCA? Local council dog warden?

Awww sweet....
It could be microchipped, so needs to be checked by the vet/dog warden/blue cross

It has weed everywhere and pooed on the floor twice. It is now yapping piteously from the large wicker basket (complete with furry blanket lined cardboard box, water and, er, cat food) in which it will be sleeping tonight.

It can not stay.

It is a f-ing disaster so far as DS2 is concerned.

Awww soupdragon... but it's adorable. And I'm sure it's looking at you with it's grateful puppy dog eyes. you want to keep it really

oh hang are you not soupdragon then???

No, I am SoupDragon

I've spent all morning cleaning up about 5 poos and numerous wees. I thought I'd left all that behind when I potty trained BabyDragon. Oh, and a pile of cat sick. And I spy another f-ing wee

DS2 went to school in tears this morning. Had to explain to his teacher why he would be delicate today.

You know, it doesn't take long to house train them. And we could talk you through a training programme for him. Are you around for most of the day?

Just a thought.......

LOL!

The dog warden has taken him now (complete with knotted muslin rag to play with) with assurances that he will be easily rehomed.

He wasn't the right dog for our family, we need something more robust. I can see that we will most likely end up with a dog in the near future though [sigh]

He'll probably have a home somewhere hes escaped from by accident with some children getting more distraught than you ds is. You did the right thing.

Bronze is right (Damn you, Bronze!). There may well be a family going frantic looking for him.

Still...I'm a great believer in fate. I had romantic notions that that little puppy 'found' or 'chose' you for a reason!

IF YOU DO DECIDE TO GETA DOG THEN (AND YOU KNOW YOU WILL....) OMG CAPS, thne please go to a rescue centre. do loads of research on the 'best' dog for your family and then you can either hope local ceb=ntre will have one or contact the breed rescue site (most have them, eg labradoodles are wwww.doodletimes.net)
often you can get an older puppy about 8 months or so (housetrained but still adorable and hard work) and you'll be sorted!

our new pup is 12 weeks now and just getting housetrained and so fab.

Oh, if we do get a dog it will be from a rescue centre, no doubt. And an older puppy too

I don't think this puppy did have a home as such. The friend whose garden I found the dog in had an identical stray a month or so back and his neighbours said they too had had one. The thought is that there is a house in their road breeding them and not being very careful.

He looked particularly weeny in the big arms of the very large dog warden who came to fetch him! Warden was confident he would be rehomed very easily as he (the puppy) was gorgeous. He was clearly quite a little puppy because he wanted to be held all the time - I was tempted to dig out BabyDragon's fleece pouch sling to carry him round in!

"Merlin"

Oh man, I'm not that in to Yorkies but even I would have struggled to say goodbye to something that cute!

The first 16 weeks of a puppy's life are the most crucial in terms of socialising - getting them used to children, other dogs, loud noises, traffic etc etc. Get the first 16 weeks right and the dog will be right for life.

So whilst chosing a rescue dog is very commendable, if you have very young children, take extra care. You will never know what the dog has been through and what triggers might set it off.

I truly believe that all dogs can be retrained and readjusted with lots of love, care and time. Very young children, however, cannot be expected to keep their distance until you are 100% sure of the dog.

I don't think rescue centres let you have a dog if you have children under a certain age. BabyDragon is coming up to 3 so I think we under age.

He was utterly gorgeous I can't bear yappy little dogs but I was tempted to keep him. Dog Man did say I could change my mind at any point and reclaim him. If he had been destined to grow into something Cocker Spaniel sized, I think he would have stayed! He desperately wanted to be held, bless him. [sob] [wail] [disinfects kitchen floor]

You could contact him [dog man] and say if he's not claimed then you will have it. That way no guilt.

Ahh. Well done, hopefully he'll either be reunited with his owner (? sounds like a breeder though doesn't it) or get rehomed quickly (sure he will be).

Very sweet picture - and I don't usually particularly like Yorkies either, but aren't all puppies just adorable.

Sounds like ds2 will be badgering you relentlessly till you get a dog

Yes, he is most likely an escapee from a breeder (and not a very professional one it would seem). I hope he doesn't get reunited but is rehomed by the rescue kennels.

I won't be claiming him though, I know he's just not the right dog for us. He'll be the perfect dog for someone though as he was lovely, friendly and craved cuddles.

DS2 seems fine - DS1 has a friend over for tea and they're all playing Pokemon on DS Lites which has distracted him.