Help please with getting our dog back

sarabe

If the new owner takes him to be microchipped then they will scan him first and hopefully find the chip. The microchipper will then be obliged to contact the chip company and he'll flag up as stolen.

Unfortunately when the new owner registers him at her vets they won't bother to scan him which is a real shame because it would be such a quick and simple thing to do. This is something that I have discussed with my vet practice on numerous occasions but they don't consider it important enough.

If he was my dog I would be doing everything within my power to find him. Posters, contact vets, doglost, facebook page.

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sarabe wrote: »

If the new owner takes him to be microchipped then they will scan him first and hopefully find the chip. The microchipper will then be obliged to contact the chip company and he'll flag up as stolen.

Unfortunately when the new owner registers him at her vets they won't bother to scan him which is a real shame because it would be such a quick and simple thing to do. This is something that I have discussed with my vet practice on numerous occasions but they don't consider it important enough.

If he was my dog I would be doing everything within my power to find him. Posters, contact vets, doglost, facebook page.

I would do all that but the big problem is/was that the lady was extremely difficult to contact and when there was an oppurtunity she would refuse to speak and put the phone down.

We do not know where or who he has been given to so I thought it would be a bit difficult to put up posters etc.

My first thought was that the new owners would take it to a vet and the vet would scan the chip but like you said vets dont do it.

We are desperate to get him back but with so little information as to where he is then we are stuck.

donnap83

Doglost is a fantastic site, if you contact them, explain the situation and see what they advise.

sarabe

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I would do all that but the big problem is/was that the lady was extremely difficult to contact and when there was an oppurtunity she would refuse to speak and put the phone down.

We do not know where or who he has been given to so I thought it would be a bit difficult to put up posters etc.

My first thought was that the new owners would take it to a vet and the vet would scan the chip but like you said vets dont do it.

We are desperate to get him back but with so little information as to where he is then we are stuck.

I haven't read all of the thread but if you believe that he was rehomed against your wishes then I would get some legal advise. Citizens Advice would be a good place to start.

Meanwhile advertise him as lost/stolen on doglost and the other lost pet sites. I doubt if the new owner knows you are looking for him but you really need to find him quickly otherwise it is very unfair to them - and him.

cjmumto2

I am sure you must be able to get help here, if the dog was handed over out of spite by your wife, then technically he was stolen from you as you did not give your consent, I used to work for the RSPCA and this did happen more than once, when an angry ex spouse handed in the dog.

The police may have to get involved to question said rescue, is she legitimate? or she may be illegally rescuing dogs for £150. YOu can find out if she is a registered charity or business. If the dog runs happily to you most people will know who the real owner is.

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sarabe wrote: »

I haven't read all of the thread but if you believe that he was rehomed against your wishes then I would get some legal advise. Citizens Advice would be a good place to start.

Meanwhile advertise him as lost/stolen on doglost and the other lost pet sites. I doubt if the new owner knows you are looking for him but you really need to find him quickly otherwise it is very unfair to them - and him.

He was definately rehomed against our wishes.
Other than the doglost website what other sites would you recommend?

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

could you look for the rescue site and track them down?

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cjmumto2 wrote: »

I am sure you must be able to get help here, if the dog was handed over out of spite by your wife, then technically he was stolen from you as you did not give your consent, I used to work for the RSPCA and this did happen more than once, when an angry ex spouse handed in the dog.

The police may have to get involved to question said rescue, is she legitimate? or she may be illegally rescuing dogs for £150. YOu can find out if she is a registered charity or business. If the dog runs happily to you most people will know who the real owner is.

My wife gave the dog to the lady and asked her to look after it for a week and gave her £50, of which £20 was for his fur to be cut and the rest for food.

How do I find out if she is a proper registered person? We know that its not the first time she has done this as our dog had a sister and allegedly the previous owner had treated them badly and tried to get them both back but in the end she settled for just the sister.

I have no doubts in my mind that he will run and bark very excitedly when he sees either myself, my wife or our kids so hopefully that shouldnt be a problem.

Mrs_Arcanum

Also worth contacting all the local vets as they will then be on alert for your dog. The vets will also be aware of this "rescue" person and be able to advise of any other issues there may be.

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Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

could you look for the rescue site and track them down?

I am not sure the lady has a website.
All we know is the name of the lady, her address and the phone number.

As far as we know she is just runs a rescue place from her home.