100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 31 - Luna C

We return to dogs in our care for Day 31 of the 100 Days with 100 Dogs. There's rarely any happy tales for the dogs that come to us. There's usually at least some trauma to work through, but some do stand out, and sadly not in a way anyone would like.

Meet Luna C

This darling little girl is Luna C. (We have 3 Luna's at this kennel, and don't let the way it rolls off the tongue worry you!😀 )  She is just a baby at 9 months old, and yet she's already experienced more than she ever should.

She was bought as a puppy, but her typical puppy play behaviour proved too much for the resident dog and he attacked her. Trying to do the best for her, the owner re homed her. The new owner said all the right things and appeared to offer the perfect home. Two months later and Luna was returned to the original owner severely underweight (to the point we considered EPI (*) when we first met her) and with patches of fur missing.  

They used the excuse that she had bitten the child, although the original home had children and she was fine with them. Luna is not ready for homing yet, as we need to build her back up and assess her fully.  We will have to err on the side of caution and not allow her into a home with children. Considering her experiences it will also need to be a pet free home.  We will keep you updated on her progress.

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(*)  Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is a stomach condition which makes digestion difficult.