Just a few days old, a French Bulldog puppy was discovered alone on a path in a park in Cranbrook, British Columbia (Canada), without a mother or littermates by his side. So fragile, the little dog had little chance of getting out alone.
His story, told by the BC SPCAbegins on a path of Cranbrook. The tiny ball of fur was left to its own devices: no mother, no brothers and sisters, no adopter on the horizon. Fortunately, a passerby found her.
The latter did not just collect it. For 1 hour, he knocked on neighborhood doors in the hope of finding the house where the puppy came from, before meeting a volunteer from the BC SPCAwho joined the search with a third good Samaritan.
The three of them combed the park and rang neighboring houses for 2 more hours… without result. No door opened to the right family, and the young French Bulldog's home remained nowhere to be found.
The municipal services, also contacted, had not received any declaration of this kind and could not in any case welcome such a young animal.
“ Foster families truly save lives »
Affectionately nicknamed Tykethe puppy was placed in a foster home where he had to be bottle-fed every 2 to 3 hours.
“ It would be impossible to take care of all the animals we welcome without foster families “, explain Angela Matherhead of the center of BC SPCA East Kootenay. Without his foster families, she emphasizes, the team would not have been able to take care of the little one on site. “ Foster families truly save lives. »
The result is visible to the naked eye: once so fragile, Tyke became chubby and healthy!
Angela Mather says it bluntly: its branch has an urgent need for host families, including for short stays or emergencies. There BC SPCA East Kootenay primarily seeks homes for bottle-fed kittens, pregnant or newly-partum female dogs and cats, small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, etc.) and animals with medical needs, such as female dogs recovering from sterilization.
A puppy now well cared for
The little Bulldog was not put up for adoption right away. His benefactors waited for him to grow and gain strength.
Until then, he is pampered by his devoted host family.