Patsya Chihuahua / Cocker spaniel cross, had just seen her life turned upside down overnight; her owner had to move and was no longer able to keep her. She was then adopted by Christine Reading and her husband THEwho live Yazor in Herefordshire, England.
The day after its adoption, Patsy had escaped through a hole in the fence. “ The last time I saw her, she was running through the fields towards the 30 square kilometers of forest », tells his mistress to the BBC. An experience that she describes as “ totally traumatic “.
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If Christine Reading received several testimonies from people saying they saw the dog afterwards, the latter continued her escapade, which lasted 7 weeks in total.
His adopter feared the worst. “ A week could go by without any report, and I would be worried to death thinking that something had happened to him. “, she confides.
Hope was revived by the passage of Patsy in front of the camera equipping a trap cage installed on a farm. Christine Reading rushed to the scene, realizing, relieved, that her 4-legged friend had just been locked up there.
At that moment, she was far from suspecting that Patsy was no longer alone; she had given birth to a litter of puppies.
3 puppies rescued
Ignoring this fact, Christine Reading took her home and noticed that she was extremely nervous and agitated. She initially put it down to stress from running away, but then noticed that Patsy was producing milk; that's when she realized the dog had given birth.
Christine Reading quickly returned to the farm with the new mother, discovering that she had hidden her 4 babies among the brambles under a tree. Unfortunately, it was already too late for one of them.
The 3 survivors, on the other hand, are in good health. They grow up alongside their parent, who slowly learns to relax. Christine Reading and her husband decided to keep one of the little ones. The other 2 will be offered for adoption.
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