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Small dog small house

  • 31-03-2017 5:55pm
    #1
    Paudee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 488 ✭✭


    H all, I accidentally acquired a very small Jack Russell, running down a main Street as I was walking to work. He's not chipped but in good health, lovely temperament and seems to be trained to a lead. I suspect as does the vet and animal welfare that he was stolen from somewhere at some point and then released today.

    My issue is that I live in a terraced house in the city and have an incredibly small 'garden'.. the local animal welfare are currently full and I'm hesitant to take him to the pound. My question really is would it be unfair on the dog to keep him given the lack of space in my house? Both my OH and I work within walking distance and come home for lunch.


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  • #2
    Latatian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 447 ✭✭Latatian


    I've had my dog in a big house, a small house, a tent, a boat.... if you walk them they're happy out for the most part.

    Check facebook, check your local shops and parks, check the many lost and found websites, see if anyone has put up signs.


  • #3
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    There are plenty of dogs living happily in apartments with no garden at all op! As long as you can meet his needs exercise-wise and getting out to toilet, as well as plenty of social contact, there's no reason why this can't work.
    But you do have legal obligations. You need to report having found the dog to either your county pound, or to the guards. Once you do this, the dog legally becomes yours once 366 days have passed from the date of notice. This means that the owners are entitled to take him back if they reappear with the 366 days.
    If you don't report the dog as found, he never legally becomes yours, by the letter of the law. The owners could come forward years from now and be entitled to take him back.
    The other option is to put him in the pound, and go back after 5 days to legally adopt him. Risky, unless the pound reliably holds him for you and doesn't adopt him to someone else once the 5 days are up. This is the only way to become a found dog's legal owner quickly... Unless his owners are found and expressly give him to you.


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