Positive future not out of the question for Moffat dog pack
Six dogs are being cared for by Dumfries & Galloway Canine Rescue Centre
The six surviving dogs from the pack involved in a sheep attack near Moffat on Sunday 9th of July are now in the care of Dumfries & Galloway Canine Rescue Centre.
The animals were taken there following a control effort involving Police and local dog enthusiast Lee Herron who runs lost dogs Dumfries & Galloway.
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Since arriving on Sunday afternoon, the newest additions to the centre have been receiving care from staff with hopes the animals will become more used to human contact.
Jon Foot, assistant manager at the centre says: “We’re just at the moment letting them decompress from their traumatic ordeal, but yeah sometime in the future which could be several weeks yet, we hope that there will be a positive outcome for them”
“It’s just the staff that’s dealing with them at the moment, we haven’t asked any of the volunteers to deal with them yet. They seem to be ok with humans being around them, they are very timid and shy of close handling.”
The dogs are described as not malicious by nature
Now in the care of the canine centre, the six dogs have now received names. Staff are pleased to welcome 'Rae, Charlotte, Meadow, Toffee, Brodie, and Glen' into their trusted hands.
Jon says: “They’re not very well socialised animals but there doesn’t seem to be any aggression or any signs of malice from them at all.”
With little known about the dogs lives up till this point, it’s hoped more will be learned about the mix of ages and breeds with time.
Members of the public are asked not to bombard the centre for information about the six new dogs at this time.