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Greek
rescue pup dogged by trouble
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COUPLE who rescued a stray puppy whilst on holiday in Greece
and brought it home to England have been forced to find it a
new home, because their own dogs wouldn’t accept the newcomer.
Robert and Shelley Edwards were on holiday on the Greek island
of Kos and befriended the puppy, which they found scavenging
for scraps of food by their hotel. The dog was infested with
ticks and fleas and was severely dehydrated.
After a battle with the authorities on the island, involving
98 telephone calls, the couple successfully brought the puppy
– now christened ‘Koz’ back to the UK, spending
over £3,500 in kennels, vets’ fees, flights and quarantine.
As soon as Koz had completed his six months in quarantine, the
Edwards brought him home to their house in Brislington, Bristol.
However, after a week, the couple reluctantly decided to find
him another home because their existing two Border Collies were
making the little crossbreeds’ life miserable.
"It’s heartbreaking," said Mrs Edwards, 25. "Our
two dogs wouldn’t accept him. They got into a fight, Robert
tried to separate them and one of them snapped at him and he
ended up in casualty with a wound on the back of his hand.
"It’s not fair on them or Koz to keep them all. We’ve
spent a lot of money on Koz, but we don’t regret it. We’ve
rescued a lovely little puppy."
Her husband Robert, 31, added: "We achieved what we wanted
in getting him out of Greece where he would have been left to
die."
Earlier this week Koz was rehomed to a new owner in Devon and
seems to have settled down happily.
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