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Dylan was found in July on deaths door in South Wales. Bryan Butt was approached outside his house by a man to ask if he had lost a dog as there were two dogs up the hill. Bryan and his wife could not have prepared themselves for what they saw when they went to help; two dogs that were practically on death's door. Both dogs were emaciated, covered in painful sores and mange, and had been abandoned. Bryan took the dogs to the local council run pound, Croft Kennels, after being turned away by a rescue centre due to them being full. Staff at the pound said Dylan was the worst case of neglect they had ever seen and staff at the pound did not expect him to survive the night. He had no fur and was so malnourished that he was skeletal. Despite the odds, it soon became apparent what a fighter Dylan is. He spent 4 weeks in the pound in isolated, overcoming terrible contagious mange and gaining much needed weight. He then was taken on by Hounds First Sighthound Rescue (http://www.houndsfirst.co.uk) and put into one of their brilliant foster homes, with a volunteer named Abby. Here Dylan was supported further to gain weight, be neutered, and rehabilitation work could begin for him to overcome his emotional scars. Four weeks on, Dylan was adopted by Jamie-lee and Austin after they saw his picture on Abby's Facebook page. Dylan has lived in his forever home since September 2014 with his brother, Theo, a 2 year old working cocker spaniel. He is continuing to overcome his emotional scars; he is still hand shy and very frightened of strangers, but every day he develops more. He is an extremely loving boy and has touched the lives of many and has a Facebook group (facebook.com/dylanandtheo) with a legion of fans following his progress. He is a very special boy.
Dylan was found in July on deaths door in South Wales. Bryan Butt was approached outside his house by a man to ask if he had lost a dog as there were two dogs up the hill. Bryan and his wife could not have prepared themselves for what they saw when they went to help; two dogs that were practically on death's door. Both dogs were emaciated, covered in painful sores and mange, and had been abandoned. Bryan took the dogs to the local council run pound, Croft Kennels, after being turned away by a rescue centre due to them being full. Staff at the pound said Dylan was the worst case of neglect they had ever seen and staff at the pound did not expect him to survive the night. He had no fur and was so malnourished that he was skeletal. Despite the odds, it soon became apparent what a fighter Dylan is. He spent 4 weeks in the pound in isolated, overcoming terrible contagious mange and gaining much needed weight. He then was taken on by Hounds First Sighthound Rescue (http://www.houndsfirst.co.uk) and put into one of their brilliant foster homes, with a volunteer named Abby. Here Dylan was supported further to gain weight, be neutered, and rehabilitation work could begin for him to overcome his emotional scars. Four weeks on, Dylan was adopted by Jamie-lee and Austin after they saw his picture on Abby's Facebook page. Dylan has lived in his forever home since September 2014 with his brother, Theo, a 2 year old working cocker spaniel. He is continuing to overcome his emotional scars; he is still hand shy and very frightened of strangers, but every day he develops more. He is an extremely loving boy and has touched the lives of many and has a Facebook group (facebook.com/dylanandtheo) with a legion of fans following his progress. He is a very special boy.