A four-year-old Yorkshire Terrier was branded "unwanted" after the family that owned him left him with a vet to be put to sleep. The adorable canine, called Theo, was dropped off with the vet as he was no longer wanted by his family.
The heartbreaking tale was written by Belfast Live. However, there could be a happy ending. Theo is now being offered up for adoption after being rescued. He is currently living in foster care after the lucky save.
According to the Nottinghamshire Live sister publication, Theo is now with the team at Friends of Rescue, which is assessing his personality and needs to be able to match him with a forever-loving home. His foster mum said: "This poor little guy was left in a vets to be euthanised due to being unwanted. He is a busy little man but if he gets two good walks and play time, he can settle for periods, he's also very good at night time.
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A spokesperson for the charity said: "Since being with us in foster care let’s just say he is buck daft and there isn’t a cuddly toy safe around him. He is just doing the very best and we are so delighted that he's made it out of that vets alive to get a chance with a family who will adore him.
"Theo medically has now been signed off, he was neutered and his trachea X rayed as he was showing signs of a candidate for trachea issues but at the moment all is well and no treatment is necessary but he will need to be monitored throughout his life as it is very common in the Yorkie breed."
Theo's foster mum added: "Theo loves his walks, he will go round the park twice no bother. He is happy meeting other dogs and is very sociable but can, if he feels uneasy about strangers, have a tendency to bark.
"He interacts with everyone but is becoming attached to me. He finds it extremely hard to settle when I leave in the morning. He wouldn't be able to sleep in a room on his own at night, or be left alone in the house. He sleeps on the bed beside me which I think he finds a comfort."
She continued: "Theo loves to play, his Kong is his favourite but balls are great too. He is almost house trained and we have a little work to do on that. He can be mouthy when he's playing but it's all good natured.
"He is just a lovely wee man, good natured and fun, and he needs someone active who can give him lots of time. He could live with another dog or dogs but they would need to be as active as him or he will torture the life out of them trying to get a rise."
This dog was reported by the team in Belfast but the RSPCA says it witnesses similar issues across its network in England and Wales. Throughout 2020 the organisation's branches took in 31,076 animals in need, which included 5,889 wildlife. It added that it found new homes for 22,939 animals and released 1,698 wildlife.
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