Fortunately, we got to hear about him pronto, and the lovely lady who saved Bruce and got him ready to travel, dashed over yesterday and got him before word got out there was a Spinone in the pound. The danger is that a hunter would take him, use him for a season or two, then not bother feeding him and dump him when he'd served his purpose, contracting parvovirus is also a big risk in the pounds there.
He was taken straight to the vet for a check up and vaccinations, and it was discovered that he's only about 16 weeks old and covered in dog bites. Unfortunately, she couldn't take Widget as she's already looking after a lot of other dogs, but she's contacted someone who can, so he should be safe too.
There's a bit of money left over from The Jewels fund, but we're contributing again for the ongoing costs of getting the 2 pups here, where there are already homes waiting for them.
Good news, just got an update that Widget is being collected tomorrow, whisked off to the vet for vaccinations, then into temporary care before he can come to England.
Walter and Widget have been wormed and treated for fleas and ticks, and are slowly eating and putting on weight. They can have their rabies jabs this weekend which means they can come over in 21 days.