The last time we had been into see the Marie, we were trying to trace the owner of a stray dog that we had managed to get hold of. He was a hunting dog and looked as if he had been lost for a few weeks. He was very thin and mangy but he was good tempered, probably just because we were feeding him. The mayor took him away, and tried ringing round the local hunts, but had no luck, and the dog was sent to the local refuge. We uhmed and ahhed about whether or not to keep him, but decided in the end that his was a bit to old for us.
(Stray dog number one)
So this time, no sooner had we been given the planning form when the Marie asked if we still wanted a dog, as he had another lost dog for us to look at. We went to see him that afternoon and he was a bit of a cutey, and had Tina won over straight away, so said we would wait for a few days, in case someone claimed him. Before you get the wrong idea about the French, I checked with the Marie, and it's not normal for him to find abandoned dogs, let alone two in a month!
(Stray dog number two)
We picked him up yesterday.
His name is Fabrice, and the Marie's daughter thinks he might be a 'Chien Allemande' cross (German Pincer) . We think he is about six months old, but we are taking him to the vets today to see what they think, and to hand over another large cheque!
Update
He was very well behaved in the vets, until they called us into the surgery room, when he wouldn't move and had to be dragged in. Once inside he was fine.
He didn't have a chip, so we he is now ours! He has been chipped, and started his jabs with no complaints, although we did fear that he had had a dump in the boot on the way home. Luckily it was jus our first 'in car dog fart'.
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