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R.I.P Pudsey 
Pudsey the dog, winner of Britains got Talent, has died age 11
His owner Ashleigh Butler discovered that Pudsey had leukaemia when he became unwell.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40687875/pudsey-the-dog-from-britains-got-talent-is-dead
[Please find old related discussion about Cats & Dogs [old] here]
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Gumtree in Ireland must be far more reputable than in England @pgn. This is where the stolen dogs are sold as well as FB Marketplace!
My son bought a yorkie cross from Gumtree. Lovely dog at first, than 2 days later started biting. The sellers had dropped the dog off as 'they were in the area' and when they tried to call them on the phone number given, it was unavailable.
Sadly they took it to RSPCA as they could not keep a dog who bit everyone.
The RSPCA checked on their database. Apparently this dog had been returned twIce before. 
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Yes, @Cleoriff, we used Gumtree to identify breeders, then visited in person - we'd see the mother's temperament then, and occasionally get to see the dad too. Sometimes it'd be a farmhouse, sometimes a private house.
The "bought a dog off a man down the pub" never really appealed.
Mind you, our lab came from a farm with sheep - he's more lamb (bouncy!) than lab, methinks the ram must've escaped one evening... 
If the seller was not willing to let us come see the pups: 
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Awful thing to happen to them
....I'm reminded of the saying that faces only a mother could love 😞
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Shocking! Apparently those bulldogs are very much in demand in LA. It's also on the news tonight.
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Problem is with these stolen dogs belonging to Lady Gaga, very little press coverage given to the poor guy walking the dogs. He was shot in the chest and seriously injured! Hope he recovers soon. 
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I see Lady Gaga's 2 stolen dogs have been returned. Her dog walker is doing well. All medical bills being picked up by LG.
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I wonder if the reward was paid...
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Nothing said about that. Just some woman found them tied to a post a few miles away from where they were taken. As it's 'proved' she had nothing to do with the theft, I expect she will get the reward.
