

Our wee dog who'd never been away from us, had never even been off the lead when out for a walk or allowed to roam, ended up dead and dumped on a roadside 147 miles from the safety of his home. Gary wrapped Taz in a fleece blanket and took the little dog to the Botanic Veterinary Clinic in the hope of having the pup reunited with his family.Įlizabeth said: "We were able to confirm with the vet that the dog he found was our puppy Taz. he was clearly a family pet as he had a collar."

He said: "It was a sad start to Friday morning. Taz' owner Gary Ross, 40, has been looking for the pup for four weeks together with his children's mum, Elizabeth, 30 and friends and family.īut on Monday, their fears were realised when they received contact about a dog found in Glasnevin, Dublin.ĭog owner Gary Perry had been walking his own dogs in a housing estate when he found Taz lying on the side of the road. Three children aged 13, 11 and nine are now trying to come to terms with the loss and the death of their beloved pet who became the newest family member last year, Belfast Live reports. Within minutes he was gone and four weeks later he was found dead, presumed by his family to have abandoned and left to starve or even killed. Taz, a 10-month-old, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was taken from his own property in Derry, Dublin, on March 17 at 8.30am after being allowed into the garden to toilet.

A family dog stolen from a garden has been found deadand dumped in a housing estate.
