Like I say, I'd list him as found, he could well belong to someone may have been missing for a while. Doglost is the place to start by listing him as found, I'd be really surprised that he didn't belong to someone.

It would be a shame just to hand him in to battersea or handing him over to the dog warden, without trying first to find out if he does indeed have an owner - Scenario, what would you do if you happened to have lost your dog (could have escaped, been let out by accident, stolen & dumped etc...) wouldn't you be slightly angry if you later found on he'd been handed in to the local pound or handed over to the dog warden....

Just a thought....

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I'm not being funny but why would you let your dog wander out with no chip or collar can be that loved and she has been back down to were she found him no sign off any1 looking for him !!!!!! She cant just keep him in hope someone is gunna turn up, he has been barking and keepin her whole family up from 4 this mornin and he husband is threating just to turn him lose. So shes doing well to hold onto him till monday

i had a black lab brought to me by someone not to long ago no one wanted him so i called th rspca and they wouldnt get him then either they are bloody useless sometimes, anyway i ended up keeping him over night in my caravan with my son till the next day when i called the local lab rescue and they came out straight away, maybe your friend can try a bichon rescue if you think he is a bichon x might come out quicker than the warden a be a better place to go

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I think if your friend can't look after him then the best thing is to hand him over to the dog warden or someone similar.
I found a collie/lab mix a few months ago - that was playing chase with the traffic - he as a friendly dog but had no sense.
I phoned the RSPCA and they told me they didn't collect strays and I had to ring the dog warden. (however a few years previously I had reported a loose dog roaming and they sent someone out to look for it, so I can only assume they don't bother if someone has hold of the dog)
When I rang the dog warden the council were trying to say so one could come till the next day as it was approaching 5pm. However I pointed out that I was unable to take the dog back to my house and if I released it there would be a road traffic accident and not only could there be a dead dog but dead people and the warden arrived with in 45 mins.
I rang the next day and the owners had been ringing around all local vets, rescues, police and dog warden for 2 days trying to find their dog.
So what I'm trying to say is the first place an owner would look is with local dog warden etc.

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As ive already sed are dog warden is closed and not willing to do anything not even take her number till tmoz morning !!!! Thanx will have a look for a bischon rescue and see if they can help ! There is a dog show at our local blue cross today so i was tinkin of taking him and asking around there

hi ya...could your friend not put adds in the local shop windows saying that she has found him? i hope he finds his owners, or a new home

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Good luck in finding him the rightful place, would have him myself as he sounds so lovely,but my mums alergic to dog so can't have one till i have my own place!

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Zoo keeper he doesn't moult so would be good for allergy sufferers !!! Have Rang the dog warden this morning no one has rang to look for him and no posters have gone up in the local area ! Just waitin on the bichon Rescue to reply to her msg and see if they can pick him up as they place in foster homes which would be better than kennels for the lil ting