Bolton dog breeder jailed for preserving pups in ‘inhumane stipulations’

Phoebe the pug was once present in an outbuilding in the rear backyard of the property in Bolton, Elevated Manchester, merely days before Christmas.

The three-year-used pooch now lives with new homeowners Chris and Nicola Mustow and their daughter Madeleine, Thirteen, and Chloe, eleven, in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancs.

Airline pilot Chris, 38, said: ‘Phoebe’s ultimate, it’s seemingly you’ll presumably presumably presumably by no come know that she’s been on a home dog farm.

‘She’s instant-witted with the young folks and loves being around you. She has the sort of advantageous temperament and is correct with the young folks and folks.

‘As soon as they chanced on her there was once a look of defeat on her face, nonetheless it with out a doubt’s laborious to mediate that must you study her now.

‘She’s ultimate, basically advantageous, loves going to the seaside for a stroll. She’s indubitably landed on all four paws – she has made the family complete.

Occupational therapist Nicola, Forty three, said: ‘Phoebe has settled in basically successfully in her new residence, it’s admire she has regularly been right here.

‘We’re rapidly fascinating to a brand new residence in the country so she can earn heaps of residence to inch around and ultimate country smells to smell out.

‘She loves her walks and she will get no longer much less than two a day, and our rabbit, Blossom, is her new most efficient friend.

‘They fancy chasing one one more throughout the backyard – so mighty so that Phoebe fell into the pond – nonetheless it with out a doubt’s okay on account of she’s a terribly correct swimmer.

‘We’d no longer be with out her and hope she is as relaxed in her with no spoil in sight residence as we’re with her.’

Phoebe was once rescued from a property in Bolton on December 20 when RSPCA and police officers investigating home dog farming accomplished warrants.

Phoebe and a two-year-used crossbreed called Patsy had been rescued and taken in by the charity.

RSPCA inspector Pippa Boyd, who led the investigation, said: ‘We chanced on Patsy and Phoebe living in horrendous stipulations in darkish, dank and chilly pens with no warm bedding or dry areas off of the chilly, laborious ground.

‘It was once an completely inhumane atmosphere to take canine.’

‘Her lifestyles now would possibly perchance presumably presumably no longer be mighty further from that. She loves having fun with with the family and walks on the seaside.

‘She’s a extra special runt pug with a extra special nature.’

Phoebe, who joined the Mustow family in September after she was once signed over to the RSPCA to rehome, furthermore lives with cats Ruby and Alfie.