South Oxfordshire enquiries launched after dog found in woods

PC’s Dollery and Kamalee from the Thames Valley Rural Crime Taskforce were flagged down and alerted to a dog running in the road between Kingston Blount and Stokenchurch last night, April 2.

The dog was discovered to be a Cane Corso and police are trying to find its owner and how it came to be alone in the woods.

The force stated: “The officers spent time gaining the dog’s trust and managed to eventually get a lead on her and call a dog warden.

“Thank you to the kind member of the public who also came along with some fresh chicken, this helped us to build more trust with the dog who refused to move once on a lead.

“The officers stood with the dog which is now known to be a Cane Corso for 2 hours waiting for the warden .

“Unfortunately the dog is thin and in need of some love, she has now gone with the warden to be taken care of.”

Stray dog found by police (Image: TVP Rural Crime Taskforce/Facebook)

It added that the dog is microchipped and not recorded as stolen, but if an owner cannot be located, the dog will be available for rehoming.

TVP added: “Therefore please direct any enquiries to the South Oxfordshire Councils dog warden.

“Check out the following link for info: https://orlo.uk/xtXzG”