So sad! I hope they find their Poppy!
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A Family has been left devastated after its beloved puppy escaped from the boarding kennels it was staying at.
George and Julie Brodie and their 11-year-old daughter Amy returned after two weeks in Cornwall to the heartbreaking news that their 16-week-old Yorkshire Terrier Poppy had escaped from Linby Boarding Kennels.
The family, from Bestwood village, is now hoping Post readers may be able to help track her down.
Mr Brodie, 40, said: "Our previous Yorkshire Terrier of 17 years had died in February and we said we were never going to have another dog but our daughter really missed her so we got Poppy.
"Now we have lost her as well and it has really knocked us and ruined our holiday. We have been out hunting for the dog ever since we came back on Saturday "
The Brodies had booked their holiday at a caravan park that did not allow dogs before they bought Poppy. They decided the simplest solution was to put her in kennels while they were away.
They dropped her off at Linby Boarding Kennels and paid £162 for her to stay there for two weeks.
It is thought Poppy escaped on Thursday through a small hole in the fence of the kennels' exercise enclosure. Dogs are put in the enclosure twice a day while their kennels are cleaned out and to give them some fresh air and space to move around.
Kennel owner Ian Glen said that in more than 15 years of business, this was the first time they had lost a dog.
Mr Glen said he thought a larger dog that had previously been in the enclosure and had chewed the wire mesh fencing. He said Poppy had managed to wriggle out and escape.
Although on holiday when Poppy escaped, Mr Glen said he returned immediately, an extensive search of the local area was carried out and the police, RSPCA and the local dog warden were contacted to see if they had picked her up.
"All members of staff and myself are devastated that a dog in our care is missing," he said.
Anyone who thinks they may have spotted Poppy or picked her up can contact Mr Brodie on 0115 8401756.
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