Family searches for dog that escaped from kennels

A Renfrewshire-based family is searching for their dog after it escaped from Brueacre Kennels, in Inverkip.

Stephen Hill, his wife Karen, and daughter Sophie had to cut short their holiday in Cyprus after being told 12-year-old cockapoo Cooper had escaped through an unsecured gate. Cooper was last seen on 15 July.

Stephen said: “The kennel owner only contacted me 48 hours after Cooper went missing, so we had lost two days.

“My daughter has been sick with worry. She has had Cooper since he was a puppy and they are very close.”

Brueacre owner Allison Black said the gate Cooper escaped through was blown open by a gust of wind.

She told The Gazette: “No-one is more upset about this than me. I did not want to phone Stephen at first and ruin his holiday in case we found the dog.

“I have done everything possible to find him. I’ve been out most days from 7am to midnight. It’s not about money to me, it’s about the dogs.”