A dog found wandering around the Sorrento area last week, severely matted and in pain, is almost unrecognizable after a makeover and a showering of community support.

Sorrento resident Amy Berry found the small brown dog on her rural property after it came over from her neighbour香蕉视频直播檚 house. Berry noticed the dog was in bad shape, with heavy matting, fur covering his eyes and mud caked to his paws. She immediately took him to the vet for an assessment, where they found no tattoo or microchip and estimated his age at about five years old. Berry reached out on Facebook to find a groomer to help make the dog more comfortable.

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Donna Meads, owner of A Rover Makeover grooming business in Sorrento, said her daughter saw the post about the pup. Meads knew she needed to help, contacted Berry, and came in on her day off Friday, April 21 to tackle the job.

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She was concerned that although the dog had been being fed, it wasn香蕉视频直播檛 being properly taken care of.

Meads said the matting had to be from at least two years香蕉视频直播� worth of buildup and the tops of his ears were bald from heavy matting pulling out his fur.

On Saturday, April 22, Berry approached the owner about the dog. She asked why the dog was in the shape it was in and said the owner didn香蕉视频直播檛 give a response, simply surrendering the dog to Berry香蕉视频直播檚 care when she mentioned the SPCA had been contacted.

Meads had been housing the dog with the intention of fostering and potentially adopting him. When she heard the owner had officially given him up, Meads decided to fully trial the adoption idea, bringing the dog to her grooming shop to see if the lifestyle she leads would work for the dog. Otherwise, Berry has had an outpouring of support through social media to fall back on, including multiple offers of adoption.

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While Meads is waiting to see if she officially adopts the pup, Berry has temporarily dubbed the dog 香蕉视频直播淟ucky.香蕉视频直播�

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Meads has performed the grooming services free of charge and taken on the additional vet costs. If anyone would like to help with costs, they can stop by A Rover Makeover at 1240 Trans-Canada Hwy. in Sorrento or email arovermakeover@gmail.com.

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