'Frozen' dog found collapsed in snow needs home

One-year-old Sky lost her sight in the ordeal

A dog who lost her sight after being abandoned in the snow is now searching for a forever home.

After Derbyshire’s first heavy snowfall of the winter on Tuesday 19 November, a stray dog was reported to Bolsover and North East Derbyshire district councils.

Environment health enforcement officers attended the scene in a snowbound field in Sutton Scarsdale, near Chesterfield, at about 16:00 GMT and found a “frozen” dog collapsed.

The team initially feared the dog had died - but after being warmed up then transferred to a vets, the dog, named Sky, managed to pull through.

A Bolsover District Council spokesperson said: “The dog was curled up, lying motionless in the snow, but the officer identified a very faint heartbeat and described the dog as ‘frozen’.

“After carrying the dog through a field of snow and ice in the darkness, the officer placed it in the back of the van and tried to warm it up using puppy pads and blankets.”

Snow blanketed Derbyshire on the day that Sky was discovered

Sky was diagnosed with severe hypothermia, dehydration and low blood sugar and cared for overnight.

The one-year-old has lost her sight, but the council said vet advice suggests this may yet recover.

Her microchip was linked her to an address in Newcastle, said the council, which it suspected was an out-of-date address and that she was abandoned.

She is now in a council kennel, where she is currently being looked after and hopefully will be rehomed.

Bolsover chief executive chief executive Karen Hanson praised the officer’s dedication, and hoped that Sky would be placed “in a loving and caring home very soon”.