A puppy thought to have been abandoned by a breeder because he wasn't cute enough to sell has become a police sniffer dog. Chester the cocker spaniel was one of six puppies found dumped in a cage on the roadside by a member of the public earlier this year.
The two terrier crossbreed and four cocker spaniel puppies, including four-month-old Chester, were picked up by RSPCA officers after they were found in Hersden, Kent in January. RSPCA inspector Clive Hopwood said: “It’s very possible these puppies were abandoned by a breeder.
"We believe these puppies may have failed to sell so they were abandoned having passed their ‘cute’ stage when they’re most marketable and most valuable.” Chester was described as having "huge energy levels" and proved difficult to rehome.
