Woman puts down 'lemon' dog

A Kapiti woman who nursed a sick dog back to health says a council officer told her he was "a lemon" that needed to be put down.

Donna Jamieson, 44, rescued her dog Huxley - also known as Fat Boy - from a Horowhenua animal shelter about a year ago. While the basset hound was in her care, she repeatedly took him to the vet, spending more than $1000 on drugs and other treatments.

Kapiti Coast District Council says it received multiple complaints about the dog's noise, but had not got to the point of telling her to put it down.

Ms Jamieson said when Huxley was first taken to the vet, he was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, as well as blood clots in his ears that stopped him from hearing properly. MORE>>