Metaxa appeared at the Asteris hotel over the summer. A nervous dog, she responded quickly to Jean as the person who gave her food and fuss. Jean acquired a KATs neutering voucher for her but, unfortunately, it was too late and Metaxa proudly produced 3 pups at the end of the season.

She’s turned out to be a good mum but, because of building work around the hotel, has had to relocate her pups three times already.

Del, who lives in Skala, had high hopes of taking Metaxa to be her pet but her landlady won’t allow dogs. The family at the Maribou internet bar/café have now agreed to take one of the pups and Del is looking for new accommodation with enough space for Metaxa and any of her pups who can’t be rehomed.