Big Ron finds a new home after being bitten by a badger

A stray dog described as a "gentle giant" has finally found a new home, after being bitten by a badger last year.

Big Ron, the bull lurcher, was found scared and injured in a barn in the Kendal area in August 2014.

He had a huge wound under his chin, and a local vet suggests the injury is likely to have been cased by a bite from a badger.

South Lakeland District Council were called to help the dog, and Big Ron was taken to Milnthorpe Kennels and Cattery.

His gentle temperament won him plenty of admirers:

Eve Sandford, a 15-year-old volunteer at the kennel, was particularly taken with Big Ron.

She convinced her parents to give him a new home, which has taken the former stray some getting used to:

South Lakeland District Council is taking the opportunity to remind people that the police, and animal rescue shelters, can no longer deal with strays: