A 14-WEEK old lurcher puppy found in a poor condition has been cared for by staff at Margaret Green Foundation Trust's animal sanctuary near Tavistock. Sika (pictured left) was discovered by People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) staff who took her into their care as a stray. She had a fractured fibula and tibia which had to be operated on – but as the injury was a week old the operation was trickier than normal and a plate had to be fitted. PDSA brought Sika to MGFT's Wingletang Animal Sanctuary the day after the operation for recuperation. But determined to get better, Sika gradually got stronger and showed staff at Wingletang her cheeky character during her two-weeks stay at the sanctuary. They were contacted by Adrian and Emma Brown who have two of the sanctuary's dogs, Millie the lurcher and Molly the labrador, and had decided they would like a third. Staff felt the couple's home would be ideal — Emma is a vet at Castle Vets and understands the nature of the injury and the care required. They renamed the puppy Maisie. Emma said: 'Maisie has settled in well and in typical lurcher style soon found all the most comfortable spots in the house. 'Her leg is improving and although she still has a slight limp she is very happy to use it and desperate to be allowed to play with her new friends, Millie and Molly. 'Maisie has completed her course of vaccinations and been to puppy socialisation classes where she was a big success and had lots of extra cuddles because of her leg. 'She is now starting to go out for walks and enjoying meeting all the other dogs and animals in the village. 'We are very pleased with her and apart from a puppy tendency to chew everything, which thankfully seems to be restricted to mainly outdoor things now, she has been very well behaved.' The family have booked Maisie into a puppy training course and she is responding well to basic commands. Niki Ging, manageress of Wingletang, said: 'Her leg has now re-aligned and she is doing really, really well — you wouldn't have believed that she had a problem.'