Dogsey

A "happy-go-lucky" puppy has been found in the back of a van in a scrap yard with a note on her collar which read "take me", the Dogs Trust said.

The dog was found locked in the windowless vehicle in the Watford area.

The note also read: "My name is Valerie and I'm six months old."

The puppy's rescuers took her home for a night before taking her to the Dogs Trust in Harefield to help her find a new home.

The trust said it is trying to find the dog, who has a "bouncy nature", an "active home" with a "lively family", preferably with children over six-years-old.