A woman is looking to find a temporary home for her Labradoodle puppy while she tends to her sick husband in hospital.

Angela Keogh from Rathfarnham, Dublin is keen to find a loving home for the puppy as soon as possible until her husband is well enough to come home.

Speaking to RTE's Liveline, Angela explained that her "very fit husband" Joe (68) with "no medical history" suddenly collapsed in front of her last Sunday morning.

"To my horror he didn't move... I realised immediately that something terribly serious had happened," she said.

Angela explained that her husband had a heart attack, followed by a full cardiac arrest.

He was taken to Tallaght Hospital on Sunday and he hasn't regained consciousness since.

As a result, Angela is spending a lot of time in the hospital to be by her husband's side.

The couple have a seven-month-old Labradoodle puppy called Ellie and Angela is keen to find a temporary home for her until the Keoghs' situation has settled.

"I'm retired and so is Joe and I've always wanted a dog, we got her in July of this year. She's a dote, she's the most beautiful thing that's happened to us in a long time," said Angela.

"She's a celebrity in the local parks I bring her too. She looks like a teddy bear."

Ellie is currently with a neighbour for the week but Angela is hoping that a family, preferably one that's passionate about dogs, will be able to take care of the dog for an extended period of time.

"It could be a few weeks or a few months, we just don't know," said Angela.

"Really all we're looking for is the best for Ellie, I'm not even thinking about our awful situation. I don't want to be in a position where I have to leave her on her own, it's a situation that's unpredictable.

"I'd love a fairly stable environment for her with routine. It would take a lot of our mind. I don't want the worry with poor Ellie at home."

Angela said she'd ideally like to find a family who live close to Tallaght or Rathfarnham so that she could visit Ellie.

The Labradoodle puppy needs to be talked twice a day and Angela said that she is high-energy but very friendly.

"She loves everyone, dogs and humans. She's very sociable."

Ellie has had all her vaccinations and Angela will provide all the bedding, food, toys, etc.

Do you think you could provide a loving, temporary home for little Ellie?

Get in touch with contact@independent.ie or joe@rte.ie.

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