A dogs' home has received hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to adopt this playful pup in Lower Halstow.

Jasmil Kennels and Cattery was inundated with messages and requests to own an unnamed, eight-week-old Spaniel cross that was abandoned earlier this week.

Demand for the chocolate brown puppy was so great that the animal shelter’s Facebook page crashed on Monday.

VIDEO: Hundreds of adoption offers after puppy lobbed over fence

Owner of the kennel Corrina Shuttlewood said she found the adorable animal after it was thrown over her fence by a thoughtless thug.

“It was obvious the puppy was put in our field for a reason, we’re just trying to work out whether shes an unwanted Christmas present, a part of an unsalable litter or if she was stolen and someone’s trying to dump the evidence, its a real mystery,” she said.

While the doe-eyed dog escaped unharmed, the 43-year-old businesswoman from Breach Lane, Lower Halstow said those who left the animal were taking a big risk with its safety.

“It’s never a good idea to leave a pup in a field, especially one near a road, the poor thing could have been knocked down.

“Normally people hand their unwanted pets to the dog warden who will then give them to us to rehome, but we do have cases of people throwing their animals over our fence.

“This is the third puppy since December that we’ve had abandoned on our door, it’s heartbreaking,” Mrs Shuttlewood said.

Since launching an appeal on Facebook to find the owner, the kennel has taken calls from hundreds of potential new homes.

The response has been so big for the lovable lap-dog, that Corrina was forced to create a waiting list.

“We’re just looking to find its existing owner to see if she was stolen or missing but so far all we’ve gotten is a stream of calls and messages looking to adopt her.”

Corrina told Kent Online that the puppy wasn’t microchipped which has made it difficult to find who it may belong to.

From April 6, it will become compulsory for all dogs over the age of eight weeks to be chipped.

The move was put forward by the government three years ago in order to help reunite people with lost or stolen pets and track down the owners of vicious or illegal dogs.

“It’s really important that dogs are chipped and registered so that places like us are not stuck in a situation like this where we are left in an endless search,” she said.

Owners of the puppy have until Sunday to come forward before the she is rehomed to another family.