WATCH: Dumped dogs with matted fur and bloodshot eyes transformed and almost ready for new homes

The nine dogs were rescued from Creake Road in Syderstone, near Fakenham, on Monday, October 15, with bloodshot eyes and matted hair sticking to their thin bodies.

But the dogs are being brought back into good health by the team at Dogotel Kennels in West Norfolk, while an investigation continues into who left the animals for dead.

RSPCA Inspector Dean Astillberry said the dogs were being clipped of their matted hair and were looking good.

Mr Astillberry said: 'They are looking really happy and healthy.

Two of the dogs, believed to be leonberger type dogs, that were found dumped at Syderstone, which has been groomed and cleaned up at the Dogotel at Hillington. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Copyright: Archant 2018)

'They are such lovely dogs and it makes you a little bit sad because they are just so affectionate. It's hard to imagine how they have ended up as bad they have.'

Mr Astillberry said the dogs - which are all either Leonberger-types, Newfoundland-types or crosses between the two, ranged from one-to-two to over five years old.

He said the canines would be in care for at least a week, and then they would be available for re-homing.

Mr Astillberry said: 'We need to see if an owner comes forward, or some information comes forward suggesting who the owner is.'

One of the dogs, believed to be a leonberger type dog, that were found dumped at Syderstone, which has been groomed and cleaned up at the Dogotel at Hillington. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Copyright: Archant 2018)

Eight more dogs of similar breeds were found dumped on a road between Nottingham and Grantham in Leicestershire on the same day.

Mr Astillberry said it would be a 'coincidence beyond belief' if the two incidents were not related.

He said: 'I have never had this many dogs dumped in one place before and the Nottingham group was very similar.'

He said they had already received plenty of calls about the dumpings, suggesting leads from members of the public.

Lauren Nicholls, groomer at the Dogotel at Hillington, with one of the dogs, believed to be a newfoundland type dog, that were found dumped at Syderstone, which is still to be groomed and cleaned up. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant)

The Newfoundland Club UK, which is one of the oldest dog breed clubs in the world, has offered the RSPCA practical and financial support following the incidents.

Anyone with information about this dumpings is asked to contact the RSPCA inspectorate appeal line in confidence on 0300 123 8018.

Anyone interested in re-homing the dogs should contact the West Norfolk RSPCA Rehoming Centre at Eau Brink, King's Lynn, next week on 01553 618889.

One of the dogs, believed to be a leonberger type dog, that were found dumped at Syderstone, now cleaned up and groomed. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant)

RSPCA Inspector Dean Astillberry with one of the dogs, believed to be a leonberger type dog, that were found dumped at Syderstone, now cleaned up and groomed. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant)

The dogs were discovered in Redmile. Picture: RSPCA (Image: Archant)

The dogs were discovered in Redmile. Picture: RSPCA (Image: Archant)

The dogs were discovered in Redmile. Picture: RSPCA (Image: Archant)