{"id":3104,"date":"2010-10-27T13:05:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T12:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2014-12-16T17:17:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T16:17:50","slug":"dustos-a-k-a-dusty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/dustos-a-k-a-dusty\/","title":{"rendered":"Toby (a.k.a Dustos , a.k.a Dusty)"},"content":{"rendered":"

REHOMED<\/strong><\/p>\n

progress update: 24\/11\/10<\/strong>
\nI have gone to live with John and Jill Williams, two Lurcher boys and various cats of ages ranging from 2 to 23 years of age some of who are crippled or blind.
\nI am now called Toby I really like it here and like to follow John to the toilet offering to help with his daily abolutions. He is not keen on my help. I have learnt to open doors which is nothing for a dog of my intelligence not that I am boasting of course !!!! Recently I locked John and Jill out of the house , John and Jill had gone out to the car and put the door on the latch I wanted to follow them to see if they were behaving and pushed the lock up and locked them out. Luckily a builder was working next door and took the lock out of the door so they could get in which was a shame as I was raiding the kitchen bin when he came in and the cats were waiting for any bits that I threw them.<\/p>\n

Well as you can tell I love them all very much and have got my feet under the table here.<\/p>\n

Dustos has now been rehomed !!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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progress update 15\/8\/10
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Well, my third day here and I getting the hang of Englizh very quick. I already know my name and come and Helen is teach me to sit. I love my cosy bed and Mutley has let me in the middle room where hiz bed is few times. I am loving the Englizh food and I am eat three times a day i have to put on kilos. It a bit wet here not like Greece where it hot. Lots of funny,new smelz and new girl arrive today whoze a name is Cara,she very attractive. Helen say because I street dog I have perfect manners with other dogs.
\nI off to sleep now so more of my excitement tomorrow. I learning Englizh from Radio 4 Helen say that they speaka the Queens Englizh and in calm voice.<\/p>\n

progress update 14\/8\/10<\/strong>
\nWell I hava final arrived in Englisz after a veeery long time of waiting and lotta of help from some very spezial people.
\nIt is all a bit how do you say- strange but the dog network in Greece is that homes in Englisz love dogs and we are how do say umm blood members.
\nI have met Mutley (who won’t let me into the middle room) Spike and Skippy but Helen says she will leave it a few days before I am introduced to Dooley an da Dexter, Dooley is a bit bossy at first and also has a continental flair to hiz character.
\nI am also supervized in the garden as I must admit I have been scanning the fences to see if I can a jump them. As my Englisz is not ver good I would not be able to tell a Polizeman I was lost.
\nThey may think I had sneaked into the country and I wouldn’t be able to explain I have a passport like a real person.
\nI am having the trouble to understand what is being told to me but I sure that soon I will have a the hang of this Englisz.
\nI am ver tired so will a write more tomorrow.
\nI like Peter and hiz family who picked me a up from the airport and they having another Greek dog who explain a lotta to me.<\/p>\n

progress update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dustos is Dusty ‘s new name as named by Griff who has just met him<\/p>\n


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Dusty is arriving here from Greece where he was left tied to a tree to die.<\/p>\n

Getting him here has been a difficult task for Peter who paid for his trip out of his own pocket and for Andy and Heather who run a rescue in Crete.<\/p>\n

Through their determined and hard effort he is now here and looking for a home.<\/p>\n

Below are is an account of his trip and photos:<\/p>\n

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———- Forwarded message ———-
\nFrom: PETER
\nDate: Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 9:50 AM
\nSubject: Fwd: Dusty
\nTo: Helen<\/p>\n

Hi Helen
\nPhase 1 of Dustys great journey has been successfully completed and he made the ferry trip from Pireaus near Ahens to Heraklion Crete where Andy and Heather met him
\nas you can see he loves all people and other dogs
\nPhase 2 to Gatwick is on Thursday and I will phone Thursday when we have picked him up to confirm when we will be back
\nas you can see he is an odd mix of Dalmation and Pointer I think and a bit bigger than I had thought
\nHe has an incredible story and I hope you can find him a fantastic home for the rest of his life and I can keep in touch with his new owners in his forever home.
\nFrom tied to a tree in a remote mountain region of Greece and left to to starve to death and then to Parkstone is quite a journey and I wont tell you [ or Jane ] how much it has all cost but looking at these pictures it has all been worth it.
\nHis story deserves the best ending ….and he that he lives happy ever after !
\nTalk soon
\nRegards
\nPeter<\/p>\n

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> From: Andy< > Date: 8 August 2010 09:36:57 BST
\n> To: PETER< > Subject: Dusty
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\n> Dusty had a quiet night and seems very happy his morning after a long and stressful day yesterday. He slept outside in the big dog house and never made a sound. He came with us for a walk this morning and did OK, not too bad on a lead but very very strong. Here are a few pics.
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\n> What the pack said about him on day 1
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\n> Fred “I like him, he is my friend and I can bash him, he doesn’t cry”.
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\n> Hamish “Fred won’t let me play with him”.
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\n> Ella “If he stays away from me he will be fine”.
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\n> Archie “I’m the boss”
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\n> Geopie “Ha ha ha he’s OK ha ha ha”.
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\n> Poppet “Actually I find him rather uncouth”
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\n> Angus “Who”.
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\n> Cassius “I love my Mum”.
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\n> Bye for now
\n> Andy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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