Lost: Russet & White Lurcher Male In Central (TF2)

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2012-01-15 16:50 Unknown

Tom is still missing.

2007-12-09 21:08 Yasa

Sue and Keith thank you for your update. Have been thinking about you all, and Tom all day. I know how you must feel, having had no sightings at all. You must be very tired which doesn't help. Sounds as if the boy wont go hungry now, if he comes that way, and if he finds the food he will be back. Dont you worry about that. Stay safe Tom, until they find you x

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2007-12-09 18:08 sue_keith

Sunday update. We were back in Telford today even earlier start at 7.00am - no sign of Tom at all, made loads of food s, postering, scents - you name it we done it. Diane B had been last night to the Hare and Hounds bless her and left food in car park, we left whole tin of sardines there too before we left, she also left some at bus stop adjacent to Coniston Drive in Priorlees, we did same. Absolutely no sign of him - weather better today. We tried the Police Station - on intercom and no one coming to the door, so i will ask Mo who was helping us today who lives there to continue this approach. Also another lady Roz who 'tunes in to Dog Lost' and helps - she came from Kidderminster and turned up with posters in hand - how woderful are these people to give up their time so willingly. So big thanks to Mo - Sid and Roz and Diane B. We need the help now - we really thought there might be a chance of getting him this weekend - and we feel very dejected. Sue x

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2007-12-09 10:10 fionap58

If you haven't already can you go to the station where these policemen are based and give out leaflets and even some food for the men who have sighted him so they can tempt him in? It seems Tom's about when it's quiet and they're on their way to work so they're likely to be the best people to catch him. He's obviously not that shy with people so he will get caught fairly soon I think. Good luck x

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2007-12-09 09:07 Unknown

Good that Tom is staying in the area-shame about the weather-he is probably holed up in the area sheltering from the bad rain.

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2007-12-09 05:32 sue_keith

Hi Everyone, quick update just before I leave for Telford. We were there yesterday in that awful weather with two helpers from our charity, absolutely hellish conditions. Left loads of posters and gave out cards and put down food in the Hare and Hounds pub car park and aroun d priorslee area and road to Ketley - at same time we sprayed our scent around and left items of clothing and put food down, but no sign yet. We are just on way to go to Telford this morning its 5.25 so there may be a chance of a sight if were early enough. Thanks everyone for your support. Felt very dejected and WET RIGHT THROUGH yesterday. love sue x

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2007-12-08 21:34 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Have spoken to Sue and resent SCENTING & MAPPING instructions. Also updated smaller posters and emailed to Jazzi to put on the Info Centre (left hand side above Burns logo). Sue and Keith you have been doing a fantastic job with Tom and rooting for him to be home with you soon. Thanks everyone for all your support in helping them get Tom back. Jan x

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2007-12-08 15:27 B30

Thanks for the update Nicky. I've been checking Tom's page all day to see if there's any news. Time to come home Tom XX

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2007-12-08 15:12 Cadbury

Quick update I hada message earlier to say tom was sighted again by a policeman this morning, I'm unsure if it is the same man who saw him yesturday, but it seems he's stayed in the area. Sorry I can't be out with you all this weekend, but be sure I have everything crossed he shows himself tommorow in the same place and someone will be there to nab him. Good luck I'll keep you all in my thoughts!! nicky aka Cadbury

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2007-12-08 09:00 Unknown

Good luck this morning with the search.

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2007-12-07 17:39 B30

Another sighting is great Sue, so much easier if he's staying in the area. What a shame the PC couldn't have caught him. So sorry I can't get there in person tomorrow to help, got no transport. Following people is such a good sign, sounds like he might be ready to come home. Good luck over the weekend, I hope there'll be some good news very soon. Sue

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2007-12-07 17:04 sue_keith

HELLO EVERYONE its me again - this time with yet another sighting of TOM. He was sighted this morning 6.30 a.m. and he was following a policeman who was on his way to work. he followed the policeman for 30 minutes (the policeman had food in his panniers - but poor TOM wasn't given any !!!! this sighting is very close to Holyhead Road - the policeman saw him on Priorslee Avenue , Priorslee at the junction of Coniston Drive. Keith and I are going very early tomorrow. We are hoping to meet a few people in the HARE & HOUNDS PUB at 9.00 a.m. - 9.30 A.M. in the morning 8th December to have a little search party. IF ANYONE AROUND THAT AREA CAN HELP, WE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE EXTRA PAIRS OF EYES. We know he is around this area now, and the HARE AND HOUN S PUB IS ON HOLYHEAD ROAD AND WE WILL BE IN CAR PARK THERE BETWEEN 9.00 a.m. and 9.30. Thanks everyone - Sue

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2007-12-06 22:30 Tracey Freddies mum

good luck to sue and keith you sound like fantastic people.hope you that you can scent out this dear lad.i think hell come running to see you two and his friend.GOOD LUCK.

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2007-12-06 20:09 DianeB

Sue re your last post, when you mention the sighting near the pub on the Holyhead Road, is that the Hare and Hounds which i had mentioned in my last post, or is it a different Pub (I have looked on google maps and Holyhead Road is a very long Road!) I want to try and get up there tomorrow with some sardines and put them in the right place, also exactly what time was the sighting please. Diane xx

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2007-12-06 18:32 Unknown

Keep blasting the area with posters and there will be more sightings!

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2007-12-06 16:42 B30

That's great Sue. Maybe he'll be home sooner than you think.

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2007-12-06 16:30 sue_keith

Hello everyone, there has been a first sighting of TOM. he was seen on Tuesday night walking along the Holyhead Road, Ketley not far from the pub. The lady said there is a housing estate not far and there are half finished homes there, which may be a place Tom could hide. This place is about a mile away from where he bolted - so could everyone around there please keep an eye out for him. I phoned jane Salisbury Dog Warden today who is passing on relevant info. and Nicky is going to have a look later, but at lease we have a point of reference and he isn't far away. Thanks again - we're going Sat and Sunday - wish us luck.

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2007-12-06 16:10 DianeB

Hello Sue, good luck for the weekend! I'm sorry i can't join you this time, but i am working Sat. and fundraising for Gap on Sunday (so is Nicky) If you need a place to meet/have lunch in Oakengates i can reccomend the Hare and Hounds Pub, which is less than 5 mins walk from Reynolds Drive where Tom was last seen. You can smell the food there from Reynolds Drive, and there is a wooded area with lots of cover, leading from there to the back of the pub. Bev and i thought this would be an ideal location for Tom to hide in, so we visited the pub and the very helpful staff all came out to talk to us, and they put a poster up on their noticeboard. There is a covered area in the garden at the back of the pub by the wood where dogs are welcome. I'm pleased to hear there has been a reported sighting of Tom on Tuesday, lets hope there are new sightings soon. Diane xx

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2007-12-06 10:00 Unknown

Well done everyone!

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2007-12-05 22:52 sue_keith

Hello everyone out there - how can I thank you all for everything you do and have done. This Saturday and Sunday we are coming to Telford and there is another lady Jo Stafford from Greyhounds in Need who is also coming to Telford and we are hoping for a few more to really pan the area, Jo suggested using a map and doing a circumference search!! Anyway I will bring lots of goodies, but the main thing is Tom knows us and our voice and my grey Fern, so he may respond if he is at all close. Victoria, my mentor in Ireland sent me a link to the GAP forum and there was Tom in full colour, and it just made feel so bereft and sad. Also i am ringing keelah tomorrow - the media lady - as Tom's story may be an interesting one. If anyone can suggest stuff to bring with me apart from the obvious ones like food, scent bottles etc. could you let me know. An d special thanks to Cadbury and Diane B for their monumental efforts, it has given me a more positive approach. Fingers crossed for a sighting soon. Sue C

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2007-12-05 22:30 Tracey Freddies mum

sorry im useless i meant working soooooooo hard to find tom...

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2007-12-05 22:29 Tracey Freddies mum

you girls have been sooooooooooo hard i reslly hope that tom appreciates it...........so stop hiding tom and been sighed.what will tom eat ,i guess hes used to this.poor lad please get back into the warmth.....

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2007-12-05 20:42 DianeB

Bev (another Gapper) and i went over there this morning and put up 15 posters around the Greyhound Interchange, (big traffic island by Reynolds Drive) bus shelters, local shops and businesses also Donnington Police Station. We then walked through the entire length of the wood which Tom bolted into, but there was no sign of him. This evening I went back again and met Nicky (Cadbury) who had been postering some more. We covered Oakengates town centre, including the Vets, Pet Shops, pubs, takeaways and Railway Station. In total we have put up about 45 posters today, so really hoping for a sighting now.

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2007-12-05 13:29 B30

Nicky and Diane, not sure how well you know the area but Google Earth shows the woody parts around Oakengates very well.

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2007-12-05 11:13 Unknown

Have checked in the postcode book and it is defo TF2.

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2007-12-05 10:43 B30

Hilbrae Kennels tell me they are the official pound for all of Telford and Newport area Nicky. I emailed them a poster on Monday and they replied so are aware of Tom. They said any dogs picked up by the DW or police would go to them. I also sent a poster to Dogs Trust and she said she would send to Roden branch but it would be good to know they've received it. T42 is a bit of a mystery I think. I've googled it and come up with a company in Ballymena!!

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2007-12-05 10:32 Cadbury

T42 is the postcode address that the ladywho adopted him gave Sue, so now i'm not sure who's right and who's wrong. I'll be popping into sunnyside near me today just in case and in the next couple of day i'll do dogs trust roden too and find out off Sue where the council pound contract is held and cheack there as well.

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2007-12-05 09:41 Unknown

Well done Diane and Nicky!

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2007-12-05 09:34 B30

Are you sure Nicky? I've just googled Reynolds Drive, Oakengates, Telford and it comes up TF2.

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2007-12-05 09:31 B30

Hi Nicky. I have already emailed posters out to quite a few rescues and vets. Sue has a long list of dog wardens and some more rescues etc to phone today. Hopefully the fact that it's bin day in a couple of days will bring a sighting. Thanks again to you and Diane, sounds like you're doing a terrific job to help Tom. Sue

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2007-12-05 09:26 Cadbury

opps nearly forgot can someone dog lost end amend the poster the postcode is incorrect it is T42. thanks XX

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2007-12-05 09:25 Cadbury

Just a quick update so folks know what me and diane are upto. Diane has gone out this morning and will be handing posters into the buissness on the local trading estates. We'll be out togther toinght leafletin local dog walkers with ed my terrier sercutiy guard. I want to try and get down into the quarry nearby and speak to drivers and office workers. locally it's bin day on friday which i hope will produce a sighting. We'll both be out early tommorow to catch the morning walkers. Paws crossed for a sighting though so we know where to concertate our efforts and have a go at a BBQ. nicky xx

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2007-12-04 21:02 B30

Thanks so much Nicky and Diane. Your help with visiting the area and postering is greatly appreciated. Also thanks to those who have passed Tom's details on to nearby rescues. Let's hope we get a sighting soon.

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2007-12-04 20:17 DianeB

Oakengates is only 15/20 mins from where i live. I have been out looking today and will go again tomorrow and put some posters up. Hope there is a sighting soon. Diane x

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2007-12-04 19:24 Cadbury

hi, guys my name is nicky and post on greyhound gap as Cadbury. I've been over to oakengates today. Although it's not great dog catching country it is super for street savy salukis so I'm hope that if a sighting comes in off the poster Sue and keith will have a good chance of tracking him down. I'll try and get up there agian tommorow but I have a bit of a family criss unfolding but i'll do my level best.

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2007-12-04 16:39 Tracey Freddies mum

any news on tom,foster parents must be so worried.stay safe poor lad,wist we had room for another but weve got a full house with 3 kids and 3 dogs.please show yourself tom..........

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2007-12-04 14:45 doglady

Poor boy must be so confused at least he will know how to look after him self he must know all the tricks.

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2007-12-04 14:09 garthy

hurry safely home dear Tom p.g.xxx

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2007-12-04 11:29 Unknown

Tom is a lurcher who had been living semi feral in Ireland for quite some time. He went to a foster home in Runcorn Cheshire, in Sept and had come on in leaps and bounds. He was rehomed last Tues in Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, the homing wasn't working out and this morning (Monday) the decision was made to return him to his fosterers. As he was being lead out to the car, he backed out of his collar and bolted for some woodlands. His fosterers, Sue and Keith are frantic, not least because they live a good way away and desperately need help with putting up of posters and posters through doors etc and for people in the area to keep an eye out for him Sue and Keith can be contacted on 01928 714558 or 07931 674161, if you can help, or you have a sighting of him, they would be delighted to hear from you Thank you.......e mail from owners friend.

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2007-12-03 22:43 Tracey Freddies mum

poor chap he must be so confused.cant sue and keith give him a forever home.It sounds like he deserves it,stay safe until you are found TOM....

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2007-12-03 18:41 fionap58

Poor boy. This is so much like my Merlins story...feral for ages then fostered by me, escaped, caught and escaped again. They just don't know when they're well off! I have got my 3 lurchers in martingale greyhound collars now which stop them pulling their little pin heads out when they panic or see something worthy of chasing. Hope to see Tom in the blue again soon.

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2007-12-03 17:48 Yasa

Oh Tom, I thought I recognised you. What a terrible shame. Come on Telford helpers. Lets get this gorgeous boy back to safety once again. he's not really that naughty I'm sure. I reckon he's gone looking for you, Sue and Keith !

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2007-12-03 17:09 B30

What a nightmare situation when you are so far away. I hope there are some helpers in this area who can do some postering for poor Tom and get him home before he gets too used to living feral again.

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2007-12-03 16:31 CRAZYBABEZ

Sorry, I read as far as he got home safely. Ive contacted my friend Liz who lives in Ketley Bank as she goes to Oakengates a lot and she is keeping her eyes open for him. Shes Quazars mum, the chinese crested who went missing for 5 days. Hes safely home now thanks to all of the help we had so its a pleasure to be able to try to help get another dog safely home. Big hugz to you all.

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2007-12-03 15:26 rostro

sue and keith...my heart goes out to you as you are trying so hard to settle this lad somewhere..he just can't get his head round yet that people CAN love him and look after him..i really hope he can be found again and learn to trust people.good luck..

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2007-12-03 15:01 mark1

Will pass the details onto Greyhound rescue west of England intake officer and keep a eye out in our kennels in Natwich

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2007-12-03 14:20 echo

contact Grinshill Dog Rescue who are in this area. http://www.grinshillanimalrescue.co.uk/

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2007-12-03 13:06 UNKNOWN

Show yourself tom and go back home x So many dogs slipping their collar i was talking to someone today about that issue and i have got my gsd on a gentle leader as i cant control her on a collar alone if she sees another dog and plus she cant get out of it !! she is a rescue who has been attacked and is fearful of other dogs ! and my jack russell wears a harness !! So no escaping x When tom goes home maybe a harness ! x He is a lovely dog and do hope he comes home to you soon ! You can take the dog out of the wildness but not the wildness out of the dog x Show yourself sweetie pie come on home x x Hope tom learns that it is not all fun out there and trots back to where he should be in the warm and loving enviroment of his house x

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2007-12-03 13:01 Unknown

Have changed-last time he went missing it was from up north-yes Telford is fairly clos to Shrewsbury-rescue is some way away-help with local posters would be useful.

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2007-12-03 12:59 sue_keith

Hello everyone out there, can anyone around Oakengates, Reynolds Drive, Telford, put up some posters as we are in Runcorn, Cheshire. As you all know this is the second time Tom has escaped - he was rehomed last Tuesday, sadly it didn't work out and the lady was bringing him back to us this morning when he slipped his collar and ran off into woodland 500 yards from her house. He is chipped. Keith and I are foster parents for the Greyhound Rescue Shropshire and Borders, and Tom does have some behavioural problems, but he is very, very gentle but as you can appreciate, he is also very street-wise, being used to living outside for 4 years from his time in Ireland. He does have a very good bond with us and our greyhound, and did give himself up to us very willingly after four days, so could everyone be alert, and ring us anytime and I will get to Telford if he is sighted. Tom may hide in the day and come out at night, but we intend to go down and leave some scent trails etc. After all the heartache Tom has had to endure going missing now is the last thing he will need. Please help us find him. Thanks - you are all amazing - Sue and Keith

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2007-12-03 12:30 Jaspbenswood

Not sure where abouts Telford is? Thought it was more towards Shrewsbury?

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2007-12-03 11:55 Melr73

Sorry to hear this gorgeous boy has gone missing. Will alert friends in TF2 area - would suggest Telford is classed as Central rather than North.

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2007-12-03 11:54 B30

Oh no, lets hope Tom wants to come back home like he did last time.

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2007-12-03 11:10 Unknown

Oh dear Tom has escaped again from a new home in Telford.

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2007-10-04 22:04 doglover123

So pleased this lovely boy is now safely back home. Take care sweetie. xx

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2007-10-03 08:15 Angelita

Sue & Keith I only just read your pm (my dad went in hospital) so am made up he came straight to you after only knowing you for 4 weeks. I hope he finds his forever home soon, although it seems like he wants to stay with you! Welcome home Tom xx

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2007-10-03 07:58 Pat. S

Welcome home handsome boy xx

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2007-10-02 23:34 Eve

Ah, how lovely! Lurchers do like their home comforts and it is great that he came to you willingly after you'd only had him for 4 weeks - especially after 4 years being feral. Be happy now Tom and know which side your bread is buttered xxx.

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2007-10-02 22:09 B30

What a great outcome. So pleased this lovely boy was ready to come home so willingly. Sounds like you've developed a very special bond with him in the short time he's been with you.

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2007-10-02 20:51 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Sue and Keith thank you so much for the lovely pm's only read them after posting. xxx

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2007-10-02 20:47 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Sue and Keith thank you for the lovely update. You must feel so proud that Tom has come to trust you both enough to return to your care. You do a fantastic job working to help these dogs and Tom is one of your many successful cases. We wish him many happy years with whoever he find his forever home with. Hope you now stay on DL as helpers and pass the word onto others. Jan xxx

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2007-10-02 20:32 sue_keith

If we have missed any thanks you - I am sorry. Words cannot describe the joy we felt today, after the lows from last week. We really thought Tom had reverted to his feral ways, but he was so ready to come to us that he took us by suprise, so this four weeks he has been in our care, must have had some impact on him. He came in to the house, tail wagging and straight into his favourite basket. What an amazing charity this is, Victoria in Ireland (from the Charity Tom originates from - Shopshire & Borders Retired Greyhound Trust, is so relieved too, as she has been so instrumental in Tom's rescue from there - and 'her charges' are all extremely important to her, that she was so relieved when I spoke to her today. Thank you all once again. Love from Sue and keith xxxxxxxxx love and thanks from Tom xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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2007-10-02 18:33 Hannah

Welcome home Tom take care xxx

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2007-10-02 17:06 Yasa

Ha Ha, Great name Shelties Mum. This has made my day too !! I really thought this one was going to be difficult. Welcome home Tom, I'm sure you have realised where you are best off, you little monkey x

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2007-10-02 15:14 DogLostShelties Mum - Area Volunteer, Kent

maybe he remembered the downside of looking after himself in the wild and it lost its appeal. Welcome home. Maybe we should rename him Dun Roamin xx

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2007-10-02 13:01 Unknown

It sounds as though Tom as taken to a settled life, so let's hope he doesn't escape again.

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2007-10-02 12:55 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Fantastic news this has made my day I was so worried for him. In Ireland Tom had lived rough for 4 years a lady was feeding him but no-one could catch him. A big big welcome home Tom you lovely boy and hope you settle down in your new forever home. Jan xxx

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2007-10-02 12:25 Tracy2306

Welcome home Tom sweetheart! Have a wonderful life! x x x

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2007-10-02 12:16 doglady

Poster power again Welcome home Tom, and well done the person who phoned the owner, I hope Tom will get a Chip now and a new Tag.

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2007-10-02 12:05 Unknown

Tom is home-the posters worked ! A lady rang saying she had seen Tom in a local park-new owners went to the park and Tom immediately came to them and is now happily asleep in his basket.

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2007-10-02 12:03 Sally Nicholson-Fisher

Welcome home handsome. Your days on the run are over.

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2007-10-01 22:05 Keelah

hey there,. Feel free to give me a ring if you need a hand getting a story in the local papers. am on 07843 681980 and please leave a message if i do not answer - sometimes get stuck in meetings at work and cannot get to the phone but will call you back. sian

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2007-10-01 09:44 Angelita

sue_keith I have sent you a private message. I emailed Tom's poster to the Wirral RSPCA, they use kennels near Chester, also Merseyside Pet Ambulance, the Wirral pound, Dogs Trust at Huyton, dog training club. Try Warrington RSPCA - 01925 632944. PDSA - 0151 480 2288 and 0151 260 8064.

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2007-09-30 16:42 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

sue_keith welcome on board DL and thanks for updating us. Keep putting the food out for him as he may well return, he could possibly be in the woods not far from your home. As we discussed look at a few of the other dogs now in the blue (reunited) for advice on what to do if you see him etc i.e. Rambo, Fable, Cloe and Whisp (who was not far from yourselves). These are brilliant success stories. Once the posters have been circulated you may start getting sightings of him. You both do a brilliant job in what you do to help these dogs find loving homes and it is not your fault he has escaped. Please keep us updated on any sightings or where has been posted etc. Jan xxx

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2007-09-30 15:50 sue_keith

We are (or were) Tom's foster parents. We foster for a Charity - Shropshire & Borders Retired Greyhounds - a subsidiary of the Registered Greyhound Trust. This charity also takes lurchers, salukis, any sighthounds etc too, and we funraise for the non-greys. Tom could never be considered where he was in Ireland for rehoming, as it is not a great rehoming centre. The whole plan for Tom was that he be socialised into a home setting and then found a home. Tom is more a saluki cross and has definite saluki traits. I think if we'd have had him another few weeks, the penny may have ped that a home setting is "good". We think the operation on the day he escaped unsettled him and he just made a dash for it. Our worry is that his mouth will become infected (he had stiches) and was due to start antibiotics on the Friday!!!! We did a funraisers for Shropshire & Borders yesterday at our local pet supermarket and gave out loads of flyers and posted them about. We have made a large poster too before we got the flyers, and Radio Merseyside put out an appeal within five minutes of us ringing them. Thanks to you all for your messages of support, we feel more "responsible" because he was "on loan" - if you like to us and it is a great responsibility. Sue and keith

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2007-09-30 12:42 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Called into Halewood RSPCA yesterday (which was shut today due to staff shortages) and checked if they had Tom. Jan xxx

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2007-09-29 17:25 Unknown

Thanks Wendy.

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2007-09-29 14:54 Wendy Hassell

Please go home Tom xx. Details crossposted to SWT (Sighthound Welfare Trust)

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2007-09-29 14:02 Tracey Freddies mum

oh poor chap hope hes found soon.must be difficult for him.

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2007-09-29 12:52 doglover123

I do hope Tom is soon found. Stay safe sweetie. xx

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2007-09-29 11:00 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Owner contact vets and if poss leave a poster. The following link may be useful: http://www.upmystreet.com/findmynearest/results/home-and-garden/pets-and-vets/vets/l/Runcorn.html

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2007-09-28 22:15 Not known

Flyers can be found on http://www.doglost.co.uk/information-centre.asp

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2007-09-28 21:04 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Smaller multi posters emailed to jazzi.

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2007-09-28 20:40 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Spoken to owner they have only had him for three weeks so Tom does not know the area. Missing from house, he had not long returned from vets and has just had a tooth out so he needs antibiotics. Owner thinks he may have returned home last night and is leaving food out for him. Halton DW and Police have been informed. Tom is a rescue dog from Ireland. Owner said they will register and update us. Jan xxx

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2007-09-28 19:29 DogLostShelties Mum - Area Volunteer, Kent

He's a real beauty. Hope he's found very soon xx

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2007-09-28 18:27 Pat. S

What a handsome chap Tom, hope he' s found very quickly, bless him x

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2007-09-28 16:58 Sally Nicholson-Fisher

What an absolutely beautiful animal. Let's hope his wits keep him safe again until he's back where he belongs.

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2007-09-28 14:31 Tracy2306

Stay safe Tom sweetheart! x x x

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2007-09-28 13:55 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Poster emailed to Warrington Animal Welfare and Cheshire Dogs' Home, Animals In Need and Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre.

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2007-09-28 13:47 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Phone Numbers to try Warrington Animal Welfare Tel 07812 137177 or 01606 889984, Cheshire Dogs' Home 01925 269500, Manchester Dogs Home 0161 234 4929, Leigh Dogs Home on the East Lancs Road 01942 671215, Halewood RSPCA Liverpool 0151 486 1706, Widnes 0151 471 7333, Garston Animal Welfare 0151 494 0470, Freshfield Animal Rescue 0151 931 1604, Southport RSPCA (rehoming centre) 01704-567624.

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2007-09-28 13:34 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Dogwardens: Warrington 01925 442599, St Helens 01744 456338, Halton 0151 471 7599, Wigan 01942 703401. Manchester 0161 234 4929, Sefton 0151 934 3025, Liverpool 0151 233 3001, Knowsley 0151 443 2455, Wirral 0151 647 8799. Jan xxx

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2007-09-28 11:52 Unknown

Poster has been e mailed out to over 150 local helpers.

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2007-09-28 11:30 doglady

It sounds like this boy will be very street wise an advantage for him poster like mad, that is what will get him back, I bet he knows all the tricks of the trade hope he is home soon.

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2007-09-28 10:25 Yasa

As soon as Admin receives a photograph, the poster will be emailed out to helpers. Posters need to be displayed as soon as possible on notice boards, lamp posts, entrances to parks, dog bins and on cars. Take posters to vets, pet shops, postmen (for sorting offices), milkmen, dustmen, street cleaners, taxi drivers, schools, pubs, youth clubs, newsagents, post offices, takeaways, dog training clubs, supermarkets and car parks. Hand out reduced-down posters or cards to people - especially dog walkers - and deliver to houses and businesses. Police stations, Dog Wardens, the RSPCA and all rescue centres need checking frequently and preferably visited in person by owner or someone who knows Tom well. Stay safe Tom. until you are home x

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