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Post by Lisa on Mar 3, 2011 9:13:45 GMT -5
  Meet Rogue! Rogue is a very lucky boy in more ways than one. He finally landed in our care Sunday at 3am, yes you read that right 3am! Rogue had been dumped at a very busy truck stop next to the A38 in Derby for nearly 8 weeks. We were notified of him a week before his capture and so began the week of cat and mouse games to bring this lad into our care safely and mammoth trecks backwards and forwards at night from Stoke to Derby daily. This is one intelligent hound who happily fed from me and got in and out of the van but would not let us near that last two inches to make the grab. I could go on with this lads story and antics for hours the merry dance he led us but suffice to say after two nights of trying to bring him in in a live trap and lots of farcical escaping the live trap and the door not triggering finally we caught him! Rogue was taking risks with a very busy road, sitting in front of huge trucks to get the owners of the vehicles to stop and feed him and is lucky that he survived in more ways than one! Its also safe to say a few of us where ready to throttle him lol with sleep deprivation by the time we finally had him caught. He is settling into kennels well and is being a lazy oaf lounging around resting up but it was so busy and noisy where he was and he was on high alert so much all the time we can not believe that he got much rest during these 8 weeks. At the moment from all the truckers and service station food for a stray dog he needs to lose a few pounds. We are all totally head over heels in love with this boy and he is going to make a very lucky owner very happy x What we can tell you so far and more details will be added during assessment
1. This dog is more intelligent than you or anyone you know except maybe Stephen Hawkings ;D
2. He likes chicken lots of, steak, sausage but only best sausage and turns his nose up at cocktail sausages that have been cooked from frozen after being left over from Christmas. If you give him stuffing with the chicken he will not be happy and will give you a very mucky look!
3. He is a slippery little git with a sense of humour much bigger than mine or anyone else's involved in his capture
4. He is a known falon after the police were called out on numerous occasions
5. When he is on the run he shows absolutely no interest in other dogs not even a bitch in season, once in captivity one smell of bitch pee reduces him to a rabid foaming state
6. When left unsupervised whilst you go to work he will need a copy of the Times crossword, a pile of suduko puzzle books and am sure would be more than willing to write the questions for the local pubs quiz teams for that week although this may be below him and may be more suited for a placement on mastermind his chosen subject being taking humans to the bring of insanity just for the hell of it
7. Be greatful he is ACTUALLY chipped as Rogue and not the other array of delightful words we used to describe him during our sleep deprieved week indulging him in his antics
8. I found that a slip lead is better than a collar for the time being as he has a very good knowledge of how to get collars off
9. When he wants to he can jump 10ft, when you want him to he cant jump 4 inches 
10. He has a smile that would melt any heart he also has a manner that would bring a tear to any eye with frustration
11. He is wonderful, I can not sing this boy's praises enough and once castrated and given time in the cooler kennels to chill out is going to make the most wonderful, delightful, loyal, loving, soul dog anyone has ever had the pleasure of speding years of their life with and I am more than an eeny weeny bit jealous that because of my current inmates pack it wont be me! |
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Post by FeeFee on Mar 3, 2011 12:43:55 GMT -5
What a dog - and what a great description of him ;D ;D How many dogs can live rough for weeks and arrive in kennels needing to lose weight? I think that says it all really  |
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Post by Lisa on Mar 3, 2011 13:09:23 GMT -5
I can laugh now! This time last week I had offered to rip my heart out and serve it to him on a plate if he just got in the flaming van as I could not think of anything left I had not offered him that had worked! I even tried to secure a one night only deal offer that if he got in the van I would bring him back to Stoke and re release him on our local fields and carry on from there just anything to cut down the amount of to ing and fro ing His capture is not a week I ever wish to repeat as by last Thursday day I was that tired I was actually seeing things out of the corner of my eye ;D |
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Post by Jo Green on Mar 3, 2011 13:29:06 GMT -5
Whoever takes on the responsibility has my full admiration ;D Just imagine ever having to make that phone call to Lisa to say that he's done a runner ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Lisa on Mar 3, 2011 13:34:46 GMT -5
He is having my postcode painted on his back with permanant paint, tattoed in both ears and on the back of each leg. He can also only be rehomed with in 200 yards of my house ;D  |
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Post by Jo Green on Mar 4, 2011 4:12:11 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D
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Post by Sleepyhound on Mar 4, 2011 8:33:03 GMT -5
I live near Derby and I used to be a dog warden. This brings back happy memories of stalking a Saluki cross for two days and chasing two lurchers clipped to look like lions (!) across a town centre. My own greyhound (who probably has an IQ of 180 and for all I know is probably writing a thesis on the evolution of quantum theory whilst I am out) was originally picked up as a stray in a Tesco car park, whilst two members of the public were attacking each other with their handbags over who was going to keep him (in the event, neither had him because whilst this farce was taking place, my colleague bundled him into her van and took him to the kennels and I adopted him). Happy days! If you ever need help catching dogs in the Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire area, I would be happy to help.
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Post by Colin Stringer on Mar 5, 2011 13:48:01 GMT -5
My wife Les works at the petrol station where Rogue was eventually caught and is probably responsible for his weight problem!! She spent hours outside trying to catch the little devil and often came home freezing cold. Les called him Rambo, as his situation reminded her of the film! She lost sleep worrying about him and has just cried with happiness seeing him again, knowing he is safe. We would both love to have him, but we are not allowed pets where we live. Someone will be a very lucky owner, (if you could ever OWN a dog like this), wish it could be us.
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Post by jenjanjo on Mar 5, 2011 14:00:36 GMT -5
My wife Les works at the petrol station where Rogue was eventually caught and is probably responsible for his weight problem!! She spent hours outside trying to catch the little devil and often came home freezing cold. Les called him Rambo, as his situation reminded her of the film! She lost sleep worrying about him and has just cried with happiness seeing him again, knowing he is safe. We would both love to have him, but we are not allowed pets where we live. Someone will be a very lucky owner, (if you could ever OWN a dog like this), wish it could be us. I can imagine how relieved your wife was to see that he was safe! He's a very lucky boy to have been rescued by Greyhound Gap, and Lisa will ensure that he goes to a home that is just right for him! |
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Post by Lisa on Mar 5, 2011 14:04:18 GMT -5
I can imagine how relieved your wife was to see that he was safe! He's a very lucky boy to have been rescued by Greyhound Gap, and Lisa will ensure that he goes to a home that is just right for him! Yes I believe the current owners of Alcatraz have an opening for a dog! ;D Nice to hear from you Colin and it must be very reassuring for your wife to know that he is safe, loved, warm and erm on a diet  ;D It took 3 days to get him to eat dog food after a stable diet of service station grub bless him. He is settling beautifully and was over the moon to see me yesterday. He is such a lovely sweet natured hound he is going to make someones life complete. |
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Post by FeeFee on Mar 5, 2011 14:13:17 GMT -5
My wife Les works at the petrol station where Rogue was eventually caught and is probably responsible for his weight problem!! She spent hours outside trying to catch the little devil and often came home freezing cold. Les called him Rambo, as his situation reminded her of the film! She lost sleep worrying about him and has just cried with happiness seeing him again, knowing he is safe. We would both love to have him, but we are not allowed pets where we live. Someone will be a very lucky owner, (if you could ever OWN a dog like this), wish it could be us. How lovely of your wife to try so hard to catch him and to take him to heart like that  I'm glad you tracked down the forum so you can see how he's getting on, it must be a huge relief to her to know he's safe and in the best of hands  |
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Post by sammy13 on Mar 5, 2011 14:17:40 GMT -5
He really does love you Lisa maybe when you have re-homed Enzo and Sidney he could live with you ;D ;D
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Post by cranfordlass on Mar 5, 2011 16:42:20 GMT -5
Hello Colin, so lovely of your wife to care so much for Rogue/Rambo and to feed him well. We hear such horrid cruelty stories a lot of the time and Rogue's story, right down to his final homecoming to Gap, is really heartwarming and evident of people's kindness and care. Rest assured Mr R will be looked after very well now xx
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Post by colin stringer on Mar 9, 2011 15:24:55 GMT -5
Would it be possible for my wife and I to visit Rogue?
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Post by Lisa on Mar 9, 2011 15:51:32 GMT -5
It most certainly would. This weekend is out as we are mega busy but if you would like to join us for the dog walking a week on Saturday in the morning you are more than welcome. |
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