Dog rescued by a drone with a sausage

Thanks, Coastpath. It was a very long time ago now* and we’ve never had another dog, but I still have her water bowl in the kitchen, in case her little ghost thinks I’ve forgotten her.
(Also handy for visiting pooches of course!)

*The vet actually came to Do The Deed on 11th September, exactly a year after the Twin Towers disaster. The news was full of nothing else, but all I could think was, ‘The vet’s coming at 3.30…’ Poor old dog was lying on the front lawn in the sun, and feebly wagged her tail when she saw the vet coming. ?

This story was covered on tonight’s news. It seems the dog is a serial runner. The owner talked about buying a harness because she’d slipped her collar.
No mention of recall training ?

Just shout "sausage" and she might come back!

One of ours would run off into the woods but always came back. No wonder he was thinner than me

I'd worry more now because of dog thefts.

I have a similar dog. She loves sausage. She's stubborn and won't come in but sausages tempt her. And I often find myself shouting come and get a sausage .... I do wonder what the neighbours think

I just love a good doggy story with a happy ending ??

Was the sausage cooked?

I know this dog, she is not a serial runner but a very timid ex-Romanian street dog. She is very easily frightened and not happy around people she does not know. A lot of work is going into socialising her.. she was eventually located in a bushy area and only came out when the owner’s father arrived with his dog, whom she knew well.

So great to have a happy story in the news.

What a great use for a drone. I’m so pleased the dog was rescued.

Would have worked for me too!

Saw this on BBC Breakfast. It is a lovely story and reminds me of when I had my moment of fame when I was 8. We had a deep well in our garden covered by a grill. I discovered a kitten which had fallen to the bottom of it, so my father and I attached an old fashioned floor mop to a rope, lowered it and the kitten clung to it while we hauled it up.........made the front page of the local paper!
I was somewhat irritated by Naga Munchetti's reaction to the sausage, she went all squeamish about the sausage, just like a teenager!

Dogs and sausages - a great combination and, it seems, a lifesaving one. What a lovely story.

How nice to have a good news story for once! I have the greatest fear of losing any of my dogs like this - sometimes they just become selectively deaf to my recall! It makes me so happy to know she's safe back home, especially since patpat1 has told us that she is an ex-Romanian street dog: she deserves all the love and home comforts coming her way.

patpat1

I know this dog, she is not a serial runner but a very timid ex-Romanian street dog. She is very easily frightened and not happy around people she does not know. A lot of work is going into socialising her.. she was eventually located in a bushy area and only came out when the owner’s father arrived with his dog, whom she knew well.

Good to hear more patpat1. My experience is many street dogs run if they get the chance. It’s happened to 3 people in training groups I’m involved with. As you say, it’s often fear related. I hope the dog and owners get the support

Apparently the helpers not on someone's door. She had sausages from Aldi in her fridge and cooked some for the rescuers to us.

Luckily there was a happy ending.

Were they Romanian sausages? I bet Aldi or Lidl sell this range in the meat section.

What a lucky wee girl she is. Thanks to today’s tech stuff, to say nothing of a good sausage, it all worked out for the best. Hat a lovely story! Thank you so much.

Iam64.
Your comment about “ No mention of recall training”, was a bit uncalled for. In fact quite a smug retort on the part of whoever Iam64 is!

The owner maybe hadn’t thought of that, or maybe cannot afford such a thing!

I'm puzzled, JeSuis, it doesn't cost anything to teach the dog the "recall"? My young dog is 99% there just with the command, "X come" followed by a "good boy pat" and occasionally a biscuit.
However, I did have one who was selectively deaf when called!
Dogs can slip their collars, ours are safe on rope leads.

Iam64 My wee dog was found on the streets, she was about 4, her recall is still terrible over 4 years later. Some dogs have had it so bad it's just built in them to run, sometimes trust can never be fully built up with them. My dog has a warm bed, is safe, happy and her epileptic seizures are under control, so recall was the least of my worries.

JeSuis

Iam64.
Your comment about “ No mention of recall training”, was a bit uncalled for. In fact quite a smug retort on the part of whoever Iam64 is!

The owner maybe hadn’t thought of that, or maybe cannot afford such a thing!

The owner maybe hadn’t thought of that, or maybe cannot afford such a thing!

Strange post, JeSuis
It just takes patience, not money.

Essential if you don't want yur dog to run off and annoy other people or, as in this case, to lose your dog.

Josieann I had one who was perfect during training but had selective hearing too. He took after DH.

smug
Not a bit.

In fact, if I wanted friendly advice about a dog I'd ask Iam64

Hmm- I’m not smug. If you’d seen me at training with my young lab today, you might even have felt a bit sorry for the woman with the excitable giddy giant.
I’ve rescued and fostered dogs for over 40 years so I’m well aware of the baggage they arrive with.
Recall is an essential part of owning a dog. If you can’t be sure your dog will come back - keep it on a lead or long line. Like my daft young giddy giant lab is currently. His recall was superb till his teens hit. It’s good but not 100% so for now he gets great free time and recall practice in an enclosed field.

Having had several terriers (mainly JRs) I can vouch for their uneven recall - more a case of: Call Them: They think about it; Then decide if it will be worth their while or not ... We worked with a dog trainer on one of them and it worked for a few weeks. We thought we'd cracked it but then she spotted a squirrel and was off !! But, she would ALWAYS come if we had sausages (what is it about dogs and sausages??) Lovely story.

JosieannI had one who was perfect during training but had selective hearing too. He took after DH.

Callistemon do you entice your husband with sausages then?!