Tam & co the great winter escape

[Lozsing]

Great news

 

[fat haggis]

You were chosen mate. She looks like she has always been with you and her place in the pack. What a story. I’m a believer in fate also.

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Start by selling the story to one of the Sunday papers! Good fund raiser to help toward other dog rescues.

 

[nicholsong]

Great story Tam. Incredible coincidence

I was a bit nervous part-way through your post when she knew Ella because I thought she might be her's and she wanted her back.

Then I was happy when she said she cared for and tried to re-house dogs.

Did you not notice the clipped ear before?

Well now you know more about Ella, her approx. age etc., which must make you a better 'Dad'

Well done Lad.

Geoff

 

[Northernraider]

There you go Tam, you were talking earlier about setting up your own rescue centre. Instead of that liaise with Diana, give her your backing and support, combine that with a variation of TUCANO post 1,573, perfection

I have got her details and i said id email her and keep in touch ...maybe spend some time next year helping her with catching the strays .

She told me it took her 2 hours to get hold of ela to catch her with a lassoo lead . I told her thats probably why i had so much trouble

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[Onemanandhisdog]

But we still dont know why Jackie was walking around with her knickers on her head?

 

[Downsie]

What a series of wonderful coincidences, absolutely delighted for you

 

[Raul]

Excellent result, I’m happy for you. Given the place you found her, and the name, Elada, for short Ela.

 

[Northernraider]

Great story Tam. Incredible coincidence

I was a bit nervous part-way through your post when she knew Ella because I thought she might be her's and she wanted her back.

Then I was happy when she said she cared for and tried to re-house dogs.

Did you not notice the clipped ear before?

Well now you know more about Ella, her approx. age etc., which must make you a better 'Dad'

Well done Lad.

Geoff

I never noticed the ear ....to be honest because shes been so timid ive only really been giving her reassuring strokes etc ....i hadnt scrutinised her in any way i hadn't even poked around looking for fleas etc ...i just wanted to get her as relaxed and chilled as possible and that seems to have worked. She's been very perky today since the vet ... starting to bounce around the van now like the other 2 and ready at the door to go out at every opportunity ....just been out for another long walk along the beach here at gialova. Weather had been better today so it was nice when we left the vans but we've just all got soaked again . Shes very strong and can fairly pull me along so im really going to have to work on her lead walking as when i have the 3 of them on its going to be hard going.

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Polar Steps has you popping to Columbia .....

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[Northernraider]

But we still dont know why Jackie was walking around with her knickers on her head?

That was our walk this morning ....it was dry and sunny but threatening to rain so jackie not wanting to wear a jacket decided to make a rain hat .....she was walking around like that so i had to take a photo.

 

[Floydster]

She'll soon have you trained.

 

[Northernraider]

So in other news we are now at gialova ....on golden sands . One of my favourite places last year. Forecast shows better weather the next few days so im hoping so .

 

[jumartoo]

Ok so after our walk this morning i headed to the vet in kyparissia .... obviously i hadn't made an appointment or anything because when i had went to the vet last Wednesday to enquire i didnt know for sure that i would get the dog .

So i went in and the vet was looking over an old dog for this woman who was about 70 ish .... she asked if i could wait a few moments so i was just having a look at all the stuff in the Vets as you do .

I could hear them chatting back and forth in greek but i was suddenly aware the old woman was talking to me ...but in greek , so i said sorry i dont understand ...sge then changed to German and again i said sorry i dont understand....she asked where i was from and i said Scotland ....so then she started talking in perfect English....she said the vet tells me you are adopting a dog ....i said yes thats right , she says can i ask where you found the dog , i said a few miles north of here at elea ...she says oh really which dog is it , i said she's a black and brown hound dog ...she says is she quite young ....and then is it clio? ...i said ah some German people i met on the beach the other day had called her clio ...i said hold on i can show you a photo ... she's in my camper but i was waiting to bring her in as shes a little nervous ....so i showed her the photo and straight away she said yes thats her ...i neutered her a few weeks ago ...i said really ..are you sure , the vet also was not sure ..but i then brought her in and yes it was ela ....so it turns out this woman Diana Hans ..has lived in greece 30 years ...the last 10 years or so her and some friends have been rounding up the strays in the local area ...she has the females neutered etc , treated for fleas and tics and then returns them to where she found them , she knows all the dogs there ...old shep is apparently 17 , the 2 shepherds are a couple they are 15 years old and been together all that time . There was a german guy staying on the beach karl hans who had said he wanted to take ela but was not sure how she would be traveling , so she lent him a crate and he apparently took her away for a few days ... but returned saying she was terrible in the van ...diane had told him he needed to be patient but he didn't want to ( i think this now explains her fear of leaving the van .....which has been much better today ) so anyway she was absolutely delighted that i was taking her ...so much so she was in tears ...she insisted i let her gift ela a harness so she now has a lovely orange harness and her auntie Jackie bought her a matching lead.

So today she had her vaccinations all done and her Chip put in , her passport is all done , i have worming tablets for all 3 dogs and flea and tic treatment for all 3 dogs ....so everything is now done bar her 2nd dhpp vaccine in about 1 months time .


She is not as young as i had guessed ...the vet thinks she is at least 1 year old but less than 2 ....most likely 18 months

So we have given her birthday as the 4th of july 2020 . ....it means she likely will not get much bigger ...she weighs in at 16kg and the vet thinks maybe she is a little thin but says maybe let her gain another 0.5 -1kg no more . She is very very healthy .

So ....im not a religious guy and i dont believe in any god or such stuff ....but diana said it herself ...this was not a coincidence ....we were meant to meet ... something greater than us made ela find me , something made me pick that vet out of the 2 in kyparissia and various other ones , something made me pick today to take her to the vet , something made us both be there at the same time so she could tell me about her , the vet would have had no idea she had been neutered had Diana not told her and had diana not clipped her ear when she had her done ....she clips all the dogs ears that have been treated.

Over the years she has rescued many and rehomed over 100 ....she once drove an estate car to Germany with 17 dogs on board . She has 10 dogs of her own and sends lots to Germany for adoption.

I think its amazing .....truly amazing ....jackie was astounded and said herself she would not have believed it if she had not been there .

Meanwhile ela has been good as gold all day ...she was totally chilled at the vet , on the drive here to gialova after the vet she lay in the back cuddled up beside milo and never moved ... All i can say is karl hans was useless with dogs .


I do believe in fate and i WAS meant to find this dog .....she caught my eye the first time i saw her ......and i think she was the same .

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Got my photo the one with all three together.

Already sent it to Sharon. Will send to Silvia also.

Well done Tam. What a great day.

 

[Minxy]

All these good news stories, nobody has asked about Jackies hat. What's going on there?

But we still dont know why Jackie was walking around with her knickers on her head?

That was our walk this morning ....it was dry and sunny but threatening to rain so jackie not wanting to wear a jacket decided to make a rain hat .....she was walking around like that so i had to take a photo.

I thought it was a massive poop bag you need for Ela!

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[rich g]

Fantastic news Tam,I sure you will all be happy and good for one another.

 

[Northernraider]

I thought it was a massive poop bag you need for Ela!

Not as bad today ...she only did one load ...i think she had been saving it up the other day . Probably being overfed too . Now i know she's not that underweight ill be watching what she eats.

 

[bellabee]

Fantastic story, Tam. I believe in fate, too. A wonderful outcome for you all!.

 

[pagey]

i think you should buy a lottery ticket

 

[Minxy]

I have got her details and i said id email her and keep in touch ...maybe spend some time next year helping her with catching the strays .

She told me it took her 2 hours to get hold of ela to catch her with a lassoo lead . I told her thats probably why i had so much trouble

Tam what about setting up some way to do donations to help the with the costs?

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[Northernraider]

Tam what about setting up some way to do donations to help the with the costs?

I don't know how to do any of that stuff to be honest .....i hate asking people for money. Im going to drop her an email over the next few days and ask if she has a Facebook or Instagram account for the dog rescue stuff and if she does ill post details up on here for anyone who would like to do that.

 

[reckless]

You'll have to get used to asking people for money if you're going to set up a dog rescue

 

[L' Hobo]

Definitely won't be any room for him in the van he will have to get himself a tent.

OR a caravan!

 

[Chris]

What a coincidence and heart warming story.

 

[mitzimad]

tam on tour 2027

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[Northernraider]

tam on tour 2027
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If i wasn't in a van and money was no object that would be me

 

[L' Hobo]

Couldn't have composed a story like that. Disney film next methinks

Yes, but it will have to be a cartoon or who were you thinking of to play Tam?

So, you live there to give the lady a helping hand with the dogs, move your mother over also as the heat will be good for her old-ish bones, you meet a gorgeous young Greek girl and you all live happily ever after.
Who said SANTA doesn't exist

Now I was going along with your post, even thinking 'never mind his mother, what about us other oldies' until you got to young Greek girl. Has he not got enough aggravation and worry without getting mixed up with the opposite sex???

 

[Jamesh]

Yes, but it will have to be a cartoon

Now I was going along with your post, even thinking 'never mind his mother, what about us other oldies' until you got to young Greek girl. Has he not got enough aggravation and worry without getting mixed up with the opposite sex???

Who is she????

Did I miss something whilst cooking tea?!!!
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[Devon Sue]

Im not even sure i want to know what heat pants are

Don't know about heat pants, but I thought I was the bees knees in my hot pants on the local disco floor

 

[L' Hobo]

Who is she????

Did I miss something whilst cooking tea?!!!
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Tam will tell you in the next episode (cue the Dick Barton theme....)

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