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Tilly, a tiny timid, traumatized rough coated beautiful little Jack Russell, came to the Sanctuary in August 2007 after being found abandoned on the A31 Dorchester Bypass. Living here with all the other dogs over the following months presented no problems for her: she loved them all. Gradually though very hesitantly she began to trust again, though I doubted I would ever be able to re-home this mixed up little creature. The lo and behold, a year after she came a lovely lady arrived to say she had fallen in love with Tilly and wanted to give her a chance. After pointing out all the disadvantages of adopting Tilly and there being no advantages, I finally and with great trepidation took Tilly to her house and left her on a foster basis with a strict instructions on how to care for her safely. Almost a week later came the dreaded phone call: she was lost and, the gate having been left open, had escaped and was last seen swimming across the Avon at Christchurch. No one had seen her come out. So many people helped us search but to no avail and with great sadness I felt that she must have drowned. Two weeks later, I had a wonderful phone call—Tilly had been found by two girls who had enticed her from her hiding place with food and finally captured her. They had been due to return home from their holiday on the Saturday but had refused to go back until she was safe. We all felt such joy that this little creature had survived and on her arrival back at the Sanctuary all the other dogs made such a fuss of her greeting her return with almost with as much joy as ours. Needless to say she will not be re-homed again but will stay here where she feels safe. The two girls who found her will always have a special place in my heart for their “love of a dog” that they would not give up on. Hopefully next time they come down they will visit Tilly. I am sure she won’t forget them either.
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