Loyal pooch treks 30km to new home
A dog which spent weeks waiting for its owner at a Northern Territory roadside rest stop has found a new owner.
The rottweiler would not budge from the Finke River rest stop, 125 kilometres south of Alice Springs, despite many efforts to lure it away, prompting speculation it was waiting for its owner to return.
It disappeared late last month but has turned up at a Palmer River construction camp nearly 30 kilometres away.
The RSPCA's Steve Walton says it has taken a shine to the site's construction manager.
"[It] got sort of befriended by the lady that's a cook down there but she couldn't keep the animal," he said.
"But one of the other people there decided that he'll keep the animal and they fed it up and it's in good condition and when they finish building the bridge when he moves back up to Darwin he's going to take the dog with him."
Mr Walton says the dog's loyalty struck a chord around Australia.
"We had e-mails coming from all around the country saying can we help this dog, can we give you some money to look after him and that type of thing.
"We thought well that's fine but we've got to be able to get hold of the dog and see what happens from there. But he's sort of resolved the problem himself and everything's worked out for the good of the dog."
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A dog which spent weeks waiting for its owner at a Northern Territory roadside rest stop has found a new owner.
The rottweiler would not budge from the Finke River rest stop, 125 kilometres south of Alice Springs, despite many efforts to lure it away, prompting speculation it was waiting for its owner to return.
It disappeared late last month but has turned up at a Palmer River construction camp nearly 30 kilometres away.
The RSPCA's Steve Walton says it has taken a shine to the site's construction manager.
"[It] got sort of befriended by the lady that's a cook down there but she couldn't keep the animal," he said.
"But one of the other people there decided that he'll keep the animal and they fed it up and it's in good condition and when they finish building the bridge when he moves back up to Darwin he's going to take the dog with him."
Mr Walton says the dog's loyalty struck a chord around Australia.
"We had e-mails coming from all around the country saying can we help this dog, can we give you some money to look after him and that type of thing.
"We thought well that's fine but we've got to be able to get hold of the dog and see what happens from there. But he's sort of resolved the problem himself and everything's worked out for the good of the dog."
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