TINKER #113

#113 TINKER (Dach/Lab Mix) Roanoke, AL to Glen Cove, NY TINKER #113, a female Dachshund/Lab, 3 years old, and 32 pounds was one of six pups picked up by team drivers Hollis and Linda C in their personal car in Roanoke, AL. They drove to Gadsen, AL, where they transferred them all to the personal car of driver Tony H, who in turn drove them to the TN state line. Mary Ruth R met Tony there and returned all six to her rescue in Columbia, TN, where she was serving as a layover home. Mary Ruth then met team drivers Gary and Pat M, in Nashville, TN, who took Tinker on up through PA and to Maybrook, NY, where they met with a lady from a Dachshund rescue. She will take Tinker on to Glen Cove (Long Island), NY, where she will be a perfect companion to her new "Mom" Samatha T, who is visually challenged. Tinker came from a rescue and apparantely has been piller-to-post. Pat said Tinker's big brown eyes questioned her as if to say 'have I done something else wrong?' 'can't I stay with you?' and 'how much more?' Yes, Tinker, you are finally going home. Have a happy life. A little bird told Operation Roger your friend, Pat, fell in love with you and she is feeling the pains of separation. Arranged by Karen N, Almost Home Dachshund Rescue and Mary Ruth R, Operation Roger Team Drivers Hollis & Linda C, Driver Tony H, Team Drivers Gary & Pat M del 8/13/06 *************************************************************

TUCKER #84

#84 TUCKER (JRT) Little Rock, AR to Seattle, WA TUCKER #84 a 1.5 y/o Jack Russell Terrier, 23#, Male, was picked up Little Rock, AR, by Driver Lizzy C with the orignal destination being Vancouver, BC, Canada, with a meeting place of Seattle, WA. The original adopter was in the hospital but expected out any day. When someone finally answered at her home, it was discovered the adopter was still in the hospital and could not receive Tucker. Lizzy contacted Operation Roger and the sending rescue, Debbie. A repower was found with Team Drivers Don and Diane A. The transfer was made in Deming, NM. They fell in love with Tucker and didn't want to give him up. However, Team Drivers Billy and Nancy P had already arranged to adopt him. The final transfer was made in Fort Worth, TX, with many tears shed. Tucker had been fostered with 5 other dogs and obviously gets along well with everyone. All drivers report he is very playful and adores being petted and loved. He has the energy of the JRT breed but responds well to vocal commands. His new handle is Tucker the Trucker!! Arranged by Debbie B, AR Southern Dog Rescue Operation Roger Drivers Lizzy C, Don & Diane A, and Billy & Nancy P *************************************************************

TONTO #333

#333 TONTO (Rhodesian Ridgeback) Kilgore, TX - San Bernardino, CA TONTO #333, male 9-12 month old 45# Rhodesian Ridgeback met his ride in Kilgore, TX, from Cecilia R. All Ridgebacks have a decided aversion to water. They would prefer to die before getting near water. Driver Nancy R stopped to get her truck washed and had to wrestle Tonto out of the truck. She didn’t want to leave him inside the truck because of the sound the water would make hitting the bunk. Even outside the building, the sound of the power washers prevented him from peeing. Needing to take care of paying for the wash, she staked him outside in the grass. Inside, she glanced out the window to see him trying to eat his leash to get away. She ran outside telling him to stop. Tonto sat down and looked at her innocently as if to say, “What? Me? I wasn’t doing anything!” After the truck was ready to go, Tonto refused to walk across the wet pavement. After Nancy finally got him to the truck, he scrambled inside, headed to the far corner of the bunk and looked at Nancy with the look that said, “Don’t you ever do that to me again.” Enroute Knowing he needed to potty, she would stop ever so often in a rest area, hoping the rain they had been going through would not start again. It would, each time and, true to form, Tonto would refuse to get out. During the rain storm itself, Tonto looked at Nancy so apprehensively, Nancy said, “Hey, I can’t do anything about the sky leaking, ok?” Rhodesians are known not the bark unless you invade their property. They had bedded down at a rest area for the night. At 4 a.m. Tonto began jumping back and forth between the seats. Figuring he needed to go outside, Nancy took him out for potty. Back inside he sat in the passenger seat to watch outside and Nancy went to sleep. That is, until he began barking at all the trucks going by the rest area. She finally had to cover the windows so he would sleep also. Tonto had had surgery so he had to be given antibiotics. Celia had provided wet food to mix the meds in with the dry food to cover up the taste. After feeding him the next morning, he began to pass gas so bad, Nancy said, the paint was peeling off the outside of the truck. At times, he would even offend himself. The second morning, figuring the wet food was causing the problem, Nancy mixed the meds in with the dry food only. All appeared to be well for the rest of the trip. While waiting on the receiving rescue to arrive, Nancy laid her head on Tonto’s side. He passed a very bad case of smelly gas. His look was one of “I don’t feel well.” Nancy said she would remember Tonto as the farting dog. Instead of bailing out of transporting other pets after such an experience, Nancy was already planning upon picking up another pet on her return trip. You just can’t keep a good pet transporter down. Operation Roger Driver Nancy R pu 2-4-09 del 2-8-09 *************************************************************

TAILLESS #187

#186 TAIL/#187 TAILLESS (St.Bernard/Great Pyrness) Nacogdoches, TX - Prescott, AZ TAIL #186 and TAILLESS #187, two St. Bernard/Great Pyrenees mixes, both 5 mo old St. Bernard and Great Pyrenees mixes, weighing 50# each, were in the right place at the right time. Driver Mike W and Sheane, sister to his regular Blue Heeler companion, Dillon, just happened to be in the area and picked up the pups not long after they were posted on our website. Mike reports both were skittish, undernourished, and afraid of humans. The moment the pups got on board, Sheane, herself around 50#, headed for the farthermost corner of the bunk she could find, totally unsure of what was happening. However, it didn't take long for her to warm up to the pups and all would play. Mike worked with the pups by having them walk up to people at truck stops and his shippers and receivers. By the time the two reached their destination two days later, they were getting over their shyness. Mike said he had gone in to eat and came back to the truck only to find himself face to face with three dogs, teeth bared. They weren't going to let him into the truck. He said "Hey, boys, it's just me." All three looked at him sheepishly as if to say, "Gee, Dad, we're just kidding." Tailless loved to sit in the passenger seat and gave the New Mexico border patrol quite a start as Mike rolled through the inspection station. Later, while out for a walk, Tail spotted some quail and took out after them, dragging Mike behind him and giving Mike some exercise he hadn't planned on. The pups were safely delivered to their new family. Mike reports 5-6 kids piled out of an SUV and were quite delighted with their new charges. He feels the two will be in a good home. Operation Roger driver Mike W 5/11/07 del 5/13/07 ****************************************************

TAIL #186

#186 TAIL/#187 TAILLESS (St.Bernard/Great Pyrness) Nacogdoches, TX - Prescott, AZ TAIL #186 and TAILLESS #187, two St. Bernard/Great Pyrenees mixes, both 5 mo old St. Bernard and Great Pyrenees mixes, weighing 50# each, were in the right place at the right time. Driver Mike W and Sheane, sister to his regular Blue Heeler companion, Dillon, just happened to be in the area and picked up the pups not long after they were posted on our website. Mike reports both were skittish, undernourished, and afraid of humans. The moment the pups got on board, Sheane, herself around 50#, headed for the farthermost corner of the bunk she could find, totally unsure of what was happening. However, it didn't take long for her to warm up to the pups and all would play. Mike worked with the pups by having them walk up to people at truck stops and his shippers and receivers. By the time the two reached their destination two days later, they were getting over their shyness. Mike said he had gone in to eat and came back to the truck only to find himself face to face with three dogs, teeth bared. They weren't going to let him into the truck. He said "Hey, boys, it's just me." All three looked at him sheepishly as if to say, "Gee, Dad, we're just kidding." Tailless loved to sit in the passenger seat and gave the New Mexico border patrol quite a start as Mike rolled through the inspection station. Later, while out for a walk, Tail spotted some quail and took out after them, dragging Mike behind him and giving Mike some exercise he hadn't planned on. The pups were safely delivered to their new family. Mike reports 5-6 kids piled out of an SUV and were quite delighted with their new charges. He feels the two will be in a good home. Operation Roger driver Mike W 5/11/07 del 5/13/07 ****************************************************