"My heart just melted for him. I thought I've got to do something and it just snowballed from there."
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Kelly Parr's mission to save and home a dog that was abandoned on Rifle Range Road has ended happily, with Bush the dog finally coming home and now slowly warming up to her in a safe and happy environment.
Bush is thought to have been abandoned and fending for himself for over three weeks, being frequently spotted on the side of Rifle Range Road but escaping before anyone could catch him.
The dog had been surviving off scavenged food from nearby farmhouses, and one dead kangaroo that he had salvaged and dragged to a makeshift shelter.
Ms Parr said that the fact he'd done so well for so long pointed to how smart he was.
"He's such a smart dog, he had a little prickle bush that he worked his way in like a little igloo. He'd been there for some time, you could tell."
Her mission started on Wednesday when she went out to make contact with Bush, before he bolted and she couldn't find him. The next day, she returned with snacks and a friend, before he finally ceded later that night.
"We went back later and he was just laying there waiting for us. It was like he'd given up, was tired of being chased," she said.
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"He's doing really well now ... he doesn't have that fear look around him, he's quite content but he's still very timid and unsure. I had a sit-down with him for about half an hour this morning."
This isn't the first time she's taken in stray animals, having worked with WIRES for a decade and rescuing everything from dogs to horses stuck in dams and beyond.
She said it was sad on Griffith council's behalf though, and she would have liked to see a better response from them.
"Apparently people brought it up to them two weeks ago and none of them were interested in it. I rang the ranger a few days ago and they never got back to me. A little sad on their behalf, it would have been nice for them to come out. We'll put that behind us though."
She's now planning for Bush to stay at Ms Parr's friends house to see how he gets on with other dogs, and if it goes well, will be homed there or at Ms Parr's house providing it's a good and safe environment.
Right now though, Bush is safe, warm and well-fed with his new family, and has a bright future ahead of him.
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