He was plucked from the streets of Sarajevo and flown 1,700 miles to an idyllic Scottish island by a family who wanted to shower him with the love and human contact they felt he desperately needed.

But when Drogo the German shepherd cross was taken out for his first walk on the isle of Arran, he bolted the moment the car boot opened.

That was seven months ago and the resourceful dog remains at large.

Owner Emma Campbell, 43, a paramedic, has used sirloin steak and barbecued sausages in a bid to lure him back to the embrace of his new family.

She has utilised the services of a bitch in heat and asked a worker from the Bosnian animal shelter who knew Drogo to post over one of her t-shirts for the scent.

Mrs Campbell even adopted Drogo’s sister Goldie in the hope that the family link might tempt him to return but he has proved determined to evade capture.