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Arrival Story: _________________________________
DOGSTER on TV, my Sacramento News 10 story from Dec 11, 2006. See HQ's "Top Dog" Ted, Ripley, and a bunch of our pals there.
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♥ ♥ ♥ Lost Nov 24 - FOUND Dec 10 (see diary).
My deepest gratitude to the homeless man who spotted me, Sacramento City Animal Control, and many volunteers esp Shelli LaMadrid and Cheryl Douglass.
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♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Jan 19, 2007 update: my foster family failed - I am officially ADOPTED!!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ __________________________________
Special thanks to my loyal Dogster family esp Bowie, Pita, Ellie, Helga, Vincent, Rosie, N'walins Gang, Cody, and Liz in WA
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Everyone's kind thoughts, prayers, and efforts are appreciated beyond words!
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Bio: __________________________________
After 2 long weeks of organizing my rescue, I was saved from a South Los Angeles shelter just before euthanasia.
Friday Nov 24, 2006 around 9:00 pm in the Lyon's restaurant parking lot off of I-5 at Richards Ave I slipped my lead during transport. I was scared, running loose, and did not know where I was.
I am very, very shy but gentle. I had just been neutered and still had stitches that were infected. Plus I had an injured foot. I needed antibiotics and medical attention.
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My pictures and story were cross posted across the country to family, friends, and animal lovers throughout the Sacramento area. Local vets, animal hospitals, shelters, and area rescue organizations were notified immediately. Shelters were also checked every few days just in case. I was on TV, in newspapers, and many websites. New Sac pals were on the lookout and distributed my fliers until I was found. _________________________________
Fliers were designed by
Chow Chow Rescue and www.WhirlDesign.com __________________________________
Sunday Dec 10 - a homeless man saw me on the ramp of Interstate-5 VERY close to where I went missing more than 2 weeks earlier. The man recognized me from a nearby flier. He kept his eye on me and called rescue contacts from a pay phone. Animal control also came to help bring me to safety.
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If you have lost a pet, never give up hope!
Maybe my unfortunate experience will help others to be found. See my diary for helpful tips and links. Because of the kindness of MANY strangers, I have been saved not once, but three times. First from euthanasia at a shelter, second when lost on streets of Sac, and third by a foster family who then ADOPTED me. "The third time is the charm ... "
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Forums Motto: I want to Help other LOST pets!
The Groups I'm In: """CHEYENNE 'S PET DETECTIVES"""", Lost & Found - Dogsters & Catsters Unite To Help Find Missing Pets Here!, Specific Information on helping lost/stolen/feral/found/stray cats, Taters "LETS HELP FIND MISSING PETS".
- post FLIERS and more FLIERS EVERYWHERE - minimum a 10 mile radius of where your pet went missing - see Posters and Fliers Tips using the "five words, five seconds rule"
- ask postal workers and delivery personnel (UPS, Fed Ex, etc) to help distribute fliers and be on the lookout. taxi cabs, bus drivers, and children also make excellent spotters
- notify and send fliers to local VETS, SHELTERS, Humane societies, and Rescue organizations (esp breed specific if applicable)
- STAPLES Sporting Goods stores will often make 100 free color copies for lost animals - a good black and white flier with clear picture may help manage expenses too
- place ads in your local NEWSPAPERS
- FindToto.comwill call neighbors in the area (for a fee)
- post online in classified Lost ads by state and city (see links below)
- check Found ads frequently because most sites do not automatically coordinate losts with founds
- also do a quick search at different sites to make sure your pet is NOT listed for Adoption or for Sale
Main National Lost and Found Search Sites:
Craigslist Pets and Lost&Found categories K9 Amber Alert yahoo group that many rescuers cross post from Petfinder.com place classified Lost ad and watch classified Found ads as well as avail. for adoption by state (*CAUTION*: if someone calls from "Petfinders" and offers to call local groups/vets for a fee, this is a SCAM and not associated with Petfinder.com)
Petharbor lists many (but not all) area shelters - you can register your lost pet into their database **still have someone GO TO and check shelters at least every few days
Learn How to Create an Emergency Website at FindRosie.com
For Humane Trapping advice, see my Diary entry Dec 7, 2006 and Pictures in my photo album. If there has been a reliable sighting of your pet, traps can usually be obtained and set up by Animal Control Officers or Wildlife Managers. If they do not have traps available, check with local pest control places for HaveAHart traps or something similar. Just make sure it is large enough...
NOTE: if you have a bad experience with ANY of these sites, please notify me as I would like to keep this as user-friendly as possible. suggestions for additional links also appreciated.
Public Forums: click "Forums" above and post there. it may be helpful to list city and state in your thread title
Notify Dogsters in your area: ask local pals to be on the lookout for you! if they do not mind, maybe they can help you post FLIERS!
** try to Keep the Missing Pet's Page UPDATED including specifics about exact location last seen and CONTACT INFORMATION to the extent that you feel comfortable.
- go to your account and add "MISSING, LOST or STOLEN" as part of your name
- do not be shy about listing specifically how people can help
- you may also want to ask pals to help spread the word by CROSS-POSTING your page to their friends and family in the area. you can request this on your page, in forums, and/or groups.
- if you have a FLIER posted on your page or at a link, we found that many wanted to copy it and help spread fliers all over town especially to places they go during their normal routines (businesses, VETS, Pet stores, dog parks, grocery stores, etc). *Note: Fliers copied off of your Dogster page usually do not print clearly. It may be helpful to put flier on an outside link and you can put that link on your page for pals to copy from, print, and share.
- don't forget that fliers can be faxed and emailed quickly esp to vets, shelters and rescue groups.
- we've even had a few Dogsters put fliers on their vehicles. Ha ha Aroooo!
Dogsters are pretty amazing most of the time!
Good Luck on your searches! Pmail me if ya have ANY questions.
UPDATE: Rosie was found just over 24 hours later thanks to quick distribution of flyers and internet networking. details at FindRosie.com
Our dear friend Rosie (yes, Dogster’s infamous Vincent & Rosie) is MISSING *tears.* Her mum and friends are worried sick, posting flyers, and searching day and night.
Please help spread the word to anyone who lives in the Columbus area. Share this message on Dogster, Facebook, retweet on Twitter, blogs, and anywhere you can think of. You never know when a friend may know someone who lives in her area. Thank you for anything you can do to help!
Missing German Shepherd in Columbus OHIO
**LARGE REWARD**
4 y/o petite female GSD bolted this morning from her pet sitters.
Rosie is black and tan with very dark face and ears – wearing pink collar and tags.
Last seen by animal control on North Star and Northwest Blvd at 10am Thurs 11/5/09.
She is VERY friendly but running scared so please DO NOT CHASE her!
CALL immediately with any information
*contact info removed*
please see pictures, flyer, and more information at FindRosie.com
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