White noise

Am sitting here with a headache, enjoying my retreat to a quiet room! (Ffion)
I seem to have been on the phone all day and have just spent a couple of hours driving my cheeky Jeepy (I reckon its headlights and grill look like a face :-0 ) with a very noisy metal trap in the back, up from Toddington Services on the M1 after meeting the very lovely and helpful Martyn Soar, who has a good reputation for tracking and trapping dogs. Thanks for the contact, Jon & Shelley.
We exchanged information and apparently chicken covered in garlic butter, or KFC chicken (hmmm would have to abandon my battery chicken morals there) are favourite lures. Sue at doglost.co.uk recommends camouflaging the trap this time around. Will do.
The trap at a local rescue centre is out on loan, hence my 3 hour jaunt, leaving Tim, and Rod (blog follower) running the course I was meant to be doing all day. It's OK, I was only in the audience - not even a walk on part.
Phone calls today were just white noise I think, none from the Hot Zone:
Numerous calls back and fore sorting out logistics this morning, talking to dog trainers to find one that can follow scents (more calls to make this evening - had to put that on hold since it wasn't looking possible to get yesterday's fresh scent followed today - but useful to be prepared from now on, if it is possible). Thanks to Tori for helping with calls.
2 calls for Heskey the black lab who wanders up to Ibstock High St.
1 call for a heavy set lab with a blue collar in Enderby.
1 call for a black lab with a scar on its back in Hamilton, Eastern outskirts of Leicestershire, 2 weeks ago (seen our ad in the Mercury today). Scar described as 2 inches, parallel or along spine, with pink skin. So doesn't match up (see picture below). Slim lab, off lead but appeared to be with a man. For the moment we may have to park that but it may be worth a trip there at the weekend to see if any local dog walkers recognise the description.
In the meantime:
Tori tracked down a black lab from a farm in Newbold Verdon for us!
Pat my housekeeper took Ben (Sky's friend) to scent around the kennel which we've now relocated to the Lount. I've checked the food this evening but it's untouched. Pete and Bren put food in a bowl in their garden (remember they'd seen a black lab in their garden a couple of times in December so we did a feeding station and camera there in January, which yielded Mr Badger only). Their house is in the HZ.
Plan for tonight:
Call a lady back who may be able to help with the scenting, and discuss strategy for if we get another sighting / what to do with the trap.
Oh and take some paracetamols.......