So it felt like back to the old days - freezing fog, warm coat on, (the little red riding hood number), armed with flyers, off in the car again on another Sky mission. Little boy, if you only knew how hard we've searched for you.
I met Jasper the dalmatian's dad, who still thinks (looking at the picture on Blog 23 Feb, which is a bit different from the one we put in the Leicester Mercury) that the scar resembles the one on the black lab he saw, which he places at around a week ago.
However he, and all the many other dog owners I met (as ever - all extremely helpful), have not seen the dog at any other time. Watermead Park is a bit on the tourist map, so people can go there as a one off. He showed me the area where he saw the dog, and I spent a couple of hours getting my bearings - in case of another call. A chance meeting with a man and his wife and dog, who works for the council, meant I was put in touch with another man who could put me in touch with the Park Rangers, who will also keep an eye out.
And if I had a pound for the 25% of people who said "oh, do you mean Sky?" or the other 25% who said "oh yes, I've seen about him in the Mercury", I'd be rich.
We are refraining from putting posters around and about, in case the person who had the dog (on a lead apparently) gets scared and goes underground.
Another suggestion put to me was a local reporter for Central News, who one of the dog-walkers thought might fill a news-poor Xmas slot with a 30 second plea for Sky, with a picture of his scar. Need to give some thought to that. It could be a double edged sword. Any opinions from our bloggers would be welcomed.
Previously (as Jon and Shelley have found) the TV doesn't think a missing dog story is interesting enough. However it is a year on, and Xmas is - as we all know - short on real news.
The Mercury is carrying the advert again tonight and tomorrow night.
So here we are. Another waiting game.
Thanks Jasper's dad. It's observant people like you who might solve the mystery one day.
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I so hope you find your beautiful boy. It's lovely to see that so many people still look out for him. Thinking of you. xx
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts re the TV are 'Go for it' Bcause anyone who has him would surely have contacted you by now if they were going to and maybe they need to feel someone else may report them and either way it's win win-too hot to handle...i.e either they come clean and it IS just possible they don't know who you are and that you are searching for him and the TV tells them you are caring owners or they get scared someone else will tell you....can't keep him hidden for ever...the scar is so distinctive (let's forget the voice of doom lol) Happy Christmas to you bot and I still hope and pray your lad WILL return so here's to 2010!!
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