missing dog

[slainte caragh]

Re: missing dog

One sister in law recruited (and trust me she makes the FBI look like beginners!) and a cry for help on my fb. I will PM the details to friends I have in the doggy rescue world.

Lets's bring waggy tail home!

[enaid]

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Off topic sorry, but as a dog lover am sick and tired of all the cruelty and greed associated now with mans best friend.
Puppy mills sicken me and should be abolished, as should back street breeders. Also the selling of crossbreeds imho mongrels for unbelievable money.
Not a day goes by without a dog being shown on FB as lost or stolen and like Des owners totally heartbroken.
Not far behind once a day is also a very young dog for sale due to the owner having no time for it, or the kids allergic to it FGS do they not know this before they get the pup.
Bottom line they buy them and then try to sell on for a profit total barstewards they are.
I really hope you get him back des, police not acting on info is a disgrace, but I think they turn a blind eye to travellers and their disgraceful antics .

[slainte caragh]

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Further up date on this.

Over the months we have followed up various leads from all over the country and even Eire.
Lots of travelling and searching, but nothing positive.

The other day though, we received info from a "reliable?" source within the travelling community that Ashar had recently been taken to the Shrewsbury area for hare coursing.
As he did not perform very well he was apparently abandoned.

We have contacted all the wardens and rescue homes in the area, but thought as he was registered as stolen we would inform the police.
Shrewsbury police wouldn't speak to us as we have to go through our own force, Dyfed Powys.
So contacted the local named officer and were told they had closed the file as there was nothing happening on it!

I naively thought "closing a file" was old fashioned as if it is on a computer.....
And would they close a file on an outstanding theft of jewellery?
This dog cost in excess of £1000, so in money terms it was not what I would call small, to say nothing of the emotional side.

To say we are disillusioned with the police (who didn't even tell us the file was being close) is an understatement

I have no idea if this will be useful in returning your darling doggy, but I am going to North Wales next week and will gladly ask the tourist info to circulate his picture, I am going to Rhos on Sea and Colwyn Bay but I know Mr C will have no issues with going in to Llandudno and passing this on too.

PM me the info and I will send it to my S-I-L who works for Katie's Cat rescue and has connections in the rescue world for the SE as well.. My brother is a Controller for London Underground and I can ask him to pass it to railway friends.. let's make Ashar too hot to handle and get him home!!!

[PAWS]

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I am bloody fuming! Basically, they have a chance to follow a lead (no pun intended) that could uncover a string of dog thefts and they do FA. Totally ridiculous.

[Kati]

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[des8]

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Further up date on this.

Over the months we have followed up various leads from all over the country and even Eire.
Lots of travelling and searching, but nothing positive.

The other day though, we received info from a "reliable?" source within the travelling community that Ashar had recently been taken to the Shrewsbury area for hare coursing.
As he did not perform very well he was apparently abandoned.

We have contacted all the wardens and rescue homes in the area, but thought as he was registered as stolen we would inform the police.
Shrewsbury police wouldn't speak to us as we have to go through our own force, Dyfed Powys.
So contacted the local named officer and were told they had closed the file as there was nothing happening on it!

I naively thought "closing a file" was old fashioned as if it is on a computer.....
And would they close a file on an outstanding theft of jewellery?
This dog cost in excess of £1000, so in money terms it was not what I would call small, to say nothing of the emotional side.

To say we are disillusioned with the police (who didn't even tell us the file was being close) is an understatement

[enaid]

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Am so sorry Des, but never give up hope I've seen articles about dogs being returned home after many years.

[wales01man]

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Sorry to hear this Des there are some evil bar stewards out there even in the area where you live.

[des8]

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Update:
Following discussions with police, and receipt of info regarding a possible sighting, the police have now logged the incident as theft of Ashar.
So he could now be anywhere in the country with travellers

[Kati]

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make sure you tell the microchip company and the local vets too xx

[Tincan]

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http://doglost.co.uk/ Hope your boy is back with you very soon .

[des8]

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We have left food and bedding out for him in hope.

A friend has just suggested we approach the local techparc where they test fly the watchkeeper drone and ask them to do a search using infra red and high definition cameras!
Be good PR for them, especially as I have some history with them, but I might just try for it!

[ahflibra]

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Des

Take some clothing and/or blanket with familiar smells on his brothers/yours etc and loosely hide his favourite food/treat or toy in to the area he knows well and check often and call his name

because my guess is if he's not been picked up yet ( by dog warden etc ) he will make his way there but because he is frightened cold and hungry he will may well be hiding and come out when it's quite and he feel safe

best of luck

[PAWS]

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Wish I could help -Thoughts with you
Pxxxx

[Kati]

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Thanks for that link @enaid. Lots of contact points to follow up .

Thank you @Arcadian. Reward has been offered.
@Kati many thanks for that offer. I'll pm you a copy of the poster later

hope you find him Des xx