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Eagle'sMom
post Aug 5 2007, 03:26 PM
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This is my first post here...I'm glad I found this website...

My dog Eagle ran away...

My room mates were watching him while I went on a retreat and he ran off...

For 2 weeks I didn't know where he was...

Fliers were out, the shelters were called, ads in the newspaper, the vet was called...

Then 2 weeks ago I saw him in the woods behind our townhouse...

I ran up to him which was a mistake...I should have walked slowly towards him because he ran into the woods...

I don't know if he realized it was me or not...

I regret so much running up to him but I was so excited to see him...

So friends and family helped to look for him that day in the woods but didn't find him...

That was 2 weeks ago...

I've been putting out food in the last place I saw him but I don't know if he's the one getting it or not...

The past few days I've been seeing tiny paw prints that are not Eagle's...

Every morning I go to the site hoping to see his paw prints but I don't and then I feel down...

Every evening we bring food hoping he will get it...

A part of me is missing...

I've had him only 3 years...

He's a rescuded dog from a home where a woman had 119 dogs and a bunch of horses...

Eagle is very timid and doesn't like other people nor does he like other dogs...

My heart is breaking more and more each day...

I know God is in control and knows exactly where Eagle is...my prayer is that God will let me have him once again...

Thank you for reading this...

Maddie
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Mink&WillowsMom
post Aug 5 2007, 09:48 PM
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Omigosh Maddie, what limbo for you! It's a really good sign you saw him at two weeks. Now just to draw him home again soon. Sure is a cute little guy. smile.gif I, and I'm sure many others here will do our best to send him thoughts to head on home. In the meantime, glad you're here. You might want to read the threads by 5catsmom "Do you always feel like..." and paris "missing since memorial day." Both had happy endings.
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5catsmom
post Aug 7 2007, 01:13 AM
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Hi Maddie,
Actually, you'll find a wealth of information in a lot of the posts here, but the most important, I'd say, is that now that you've seen him, there is a lot of hope, and so you have to hold on to that with everything you have. It sounds like you're doing all the things a responsible owner would do, and then some. If there are woods involved, it won't be long before he starts getting really hungry because I'm not sure that dogs have the same hunting abilities as cats, for instance. If there are neighbors who border those areas of the woods, contact them with a picture and flyer and explain your dilemma. I actually found most people to be very receptive and interested that I find my cat, and you might be surprised by your reception to them. Also, talk to your mailman, and any mail carrier in your area, they tend to knoe more about what's going on than we do. I assume you've already posted fliers on telphone poles - make sure they're laminated or they'll dissolve with the next rain.

If I think of anything else I'll let you know. I understand your pain of the not knowing - it's almost worse than death because then you do know what happened, and you can bury your loved pet and while there are often questions and recriminations, they aren't like these, am I right? Please know you and your family are not alone, so many of us are or have gone through these things, and are thinking of you. Please take care, beause we care - Barb
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paris
post Aug 8 2007, 08:03 AM
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Hi Maddie.

I am so sorry that your little dog got out. You are right, if you see him, he is probably in a state of fear and will run off, so calling him quietly is a good idea. You may also try going to that spot early in the morning and calling his name several times and waiting.

Have you contacted the shelters and animal control? I see he has a collar/tag. Is there a phone number on the tag, or is it a rabbis tag only? I am sure if someone finds your dog they will know it belongs to someone...(unlike cats that people often assume are strays that are just out there living.)

PLease update us on where you are in the process.
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Eagle'sMom
post Aug 26 2007, 04:56 PM
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Kimberly, Barb & Paris,

Thank you all for making me feel welcomed...

I really appreciate it...

I've seen Eagle twice since my first post...praise God!

It is now 7 weeks since Eagle's been missing...and it gets harder each day... sad.gif

I purchased an animal trap and a week ago Thursday I started using it...

No Eagle...

The only thing caught was a black cat...

Now the raccoons are getting all the food...they are so smart they don't even go in the cage for the food...they use their paws to scrape the food out and they turn the cage upside down and over...

I haven't seen Eagle's paw prints in awhile...

I don't know if he's still coming to this one spot or not...

But I'm putting the trap where we've seen him these last 2 times...

Every evening I walk to the woods and put out food and every morning I walk to the woods hoping he's in the cage...

I try not to be disappointed and I have to keep telling myself, "God's Timing is perfect...God's Timing is perfect".

I miss him sooooooo much...

Maddie
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paris
post Aug 27 2007, 07:04 AM
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Hi Maddie.

I hope you and Eagle reunite. I know you miss him.

Where did you see Eagle? Did you see him or the paw prints? What happened when you saw him? Do you put something in the trap that has your smell on it?

Paris
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Eagle'sMom
post Aug 27 2007, 07:47 AM
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Hi Paris!

Since he's been gone I've seen him a total of 3 times...

Each time he has run off into the woods... sad.gif

In the woods they are making roads to start a sub-division...

The roads are dirt...

The first time I saw him he was close to the street on the dirt road...

The last 2 times I have seen him he was way down the dirt road...

The woods are all around...

I know I'm not explaining things very well...sorry...

I've seen his paw prints also...at the beginning of the dirt road and way down where I saw him twice and where I put the cage...

I went this morning and the raccoons had gotten his food again...

Someone mentioned to me before to put something out there with my smell on it but I forgot...I'll try that...

But do you think he could remember my smell after 7 weeks and 1 day?

Thanks Paris!

Maddie
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post Aug 27 2007, 09:03 AM
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Yes, Maddie, he'll remember your smell. Try that, and I hope it works. It's good you've been seeing Eagle, he seems to want to stay close to home, so that's really good.

I hope you and Eagle are together again soon, so you can shower him with kisses. He looks so sweet in his picture.

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Eagle'sMom
post Aug 27 2007, 10:50 AM
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Thanks Michelle!

I'm going to put a pillow case under the cage tonight...

He is so sweet...so loving...so trusting of me...

I miss him... sad.gif

Maddie
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post Aug 27 2007, 12:08 PM
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A pillow case is a great idea. Good luck!!!

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Eagle'sMom
post Aug 27 2007, 12:35 PM
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I can't take the credit for the pillow case...

It was my son's idea!

Thanks for your support...

Maddie
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paris
post Aug 27 2007, 07:57 PM
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Maddie, I found a page on the internet that you should read. It concerns Shelties, but I don't think that matters. It gives some advice on trapping and locating a lost dog. You are on the right track.

http://www.canadianshelties.ca/LDGuide.html
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post Aug 28 2007, 12:32 AM
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Hi Maddie,
I wrote a long post this morning but I guess it vanished somewhere in cyber-space so I'll try to remember the gist of it here. I think you said somewhere that the area where Eagle vanished is an area where they're cutting roads for a new subdivision. Is it possible to find out where they're working from (usually the construction teams have a trailer on site) and go in and explain that you've lost your little dog and would appreciate very much if anyone could keep an eye out for him. Maybe even leave a picture. The people who are around all day tend to have a pretty good sense of what's going on.

At this point, I don't know how much the cage will help. Eagle has seen the coons eat his food and he probably feels intimidated by them. If you put some of your garments in the cage, without food, the coons may figure out after while that no food is there and move on.

The other thing I'd try, is when you do look for him, carry binoculars. Sometimes animals are hard to see, especially when they're scared, and the time he'd be most scared is when the equipment stops at night and shortly after. That's when I'd look, calling gently to him, maybe in his "dinnertime voice." He has to be eating somewhere to be getting along after all this time, so if you have neighbors around ,make sure they know what's going on too.

Well, I think there was more, but I can't think of it now, but if I do, I'll send it as soon as I can. I wish you the best of luck, and you take care and trust in God - Barb
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post Aug 28 2007, 07:24 AM
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Paris - Thank you for the link...it is informative...

I wish I would have thought to look on the internet right after he went missing and maybe I wouldn't have made the mistake of running to him and calling his name when I first saw him after 2 weeks...

I can't "what if" myself though...that would drive me crazy...

Barb - Sorry you lost your original post...that has happened to me before... blink.gif

Actually, the construction company owner knows I'm missing Eagle...he even saw him running across the dirt road a week or so ago...I never thought to give him a flyer but I'm going to!

Thanks for the idea to run the raccoons off...I'm going to try that tonight! smile.gif

One thing I do do is call him gently and let him know "it's time for dinner"...

I never thought about binoculars...I may have to see about getting some...

Barb, I do trust in God...He is the one getting me through this... smile.gif

Thank you both for your help...

Maddie
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paris
post Aug 28 2007, 08:33 AM
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QUOTE (Eagle'sMom @ Aug 28 2007, 07:24 AM)
Paris -
I can't "what if" myself though...that would drive me crazy...

Maddie

All of us could "what if". You did what came to you naturally when you saw Eagle. I also "what if'd" when my cat, Bennett, was missing for 8 weeks. We learn along the way, as you are doing.

Setting the trap without food but with your personal items is a smart idea.

I am waiting for your post to let us know that Eagle is back.....
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Eagle'sMom
post Aug 28 2007, 08:51 AM
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QUOTE (paris @ Aug 28 2007, 08:33 AM)
I am waiting for your post to let us know that Eagle is back.....

Me too! biggrin.gif

Thank you so much for your support...

Maddie
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post Aug 28 2007, 06:31 PM
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It rained all afternoon here and I wasn't able to go to the woods with all the mud...

I feel guilty that I'm not doing anything to help him right now...

And it is supposed to rain all week... sad.gif

Tomorrow I'm going to purchase some rubber boots so I can walk in the mud...
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post Aug 28 2007, 07:59 PM
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Hmm, I put a post here this morning, but it never showed up. Odd.

Anyway, is there any particular sound that brought Eagle running? Mink used to bolt toward the house at the sound of his food bowls rattling together. Anything do it for Eagle? Can opener? Squeak toy? Car keys? Sound of you whistling "Oklahoma" and jangling his leash? I wonder if you have the opportunity to sit quietly at the far end of that dirt road and just be still, making his familiar noises, if he might be inclined to at least approach. The hard part would be to stay completely at rest until he'd fully come up to you -- since he's made it clear chasing doesn't work.

Where are you? Do you have a canine search and rescue team near you? I was very pleased with the experience of hiring one here (even if the result was confirmation of Twitch's death). They'd be able to track him so easily. My hunch is that he's found someone who's feeding him, thinking he's stray, but he's still torn and confused about making his way back to you. (Is it possible he might be fearing you're angry with him for leaving? If so, do a meditation visualizing him leaping into your arms, covering you with kisses, and you feeling joy and relief and giggles and grat*itude, so he might be able to know for certain that's what awaits him.)

When I hired the canine SAR team, they had just found a missing cat the day before who had been accidentally locked up in a nearby neighbor's garage. If he's been feeding off of someone's back porch, they'd be able to find that out, and you could enlist that homeowner's help in trapping him. Though I suspect the dogs would be able to find him right off. If you think you might like to find Eagle that way, but get stuck trying to find a nearby team, contact Harry at www.k9sardog.com and see if he knows of any team he might refer you to that's in your area. Your local fire department might also likely know who to refer you to.

He's out there. It's just a question of patience, prayer, timing, and using all the tools you can think of until one works. Peace to you until then, Kimberly


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post Aug 29 2007, 12:14 AM
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Actually the rain might help, with finding tracks and all. And if the boots have your scent rubbed on the outside of them, he will know you've been there, so rub some old smelly socks (not that I assume you have smelly socks lying around, but anything with your scent that's strong) on the outside, not the underside of the boots; the scent will hang in the air hopefully and he'll know you've been there.

A walk through the woods when it's raining might be a good idea, actually, Eagle might be looking for comfort and associate that with you. A warm house and shelter and food are all comforts that a dog appreciates and needs.

I know you trust in God, and I have faith that he's watching out for Eagle too, otherwise I don't think he's still be hanging around. I have a strong feeling that someone is feeding him, or he's taking food somewhere or else he's be in bad straits by now, so now it's just a matter of getting him back. Kim has a good idea with the SAR, you might want to seriously consider it before winter really sets in.

Take care and good luck - Barb
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post Aug 29 2007, 06:03 AM
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[QUOTE=Eagle'sMom,Aug 28 2007, 06:31 PM]]I feel guilty that I'm not doing anything to help him right now...

No. You have NOTHING to feel guilty about. There is no reason to feel guilt. Guilt is when you made a choice to do something you know is wrong. Guilt is not when you choose to go right instead of left, or left instead of right, not knowing where Eagle may have turned.

One of the difficulties with a lost pet is this feeling of wanting every stone unturned. It is not possible to be everywhere, do everything. You are doing all that you can, Maddie. When Bennett was gone, I was torn apart with the feeling of "maybe I should put more flyers up" etc.

I agree, gently calling his name or jangling the keys, as Kim suggested, and then waiting in the early morning, is a good idea. And apparantly the rain helps keep the scent, not wash it away.

I know this is obvious, but I want to be sure you have reported Eagle to the Humane Society as missing and that you are reading the lost/found posts.

If you have seen Eagle several times in the same vicinity, I feel you will be reunited.
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