from an email of Tuesday, November 26
We are missing our beautiful and silly (and Champion) American Foxhound, Macy. Unbeknownst to us, the dog next door had been digging a hole into our yard. (Life for dogs must be so good here that dogs dig to get in.) The girls found the hole on their last trip out for the night…. 11:30 on Sunday night. Annie was found in minutes, Jazz changed her mind and came home about ten minutes later. After an hour of searching, I found Susanna near a park six blocks away. I was very surprised to not find Macy with her, as they are usually inseparable. We continued to look for Macy, but did not find her. In the light of day, I found some overturned trashcans in an alley off the park, and I think that’s where Macy and Susanna became separated– as Macy never met a trash can she doesn’t love and Susanna could care less. In all likelihood, Macy stopped to play in the trash and Susanna grew bored and kept going. Unfortunately, Macy is a follower, and I think she was so busy following Susanna that she does not know how she got to where she is. Wherever she is.
We have contacted the local (Dayton, OH) newspaper, posted flyers, handed them out to local letter carriers, bus drivers, school children, folks at the soup kitchen. We’ve checked the shelters and registered her there as a lost pet. (All strays in the county go to a central shelter to start with.) Every day I brace myself and call the Dayton city office that handles reports of dead animals. I’ve posted her missing on craigslist, a friend with a local-interest website posted her story there, and many of those forum users have shared the story with their friends. We have alerted police, sheriff’s office, and fire departments. She had on a collar and tags, but those are easily lost. She is microchipped and the microchip company has sent an alert to every vet and shelter in a 25 mile radius. I’ve taken an old turtleneck that I’d worn and left it near where she and Susanna became separated as we think she may return there. I can’t afford a billboard or television advertising or I would do that too. We are offering a reward. If you can think of anything else I could be doing that I haven’t done, please let me know. Otherwise, please keep Macy in your prayers and good thoughts. We are so worried about her.
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Where is Macy? 