somerville dog: a weblog

via FellsDOG (January 4, 2009)

A shepherd mix with fluffy fur around the head was seen this morning in the Middlesex Fells near the Long Pond parking lot on the cranberry pond path.

Hi all, I came across a lost dog this morning on the cranberry pond path, near Long Pond Parking lot. It looked to be a shepherd mix. He/she was about the size of a shepherd but extremely skinny. I could see the ribs and pelvic bone clearly. He/she had tags I could hear clinking but couldn't get close enough to read them. Wouldn't even come close for a treat. Seemed to like my dog though. It could've been an older dog but the fluffy fur around the head made it seem younger. Other than the skinnyness seemed to have good energy as he darted one way for a while then came back and proceeded down the trail. I tried to report it to the Winchester animal control thinking someone would've called there first but they were closed until Monday. I saw this dog @9:30 on Sunday Jan 4th. I figured one of you may know the dog or the owner. He/she is still out there in the Fells. Thanks.

Posted by Michèle at 8:18 PM
Categories: Lost and Found, Massachusetts
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via FellsDOG

Tractor, a very shy neutered black and tan German Shepherd Dog, has been missing since Christmas Eve. He was seen on December 26 on Rte. 2 in Lexington at Arlington Heights.

Tractor lives in New Hampshire but was visiting a home in Arlington on Christmas Eve when he went missing. Please contact the dog's owner in New Hampshire with any information at 603-726-8876 (home) or 603 738-7445 (cell). You can also try calling the Arlington home from which he went missing: 781-641-1371.

The following ad was posted online on December 27:

We are still looking for our lost German Shepherd, Tractor, who went missing from 12 Puritan Rd. in Arlington Heights, Arlington, MA on the evening of 12/24/08. HE WAS LAST SEEN on Route 2 in Lexington at Exit 51 and then again on Route 2 in Arlington at about 7:45am yesterday, 12/26/08. Mass State police responded and saw Tractor, but he got scared and disappeared into the woods. He is a rescue dog, and very shy and scared with men (though he is very gentle); call his name and try to get him to come to you if you see him. He is a neutered male, black & tan shepherd with a pink collar and ID tag with our NH contact information. He also has a microchip. Contact 603-726-8876 (owners home) or 781-641-1371 (home in Arlington where he was lost from) or 603-738-7445 (owners cell) with any info at all. THANK YOU! Please let your patrol officers knowwe want our special boy home safe and sound!

Posted by Michèle at 7:57 PM
Categories: Lost and Found, Massachusetts
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You know that there is a forum for posting lost and found dogs on the Somerville Dog Owners Group's website. April Terrio, the City of Somerville's Animal Control Officer (ACO) often posts pets that have been turned in to her on the lost and found forum. There is also a forum exclusively for the ACO to post pets that are available for adoption from the City.

But did you know that April also posts lost and and found pets and pets available for adoption on the Animal Control page on the City's website? Check it out!

Posted by Michèle at 11:17 AM
Categories: Friends of somerville dog, Lost and Found, Somerville, Somerville Rescues
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I am delighted to share the happy news I received from the father of the Tufts University student whose dog, a five-month old boxer puppy was stolen from Adams Street in Medford (just across the Somerville line), near Tufts, on June 9, 2005.

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:27:41 -0400
Subject: The Dog ACE, stolen June 9th in Medford has been returned

Everyone;

Incredibly, my son's dog has been returned. A lady from East Boston had the dog. Her brother bought it for $220 from a teenager in front of a pet store in Medford. She saw the ads in the paper and the flyers that were posted (everywhere). It took her a couple of weeks to do the right thing and return the dog, but she did on Sunday. There were a couple of theories on who took the dog. At this point everyone is just happy that the dog is back. My son Robert and I want to thank everyone for their concern and support. Ace is back home with Robert and his Tufts room mates. All of them play football for Tufts. Please come by and see a game this fall. I hear they want to make Ace the unofficial mascot!

George

Posted by Michèle at 8:42 AM
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UPDATE 14 July 2005: Ace has been found! I expect to receive (and post) details tomorrow!

Posted by Michèle at 8:39 AM
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Update 08 November 2004: The Craigslist posting about the found Dachshund has been deleted. I hope that means the little guy has found his way home!

Posted by Michèle at 4:35 PM
Categories: Lost and Found, Somerville
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