Several calls came in over the week and were investigated, and in each case, they were found to be other dogs. In a couple of cases, dogs that are not Griffy were seen in areas of past sightings, which would lead us to wonder about past sightings -- if they were Griffy -- had it not been for Sam and Salsa coming in, in each case, to verify the sightings. Salsa does keep picking up Griffy's scent, and the aimless wandering around that he has been doing does go along with what you can read about Brussels Griffons on breed websites.
So where is Griffy now, then? There hasn't been a sighting in longer, now, than the previous lengths of time between sightings, which were already at 7 & 8 days apart.
A lot of fliering has been done, many of which remain, and then a lot of fliers have been removed. A call even came in from someone who is unhappy, shall we say, about all the fliers. That'll sure make you hesitate to "finish" or continue the fliering.
VDOT and the shelters are being checked, as is Craigslist, Petfinder, FidoFinder and other websites. We've checked with animal control not just about dogs that have made their way into the shelter, but even just calls they've received of "stray" dogs that they haven't captured.There hasn't been anything encouraging to report since last weekend.
So, we are at a crossroads and are looking for brand new ideas.
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We lived in the Alexandria area about ten years ago. Please do not let one call from a person who is unhappy with they fliers to discourage you about the fliers - they are vital.
Many years ago I had placed a puppy mill dog in a home. Within a couple of days she bolted. My husband and I were out distributing fliers one cold, February Sunday morning. I dropped some off at a church - the church members actually posted the fliers on the beautiful front doors of the church. When we were leaving, I was driving down a street going the wrong way and a lady stopped me to warn me. I gave her a flier. After church she decided to help try to find our girl. And she did - it was only the second sighting of her. She connected with some work men who we had given fliers to earlier and the four of them followed her until we could arrive. I was able to sit on the ground with food and grab her.
This wonderful lady would not accept the reward. We sent it to the church as a donation along with a letter of appreciation that the pastor read to the congregation.
Fliers saved this girl - who by the way is now a very socialized, confident family member who is at this moment napping on the sofa.
A church was willing to put two “reward” posters on their beautiful front doors. There are a lot of unsolvable problems and seeing a poster in a neighborhood is not one.
Please just hang in there and keep the faith, and keep fliering! I dreamed a few weeks ago that I found Griffy in the backyard of my new home, which is off of Edsall Rd. So I got goosebumps a few days ago when I read that Griffy had been sighted in the Edsall Rd. area. I've been known to have prophetic dreams, and I think this one is saying to stay positive-- you'll find Griffy yet! Hang in there!
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