George, a collie mix

Poor George. He stupidly left his home when he found the chance to do so, on August 5th, and got almost hopelessly lost. He left behind 2 lab sisters and a grieving mother, and not to mention a houseful of kids that his mom, Barbara, takes care of during the day as a day care provider.

From the start, Barbara’s daughter Jaime started posting to Craigslist looking for sightings. She’d post once or twice a week – which most lost dog owners don’t do. LOTS of people I know noticed the repeated George postings, and wanted to help. But for weeks and weeks, it wasn’t happening. 

Then one day, there was a sighting! Jaime posted to Craigslist again with the info. Since a number of our volunteers cruise Craigslist to see what lost dogs are out there, this was noticed right away, and we whipped a search team into shape. Among the things we did was fliering; Barbara’s family had done some, but not really enough to do the trick. Now, I think, there was enough fliering.

We know that when a dog has been out on the run for weeks or months, you have no idea if he will come to his owner when they encounter each other. You can hope with everything you have, but it might not happen. We always advise lost dog owners not to be surprised or get discouraged if their dog doesn’t come to them or seem happy to see them, initially.

Barbara had long been saying that she thought that if she could ever got near him, he would obey if she scolded him just like if he’s getting into mischief at home. I actually thought it was an interesting idea despite how cautious I try to be in these cases.

So Jaime, whose idea I think that actually was, got to test her theory out! A sizzling hot George sighting call came in, and she jumped in her car and drove to the neighborhood. She actually caught up with George, and she got out of the car. Just as though she had the upper hand, she put her hands on her hips and said “George! You get in this car right now!!”

And he did just that!!!

Source: http://helpfindgeorge.blogspot.com