Oh, dear God, no....missing

**caseysmom** · 02-26-2006, 02:51 AM

I think we all feel the same, this thread has 3,250 views

**mtn_chick** · 02-26-2006, 03:21 AM

Crap! I was so hoping he'd be back by now too!! Argh... I know how it feels, when one of the pack is missing, it's just not the same!!

Have you tried taking the team out in the area? I had one of my guys, Rupert, get loose not long after I got him from another musher and he was gone for 3-4 days or so. No sign of him, nothing. I also suspected he came by during the night, but got scared off (by the bratty females who picked on him). I was really thinking he'd never come back, but sure enough - my neighbors took out their team one day and came back with a Rupert! He came bounding out of the bushes when he saw them and ran alongside them for a while. They knew I was missing a dog, so they put him in the team and he happily ran home with them.

Oh, also - those bushes were right behind my cabin!!!!!

So - he was super close the whole time and just wouldn't come near. Didn't matter how much I called and wandered around. And he wasn't even *that* shy, so I can imagine what Delta feels like. They can travel far quickly, but instinct keeps them close to "their pack" I think.

Good luck - if you need extra bodies going out looking, let me know for sure.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 02-26-2006, 04:00 AM

Originally Posted by mtn_chick

... if you need extra bodies going out looking,
let me know for sure.

Hey Mountain Chick ~

Dunno if Tamara or Stuart will "ask" for extra help ...

But showing up and just offering to help search
would sure be a neighborly thing to do!

Some of us would be there in a heartbeat ...
but Ohio to the Yukon may take a day or two.

If you're close enough to help ... we'll ALL say THANKS!!