You know what really sucks? Sometime in mid July, I was walking up my street about to start my morning run when this giant Weimeraner goes lumbering past me on the opposite side of the street. I was waiting to see someone with him following and no one was there.. I realized he was probably on an unsanctioned run.
I was considering what to do next as I didnt have a phone or a leash on me when this car comes around the corner and stops. He asked if it was my dog because he almost hit him crossing the street a block up. I say no, and the guy continues to follow the dog and I turn around and take off running after the dog on foot.
By the time I get to Nicholson and Detroit, I see neither the dog nor the guy in the car. Another woman is walking her dog and I ask if SHE saw them. She tells me that the guy got the dog into his car (a small siver compact car), no small feat considering the size of this dog. So I think this is a good thing as I could not catch him and at least the dog has a chance of getting returned.
My sister sent me a Craigslist posting yesterday
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/laf/1294968857.html that this dog has been missing. It was the dog I saw- she remembered me telling her about it because it was early morning and it was like a scene out of a Fellini film or something with this giant dog running and two people chasing him.
Unfortunately, it seems that he was not returned. I spoke to the owner this morning to tell him what I saw and he is sick with worry. The dog had tags but one phone # on it was no longer connected. The other # was valid. The dog is chipped however, so hopefully, something will come up.
Anyway, if any of you see this dog- the guy I saw who picked him up was white, younger, had a scruffy beard and drove a silver compact- please try to get him back to his rightful owner.
