March 23, 2009

I (linsey) could not even imagine going to work that day- knowing that my dog was roaming the area, lost, scared, probably hungry. I enlisted the help of Andy's mom, Cherie, to xerox more flyers and give them to every single person in the Hedge neighborhood.
I started out early with the remaining flyers that I had, and went straight over to Hedge before Cherie had arrived. I spoke with three men in a culdesac off Hedge that informed me they had seen Sam on Saturday evening (around 10pm), near their house. They had tried to catch him-but he is skiddish, and he does not listen to strangers. He got away and ran out of their court. Good news- Sam is alive. Bad news- he is getting closer to Jackson Rd. which has high traffic. Even worse news- on the other side of Jackson was OPEN SPACE, for miles. Granite quarries, livestock, creeks...
Cherie and I handed out flyers in the Hedge neighborhood, and by the time we got home for the day, we had many volunteers helping us in our search. Thanks Matt, Kjer, Abe- Great friends who have treated Sampson as their own since he was a pup. Abe & Kjer are Brodie's parents; Brodie is Sampson's sister. They were just as upset as we were, which made them search just as vigorously as us.
In the meantime, we had Craigslist posts updated nearly every three hours. No calls- no Sam.