Rainbow Bridge: Black & Tan German Shepherd Dog Male

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2010-01-31 17:53 hello janey

Hi Cath,,,,,words cannot express your feelings just now,,i know,,i have also been there not long ago. thinking of you and your loss of your beautiful boy,,such a waste x

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2010-01-29 16:38 snoopdog

Hi there Cath & John So sorry to hear the sad news regards OZZY. I am so glad that the 2 boys made such a huge effort to get him back to you and at least know you are reunited with him. Good luck with your baby and I am sure he was a very luck dog to have had such dedicated owners .   Hugs Xx

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2010-01-29 13:01 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Cath thanks for the update, we realise how hard it must have been for you to type this, Rainbow Bridge reunions are everyones dreaded nightmare.  Ozzy is one special boy to have had owner's like you and John and he will be sadly missed he has brought a lot of people together especially on Facebook.  Hugs and kisses from everyone on DL.  Jan x  

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2010-01-29 12:40 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Email from Cath: Thank you to everyone for your lovely messages, they are such a comfort. I will try & update on what happened. On Monday evening, I got a call from my husband to tell me that Ozzy had died & he was with his body. 2 lads from Rishton had found him in a field near the canal while walking their dogs. Apparantly, he was next to the railway line. The lads walked back to Rishton to tell John & his brother what they'd found & they all walked back to where they found him to check it was definately Ozzy. Once John had seen him & knew it was definately Ozzy, he rang me to come & pick them all up. They all had to carry ozzy's body for around a mile to get him to the road. Once I got there, I wanted to see him to put my mind at rest that it was actually Ozzy & there was no doubt-it was definately him, plus he still had the spanish red collar on. We took his body to the local vets to be sent for cremation & we should hopefully have his ashes back home soon. He was in good condition, apart from a burn mark on one of his front paws, which is what makes us think he was electrocuted. He didnt look like he's been there long-a couple of days at most. We havent asked for a post mortem-I didnt really see the point as even if it gave us the cause of death, its not going to explain what happened to him in those missing couple of weeks. We are both absolutely devastated & missing him like mad, he was such a special dog & should have had his whole life in front of him- it just seems such a waste. Although we both knew that this could be one of the outcomes, we were so hopeful that we were going to get him back, especially with so many people looking out for him. I just wanted to thank you all for all your help while he has been gone, it has been truly overwhelming how kind people have been & we have appreciated everything that you have done for us over the last few weeks. The fund for his reward has around ?40 in it. If anyone would like their money back, please PM me & I'll sort it out. Whatever is left, I am going to donate to a dog charity-I was thinking either GSD rescue or doglost. Let me know what you think & I'll go with the majority. Thank you again xx  

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2010-01-29 00:20 Debra

I just read about Ozzy and I am so sorry to hear about this. I have been following him up until the last couple of days. There is nothing I can say that will make the owners of this beautiful boy feel any better about loosing their precious fellow. Run free Ozzy! xx

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2010-01-28 21:06 Goldenfrodo

I am so very sad to read this news. Run free at the Bridge gorgeous boy. My thoughts are with his owners.

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2010-01-27 20:33 GINGERFERRET

My heart really goes out to you xxx

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2010-01-27 01:43 Yasa

I'm afraid I've only just read this. I'm so very very sorry x

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2010-01-27 00:59 Teddys Mum - Area Volunteer, West London

This is heartbreaking. I am so sorry to read this of such a handsome boy.  Have fun at rainbow bridge.

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2010-01-27 00:01 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

I am so very sorry and my thoughts are with you xx Rest in peace beautiful boy xxx

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2010-01-26 14:28 Madmutz Dog Walking

Run free at the bridge gorgeous boy xx

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2010-01-26 09:10 DogLostLostdogs ScotlandSable - Regional Co-ordinator - Scotland

Oh my God, what a beautiful boy to lose his life so young. so sorry sweetheart.

We’ve known lots of pleasure,
At times endured pain,
We’ve lived in the sunshine
And walked in the rain.

But now we’re separated
And for a time apart,
But I am not alone-
You’re forever in my heart.

Death always seems so sudden,
And it is always sure,
But what is oft’ forgotten-
It is not without a cure.

There may be times you miss me,
I sort of hope you do,
But smile when you think of me,
For I’ll be waiting for you.

Now there’s many things for you to do,
And lots of ways to grow,
So get busy, be happy,and live your life,
Miss me, but let me go.

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2010-01-26 00:00 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

I am so very sorry and my thoughts are with you xx Rest in peace beautiful boy xxx

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2010-01-25 23:29 Shirley4Collies

I am so incredibly sorry to hear that Ozzy didn't make it home .. so very sad.  My thoughts to all the family .. rest easy dear Ozzy.

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2010-01-25 21:53 Luckys Mum

I am so sorry to hear this, RIP Ozzy

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2010-01-25 21:47 Buds Mum

Am so so sorry to see Ozzy did not make it, Feel so sorry for the owners,  I have tears so god knows what owners are going through,  RIP Ozzy xx

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2010-01-25 21:17 DogLostHelen - Regional Co-ordinator - Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge

So very very sorry to hear this news. Run free at the Bridge Ozzy. My thoughts are with his owners xxx

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2010-01-25 20:46 ML

I am so sorry to read about Ozzy. I had been checking to see if there was any news on him and am so sad to read this. Run free at the bridge beautiful Ozzy. xxx

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2010-01-25 20:35 shane2006

I am so so sorry, must have been very quick at least he didn't lie suffering, thinking of Ozzy's owners. Such a beautiful dog.

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2010-01-25 19:55 Shereen

Ahh poor poor Ozzy and his Poor family I dont know what to say: ( Run free handsome Ozzy,You will meet your family again one day. on the other side of the bridge where things are beautifull and peacefull. R.I.Pxxxxx

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2010-01-25 19:28 doglover1

So very sorry to read this sad news, thoughts are with Ozzy's family at this time, sweet dreams handsome boy. x

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2010-01-25 18:54 Netty-B

I am so very sorry to hear about Ozzy, i have been keeping an eye on his page and kept hoping to see him in the reunited  section, but not like this. My thoughts are with the family, after bringing him all the way over this is not  the ending we wanted.R.I.P. Ozzy. x

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2010-01-25 18:42 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

18.35 p.m.  Thanks Liverbird I've just got in from work and had a sad message from Cath while driving home and now have the sad task of moving him into Rainbow Bridge.  Cath and her family have been able to retrieve Ozzy's body and he was taken to the vet's who said looks like he was electrocuted on the railway line.   Cath has not got Internet access at the moment. Cath we are so sorry he has been reunited in these circumstances, you, your family and everyone else has worked so hard looking for him.  Our deepest thoughts are with you all.  Run free at the Bridge and sweet dreams lovely Ozzy.  Jan x  

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2010-01-25 18:16 GSD Lover Karen Mills

just recieved an email. Ozzy has been found but has sadly died on the railway tracks. :- ( run free sweet boy

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2010-01-24 19:53 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburndarwenhyndburnribble/4849872.Rishton_couple_search_as_dog_goes_missing_after_Spain_flight/#commentsList

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2010-01-24 17:45 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

17.20 p.m.  Not long spoken to Cath.   Ozzy has been in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and also in the Accrington Observer yesterday, if we find the link it will be posted. There has also been reported sightings of a GSD on its own in Ewood, Blackburn near the Ewood Arms pub BB2.  Also another GSD with a smaller dog has been sighted in Langho, near Walley BB1.  Both these sightings have been followed up yesterday by Catherine, family and people helping with the search.  Jan x Bumped due to paper coverage and sightings.

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2010-01-24 17:43 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=246436504543 There is also a Facebook page on Ozzy.  

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2010-01-20 20:21 Jaspbenswood

Posters forwarded to friends who live in Clitheroe area - unsure of distance from where you are but hope it helps x

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2010-01-20 14:16 Shirley4Collies

I have crossposted to my facebook and rescue contacts.

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2010-01-18 22:45 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

22.40 p.m.  Various size posters emailed to Cath, further info/advice has already been sent.  Over 300 Posters and details emailed out to Rescues, RSPCA's, Dog Training Clubs, Merseyside Pet Ambulance, DL helpers in area and surrounding NW areas, also Co-ordinator's Goldenfrodo and RileysMum.  If anyone is able to help with the postering and spread the word please let us know and posters can be emailed to you.  Thanks.  Fingers crossed Ozzy is reunited with his family soon.  Good luck.  Jan x    

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2010-01-18 22:43 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Thanks for your help braccoboy greatly appreciated.  Jan x

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2010-01-18 12:09 braccoboy

Hello Cathy I’m so sorry to be reading about Ozzy, this is all too worrysome for you all, and we know too well about how that can be having still got Jacob missing coming up for a year on Thursay :o(( What I wanted to say is that please email at haggerwoods@aol.com and I can send you all the lists of every dog warden, council, vets and doggy based businesses i’ve collated over the year. You can then send a mass email to them all and hopefully that will get passed on and on.it’s good to try to reach everyone you can. I’m too far from you to physically search, but i’ll do whatever I can for you from here in Essex. Sending you a huge hug, I know you will need it. Shelley

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2010-01-17 17:42 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Email received from Cath with photo of Ozzy standing, group photo now done and uploaded.  Will email details out later today with two other NW dogs.   Thanks for the photo Cath I'll contact you shortly.  Jan x  

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2010-01-17 17:42 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Thanks Cath for posting an update. Sorry to see you have still not been reunited with Ozzy.  I’ve been looking at your facebook page and notice you have more pics of him, I’ve put some in a group photo which I will upload on his page, can you send me any original photo/s, the standing one is not very clear.  I used a couple on facebook and the one on DL which are clear.  I will make up the posters I normally do and email out to rescues/helpers etc across Merseyside.  I know you have done your own posters and have been doing a brilliant job spreading the word, someone must of seen Ozzy but may have not seen a poster yet or not reported him as found. Group photo has been emailed to you. What papers have you tried?  Jan x  

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2010-01-16 09:50 cath

Forgot to say but there is a facebook group dedicated to finding Ozzy-please join & invite everyone you know to join too. The link is below.Thanks. http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=246436504543&ref=mf

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2010-01-16 09:46 cath

Hi guys, I'm Ozzy's owner. No news as yet but a couple of leads to follow up today. I;ve checked the dogs mentioned below & they're not Ozzy, they've been in kennels too long. There have been sightings of a GSD in Ewood, Blackburn but its a dog belonging to the travellers on the nearby campsite, I've seen the dog & is definately not Ozzy. There's also been sightings across hyndburn but 2 female GSDs have been picked up by the dog warden this week so they could be accounting for a lot of the sightings. As soon as we have any news, I will post it on here, thanks for all you are doing.

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2010-01-15 09:35 Buds Mum

Is there any news on this dog,  I keep thinking of this poor boy.

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2010-01-14 11:45 Spooks

It might be worth Googling all Blackburn Rovers fans websites and putting out a plea as Blackburn are playing at home tonight at Ewood Park.

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2010-01-14 10:22 Goldenfrodo

I've emailed photo and details to all contacts in the area. Hope this gorgeous boy is safely home soon.

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2010-01-14 09:16 Spooks

I have asked my daughter who is a police officer in St Helens to post on police network internet noticeboard about him. Also I have asked on a football forum I use for people to keep a lookout for him. One person has seen a GSD by the old infirmary, but I believe this is a traveller's dog.

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2010-01-13 22:53 Moobli

I am gutted to see that Ozzy is still missing.  I have some police officer friends in the area who have promised to keep a lookout for Ozzy and who will also pass his details on to other officers in the area.  Please come home Ozzy!

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2010-01-13 22:10 Buds Mum

come on Ozzy show yourself,

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2010-01-13 17:16 Barney 'n' Ozzie's mum

I'm so worried about this poor boy. Is there no news at all? Too far away to help, but hope you find him soon xx

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2010-01-13 08:03 wickedweims

There was a gsd found yesterday but when I  checked it was a female not male
come on ossie time to get home to you mum and dad

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2010-01-12 22:16 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

There have been no sightings of Ozzy, his owner is going to check the GSD's on the sites.  Jan x

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2010-01-11 22:11 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Thanks everyone for looking out for Ozzy and posting on his page.  I've sent a text requesting an update and alerting his owner to your posts.  Dog's do not normally go up for rehoming until they have done their 7 days in kennels and he has not been missing that long so I don't think the ones on these sites would be him but owner will be made aware of them.  Thanks again. Jan x 

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2010-01-11 21:22 buddybear

Very similar dog here at Cheshire dogs home,recent stray http://www.dogshome.net/cheshire/saxon.html   fingers crossed its Ozzy 

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2010-01-11 20:59 buddybear

A long shot as a lot farther away but another very similar fella here http://www.wars.org.uk/bzion.html

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2010-01-10 20:09 Goldiemad

Just checked and he has been posted on Lancashire GSD Rescue website. Will pass the word through my GSD friends.

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2010-01-10 19:08 Buds Mum

OMG - poor Ozzy, hope he is home very soon. 

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2010-01-10 17:10 hello janey

this is just awful,,,wishing you all the luck in the world with this gorgeous boy,,hope he is safe home with you all soon x

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2010-01-10 11:32 my boy max

details posted up on biggsd site http://s10.zetaboards.com/biggsd/topic/7214377/1/#new

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2010-01-09 20:03 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Details emailed to RDR and locals kennels where stray dogs are taken if picked up.  Jan x

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2010-01-09 19:44 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Part of email from owner: Its quite a long story how he went missing-we've just moved back to the Uk from Lanzarote.The dogs were on a different flight to us & their flight got off ok but ours was delayed 24 hous due to the snow. My brother had to pick up the dogs from the airport as they couldnt be kept overnight but Ozzy has never met him before. He got them home but when he let them out in the garden the next morning to go to the toilet, Ozzy got spooked & ran off. The poor lad was born in Lanzarote so has no idea where he is & from the reports of sightings that we've had, he's panicking like mad. He is microchipped & I've transfred the address over to our new one today so hopefully he will get picked up & traced from that. All the local police stations, dog wardens etc are aware of him.  We've already put up loads of posters but have just had a phone call of a sighting in a different area last night so we're heading over there now to put up more. If I think of anything else, I will let you know thanks again Poor Ozzy, thanks for replying so quickly.  Great that posters are getting up and the Chip Co have been made aware and details updated.  Will email Scenting/Mapping Instructions now.  Fingers crossed he is found soon and in the blue.  Jan x  

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2010-01-09 18:18 DogLostMajorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West

Will try and contact owner a.s.a.p. to offer advice etc. Blackburn DW 01254 588888, Out of Hrs 07787 737431.  Emailed Info/Advice and kennel numbers to try, text also sent to notify owner of the email.  Jan x

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