Rainbow Bridge: Black Labrador Retriever Male

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2015-11-09 09:48 Meru

Oh how heartbreaking. I am so very, very sorry to hear about Buz. RIP darling. Run happy and free at the Bridge beautiful sweetheart xxxx

2015-11-08 16:44 wibble58

So very sorry to see that you didn't make it home safely Buz. Run free gorgeous lad. My thoughts are with your family x

2015-11-08 14:17 Mollychops

Thankyou Pip, I plan on having a drive around tomorrow to take any down.Its the last thing owners want to be doing right now

2015-11-08 12:51 Lin Iddon

So very, very sorry to hear this sad new. RIP Buz x

2015-11-08 12:34 Pipski Maripski

So true about being able to say goodbye. Just a note to say removed all posters from SIddington and Chesterton, take care, Pip x

2015-11-08 09:18 JulieH

So sad ,have followed this search and always hoped for a happy ending, my thoughts are with all concerned x

2015-11-08 08:56 DogLostBobble - Area Co-ordinator - Somerset & East Sussex

I am so sorry to read that lovely Buz did not make it home to his family. Who did all they could to try and find him. Another tragic loss to the railway, so sorry, but as Mollychops states at least Buz's family know. Run free at Rainbow Bridge lovely boy.

2015-11-08 05:49 Merri

So very sorry to hear this news. Had been following this story all week, and keeping a hopeful lookout as I drove to and from Cirencester past Kemble to work. Thoughts and very best wishes are with his owners x

2015-11-07 23:45 3labs

Followed and had so hoped for a good outcome. Bless you lovely Buz and much love to your family. I followed on fb, no one could have tried harder to find you xx

2015-11-07 19:56 jodawson

Quick message - thank you for all your help everyone - we are so grateful and can't put into words how grateful we are. We are devastated but glad we got him home and got to say goodbye.

2015-11-07 19:29 Rubybella

Such sad news, will be giving my black lab an extra hug tonight. You did everything you could to find him.
Thinking of you.

2015-11-07 19:13 Observant Citizen

Run to the Rainbow Bridge dear sweet Boy.
On behalf of all at Doglost Oxfordshire. xxx

2015-11-07 18:44 jen

Some dogs just touch your heart, and Buz was one of those, for me. So sorry to hear he hasn't made it home & sending best wishes to his owners

2015-11-07 18:27 karenlr

trains again!...so very sorry for your loss RIP sweet Buzz xxxx

2015-11-07 18:22 Mollychops

Thankyou Pipski , but as the owner said to me earlier, its better to find a body , and you can eventually have closure, its the never knowing which tears you apart. Ive heard the same thing from so many owners Ive helped. I hope Buz;s owners can now move on eventually from this Massive thanks again for the lovely people who spared time to search and poster

2015-11-07 18:14 Pipski Maripski

So many people tried so hard, it wasn't without trying and I was so glad to help, feel so sorry for the family, met the owner while out looking one night and he looked totally worn out and dejected, to have this news at the end of the week will be a terrible blow to them and my heart goes out to them RIP Buz xxx

2015-11-07 18:10 Jot cotswolds

Molly.. family have not yet released details online until they feel able.

2015-11-07 18:02 Unknown

So very , very sad, no owners could have tried harder to get their Boy home.....
Run Free at the Bridge Gorgeous Buz
Sincere condolences to the Owners.one day you will meet again, until then please hold him in your heart , God Bless you Buz xxx

2015-11-07 18:00 Mollychops

Thanks for removing comments JO glos

2015-11-07 17:51 Chilebat

Thoughts are with your family, rest in peace Buz x

2015-11-07 17:30 digbysmum

Truly heartbreaking - damned railways. I am so very sorry and my thoughts are with the family at this devastating time. Was so hoping for a happy ending. Run free at the bridge beautiful Buz, where my two black labs will be waiting to play. Thanks to Team Buz xxx

2015-11-07 17:26 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

So sorry to hear this sad news team Buz.

2015-11-07 17:21 Mollychops

yes hindsight is a great thing JO gLOS , But owners really don't want to hear that now !!

2015-11-07 17:21 Unknown

So sad to read this :-( I was too far to help search, but have been checking in hope. Run free, Buz. My thoughts are with your family x

2015-11-07 17:06 Jot cotswolds

The owners and searchers worked tirelessly all week.

Last edited: 2015-11-07 17:54:39 by Jot cotswolds

2015-11-07 17:01 Mollychops

Thankyou Golden farm XX

2015-11-07 16:48 Goldenfarm

Oh no. Just got back from searching at the RAU to find this. So sad, the owners and so many people tried really hard to find him. It just wasn't to be. So very sorry Buz xx

2015-11-07 16:48 Mollychops

Huge thanks to so many lovely helpers who have searched , postered and shared.

2015-11-07 16:46 zen

RUN FREE LOVELY BUZ MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOUR OWNERS THEY HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO FIND YOU SUCH SAD NEWS

2015-11-07 16:34 Mollychops

Its with a heavy heart I write this . Dear Buz's body has been found on the railway line. The owners have just gone the extra mile, no one ever could have tried harder to find their dog. Sleep in peace lovely Buz.We will never forget you

2015-11-07 07:56 Jot cotswolds

A lot of people heading out today in terrible conditions to find this dog. Owner has done early food station checks..untouched..they are just heading to kemble barn now to check that. All of Cirencester..Kemble...Coates...Ewen...Siddington etc need publicity to have eyes open for Buz. Check shefs..barns etc. If you belong to facebook groups in this area please put a note on to help find this black lab who has been lost for first time in his life..out since 9am last sunday. All searchers if taking dogs need to keep then on leads

Last edited: 2015-11-07 07:59:01 by Jot cotswolds

2015-11-07 07:22 Unknown

Be a good idea if everyone can start roughly at the same time so that Buzz cant slip around them.good luck , wish I lived nearer to help, maybe put a plea out for searchers on the radio also xx

2015-11-07 00:12 jodawson

hello :) tomorrow we are organising searches of the surrounding area last seen trying to predict his route home. I've written on his facebook - help find Buz - a plan that people divide into small groups and search areas when is appropriate to them. Searches best around Kemble, kemble farm, Chesterton farm area, Thames path. Canal path , Coates incase he comes home and the back of the Ag college. My thanks again everyone for their help. I have written on his fb that there is a couple of shoots tomorrow so please be cautious around that and obviously dogs on leads etc. Lady bathhurst has kindly given us permission to search but dogs on leads place. Thanks everyone for the support and help. Hopefully hear from someone tomorrow with a sighting :)

Last edited: 2015-11-07 00:13:25 by jodawson

2015-11-07 00:11 Mollychops

Thanks Liver1047

2015-11-06 23:59 liver1047

shared bs34,

2015-11-06 22:40 Mollychops

Its such a vast area , and just hoping more sightings are reported . However, the areas that need checking are, Coates, Kemble, Back of Ag College, Chesterton Plantation, Siddington. So many people are aware if a sighting comes through , owners will be there

Last edited: 2015-11-06 22:54:47 by Mollychops

2015-11-06 18:32 Mollychops

well done jo glos thanks for the updates

2015-11-06 17:19 Jot cotswolds

Lots of activity this evening between Love Lane in Cirencester over through chesterton to A429 and over that to RAU/Coates...his probable triangulation route. If you know anyone in coates planning fireworks tonight pl ask them to consider this dog seems very close to home now so explosions are the last thing the dog and searchers need. Any publicity about this if you are on local facebook groups wld be appreciated

Last edited: 2015-11-06 17:20:31 by Jot cotswolds

2015-11-06 14:42 Mollychops

There have been poss sightings in Siddington and Love lane at the postal sorting office,

2015-11-06 14:16 Mollychops

Owner has said that they plan to organize a search party tomorrow . Watch this space!

2015-11-06 06:45 BUBBLES

After several false sightings, area search today is going back to Kemble the last probable sighting, need to poster the area, keep the feeding station going just in case. RAF Kemble to make aware, local farms, shooting clubs. Hoping today will be the day

2015-11-05 18:28 Jot cotswolds

I have just got back from hankerton..lots of folk searching. We were getting mixed messages from locals...some heard that a loose black lab from church farm was friendly but a local dogwalker I met with my search-chum Pip told us just before 5pm that the church farm black lab was a nervous one...so the frightened lab reported to owner this aft' at hankerton may not be buz. Dark by then so Pip and I headed home and walking conditions in the fields there were hard...waterlogged mud

Last edited: 2015-11-05 18:30:37 by Jot cotswolds

2015-11-05 17:27 Unknown

aw fingers crossed its him xxxx

2015-11-05 16:52 Mollychops

Thanks Caroline,as the crow flies,that isn't far from Kemble

2015-11-05 16:42 DogLostCaroline B - volunteer Cirencester

Following a lead of a black lab in Hankerton looking lost. Might be Buz. Fingers crossed.

2015-11-05 11:08 DogLostCaroline B - volunteer Cirencester

Looks like dog spotted this morning wasn't Buz.

2015-11-05 10:11 DogLostCaroline B - volunteer Cirencester

A dog looking like Buz has been seen in whitway cirencester this morning. (By rugby ground )
Then seen by texico garage abbey way.
No sightings since. Please everyone keep a look out

2015-11-05 07:41 Jot cotswolds

Food untouched overnight. Looks like he may be working in triangular pattern which means today he may trycto move from woods just north of centre of Kemble towards Coates/Roysl Ag/Cirencester. This involved crossingctwo busy main routes. Very nervous dog now. Owners need any sightings at all..they are trying to be in strategic places today based on his probable movements.

2015-11-04 18:08 Jot cotswolds

latest: he has gone to ground in woods...a nervous dog so they need to be careful not to scare him now. Laying a scent...focus is on triangular area between the two sets of woods on the left of this aerial shot and Ewen on the right. Family need to lure him out with scenting and food...lots of folk shouting will have the adverse effect. They feel positive it is him - more details on facebook page Help Find Buz https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6785712,-1.9990696,1219m/data=!3m1!1e3

2015-11-04 17:20 Jot cotswolds

Lady B just called..she has just landed in kemble on the train and is trying to help....her residents in her Kemble holiday cottages DID see a black lab this morning...running fairly scared. They are going to try and help this evening. There IS a barn there on the holiday cottages site and she wonders if he may have slept in there last night..worth a check by owners later tonight if no news on the current search taking place right now by Buz's dad and other family members. ...she is happy to stay on location and help if she can in any way. Have just relayed this new info to Jo Dawson..Buz's owner. Key thing tonight if he IS there is not to have him scared onto the road or railway.

2015-11-04 17:08 Mollychops

Yes out near Ewen .Ive suggested owner takes some bedding out there to keep him there hopefully if he has any ideas of moving on

2015-11-04 17:02 Jot cotswolds

Owner in kemble right now after promising new sighting....everything crossed..family members following new lead right now

2015-11-04 16:41 Jot cotswolds

Have updated Lady B, she has just alerted all relevant farm managers in potential new search area and left messages on phones if she couldn't get hold of them- she is also seeing if there is anyone in the holiday cottages the estate own at Kemble and will alert them too and she is going to get barns checked there

2015-11-04 16:08 Jot cotswolds

Molly..on facebook people need to know more precisely...in the fields on the right as you go into kemble..but from which direction?? As you head south into kemble from Cirencester or as you head north from Crudwell?? UPDATE: owner has confirmed sighting was as you head into Kemble from Cirencester on a429 going south, in fields alongside canal path on the right just before you hit Kemble

Last edited: 2015-11-04 16:45:12 by Jot cotswolds

2015-11-04 14:43 jodawson

The sighting in kemble along Thames path may well be Buz. Spoken to man who saw him and apparently he was definitely on his own and watched him go in and out of where the water usually is ( which is very like Buz and frequently does that when we are at the Thames path if no water ) he wasn't aware of a dog missing so didn't catch him sadly. Have searched the area a lot today and with a drone which doesn't reveal anything .... Hoping someone spots him soon

2015-11-04 13:14 digbysmum

Hope beautiful Buz is soon found, safe and well xxx

2015-11-04 11:59 Mollychops

Thanks all for comments and help. The sighting was in the fields on the right as you go into Kemble off the Tetbury rd. Ive suggested Smerril dairy need alerting. So many people have heard about Buz, his owners couldn't be trying harder to find him!. This poss sighting totally makes sense as he was headed in that direction when he vanished .

2015-11-04 11:50 AlanH

Jo. I've been out walking around the fields nr Coates this morning looking for him but nothing seen. I met other people who were talking about him. There are many people thinking of you. Good luck.

Last edited: 2015-11-04 11:54:42 by AlanH

2015-11-04 11:40 jodawson

Yes

2015-11-04 09:46 Lin Iddon

jodawson are you the owner?

2015-11-04 09:40 jodawson

Thank you for that. We are hoping to get jenny and tiga soon but they are very busy.
There has been a possible sighting along Thames path - man overheard in kemble post office saying he saw Buz along there yesterday. Didn't say where on Thames path and didn't call.. But a possible hope I can cling onto

2015-11-04 09:04 Lin Iddon

If it's any help - when one my cockers went missing in that area he disappeared from fields ACROSS the road from the Trouble House. He managed to cross the A433, run up and down it for some distance, following his owners scent who had been searching the ditches and hedgerows, cover some fields and was finally tracked to some land behind the Trouble House (which was being renovated at the time). This all happened very late at night. Jenny and his owner were aware of an animal hiding but didn't know what it was and didn't want to spook it. When dogs go missing and get lost they shut down very quickly, survival instinct kicks in and they lay low during daylight, usually moving at dawn and dusk. When Smudge was found he would not even look at his owner...... he turned his back and just howled....Mollychops you were brilliant, you probably don't remember meeting me in Tesco's carpark! Smudge is No 62680 on reunited. I hope you find your boy soon.

2015-11-04 09:04 Jaycey

Shared on FB..Hope Buz is found real soon xx

2015-11-04 08:41 Mollychops

I can ask for them to be re sent . It says below they were but I cant remember wether I got one or not. Come to think of it Idont think I did

2015-11-04 06:41 DogLostCaroline B - volunteer Cirencester

I know that most people know about Buz missing but I have never received alerts about him being missing from dog lost. Were any sent out?

2015-11-03 21:07 Jot cotswolds

There is now a facebook page Help Find Buz owner trying to get help to search some specific areas on there ..huge effort being made for this dog before fireworks on thursday

2015-11-03 19:14 DCub

We spent 90 mins, from about 12:15pm today, looking around Tunnel House woods and surrounding area. It was all silent, and we found nothing. Sorry and good luck.

2015-11-03 18:22 Pru

Read this comment on Snoopy Rescue UK " dog running loose on the A38 " don't know if this could be relevant it was posted an hour ago

2015-11-03 18:12 jodawson

Hello.

A friend has emailed the Beaufort hunt And they have forwarded this on to all there members . Most game keepers no from here to tetbury on both sides of the road. No sightings at all . The same friend has emailed a lot of people in tarlton/ rodmartin etc so they are all aware. We have spent the day putting posters up in the area and my husband and friends have trawled through the thick bush/undergrowth in the area which he went missing at so we now are comfortable he is not hooked on fencing etc. Sue from dog lost went to examine the air shafts which look all fenced. Husband is currently down at hailey woods as reports earlier of barking dog .
We have arranged for a drone tomorrow but most of the land is covered in thick bramble esp drone would only seen if in open ground. Also have got a map of all the outbuildings / farm buildings efc where he could be hiding/ looked there but no joy.
We have heard back from dog tracker and she is away at the moment sadly. Hope to hear from her tomorrow .

2015-11-03 16:35 Jot cotswolds

Just done 40 mins out around Rodmarto, Tarlton, tunnel house and Coates. Not a sound..total silence everywhere I stopped to call his name. Had car engine off each time to hear any small sound. Better visibility onto fields today but no sign. So sorry. Any response from jenny at k9 if she can help?x

2015-11-03 15:14 Lin Iddon

Has anyone contacted the Beaufort Hunt? Send them the poster with contact numbers. They have access to local land owners, farmers and game keepers either by email or their website, thus reaching many people that it would normally be impossible to contact. I had a cocker go missing a while ago from land across from the Trouble House, so same area. Once word was out with the hunt the phones started ringing with sightings. Also Jenny and Tiga came up from Kent very late at night and tracked him. We found him the very next morning at exactly the spot he was tracked to the night before. My boy was missing 3 days. Hope you find him.

2015-11-03 07:55 Unknown

if open land maybe find someone with a drone to help search xxx

2015-11-02 22:27 DogLostCaroline B - volunteer Cirencester

One of the things jenny the tracker lady always suggests is going to where he got lost and light a bbq. The smell may bring him out.
Also put some of your clothes out for him.
May all seem silly but anything is worth a try.

2015-11-02 21:24 jodawson

Just confirmed that the dog in tarlton was definitely NOT Buz. So back to square one on search area .

2015-11-02 18:56 jodawson

http://www.k9tracker.co.uk/ is the one I contacted.

2015-11-02 18:39 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Which dog tracker is that please Jo?

2015-11-02 18:29 DogLostCaroline B - volunteer Cirencester

I have pics of where all the air shafts are

2015-11-02 18:24 jodawson

also have completed the online contAct form for the dog tracker and awaiting her reply .

2015-11-02 18:23 jodawson

Thanka for all the help. A source from the Bathurst ( Alexander bathhurst wife) and said all shafts have been fenced off now and that was 3 years ago and a labrador is very unlikely to get into it - a terrier perhaps. The source in tarlton who said she saw a black lab yesterday which we had earlier discounted as we thought a lady with a horse owned the labrador has confirmed it was not her dog. So it still could have been Buz and in that case leaving tarlton heading doen the bendy road towards jolly nice eventually. My husband is looking up there this evening . Husband has searched the railway line from tetbury road to tunnel and nothing to be seen. They have been into hailey wood again but no luck. Posters coming tomorrow am so will be putting up in the morning . Thanks again everyone

Last edited: 2015-11-02 21:33:52 by jodawson

2015-11-02 17:43 DogLostFergal - Area Volunteer - Cornwall

Another walk by the South Cotswold Ramblers (Mike seems to know his way around and the location of the shafts). There is a map (4th photo) showing the Tunnel House Inn and a shaft near it, and a fenced off shaft (20th photo)
http://www.southcotswoldramblers.org.uk/2009/walks/2009-03-14TunnelHouse.htm

Last edited: 2015-11-02 17:45:28 by Fergal - Area Volunteer - Cornwall

2015-11-02 17:32 DogLostFergal - Area Volunteer - Cornwall

Not sure if this will help, there are several photos, describing a walk by the South Cotswold Ramblers, but there is one of a shaft in the wood (15th photo) which may help you identify them when looking. Would it be worth contacting the Ramblers they may know of more?

http://www.southcotswoldramblers.org.uk/2009/walks/2009-04-15TunnelHouse.htm

Last edited: 2015-11-02 17:34:03 by Fergal - Area Volunteer - Cornwall

2015-11-02 17:10 Jot cotswolds

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.7043124,-2.0506,1238m/data=!3m1!1e3 if you copy this into a browser it shows you the tunnel house where he was lost in the centre of the image and you can see how close the railway line is. ...and this page includes photos of examples of the shaft tops http://www.piano-tuning.co.uk/a-walk-from-oxford-to-stroud-continued/

2015-11-02 16:48 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Well done team Buz! and thank you to lady Bathurst for helping.

2015-11-02 16:47 Jot cotswolds

Can you get a map to David and Jo then Molly so they can start searching? They need to rally as many friends as they can. Safety needs to be high...the estate office may be able to help guide them. If Buz has got down one of these his chances are very slim, so another party of helpers needs to focus on the area still - fields, railway etc. The Royal Ag' may be able to rally helpers...

2015-11-02 16:41 Mollychops

The shafts are very visible in Hailey wood. Ive a map of them , used in the past when local terriers went missing.

2015-11-02 16:13 Jot cotswolds

https://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC45MAK&title=dont-spoil-the-view-no-1&guid=1d3b528e-cc03-46b4-882d-fa64495aec2a website for enthusiasts of these shafts at hailey wood..ask them for help? 24 shafts, deepest 74metres

2015-11-02 16:07 Jot cotswolds

Lady B' said they should show up on large scale OS mapping..but that her estate office may be able to help with mapping advice on them..so yes ..as I said in earlier post...contact them asap and ask for any knowledge...some are uncovered and deep (often look like earthy mounds up top). Lady B' wants to be kept informed of progress as she is hugely concerned about the dog. I think you need an army of helpers to comb between Coates and the tunnel house..mist today was so thick I couldn't see into fields, with a second swathe of help focusing on these air shafts...and yes I advise expert knowledge and help as they are deep. If he HAS got onto the railway line he may follow it on either direction as dogs see the tracks as a trail, and there is a big railway tunnel there but you need network rail's assistance at all costs. Contact www.k9tracker.co.uk - jenny and her tracker dog helped with a beagle lost in the same place months ago.

2015-11-02 15:41 jodawson

These are shafts seem a sensible place to look but worried they are too dangerous to just look by ourselves . I wonder if I contact bathhurst estate whether they could help out ?

2015-11-02 14:52 Mollychops

Ive just been for a drive around and met up with owners , who have searched the area tirelessly. Network rail have been notifed and posters will be going up soon, Everyone we met seems to be aware and is looking out for Buz

2015-11-02 13:12 Jot cotswolds

Lady Bathurst just very kindly called me...saying she knows this chap and will try to intervene with him if she can....he does not own that land..the estate does. She is very concerned about this dog and suggests getting a large scale map of hailey wood as she avoids there with her own dogs due to these shafts...her estate office may be able to help with location maps of them too (she is away herself at the moment). Lady B' also reiterated the rail line notificaton as it is SO close to the dog's loss area. All the villages need postering like mad around there...but get those shafts inspected quickly. She has asked me to let her know any news.

2015-11-02 11:59 Mollychops

Hailey wood has many air shafts running through it above the tunnel . Some may not be covered. I know who he is and will pay him a visit later

2015-11-02 10:40 jodawson

yea I no him. David my husband spoke to him. we were on a footpath and no sheep around hence why he was off the lead. Thank you for the info

2015-11-02 10:38 Jot cotswolds

Incidentally..lane between Coates and Tarlton had a farm on it with a farm dog sitting by roadway..totally undisturbed at 0920-0930'ish so I don't think Buz had been there around then. If tunnel house staff or cotswold canals trust can tell you if there's any wells/pits around there he may have fallen into it may be helpful.

2015-11-02 10:34 Jot cotswolds

He wasn't talkative..played dumb with me initially as if he was unaware of the dog missing, then said David Dawson had seen him yesterday about it..older chap (no teeth!)..was adamant he'd shoot it due to his sheep and kept saying it should be on a lead in that area. I explained it was a docile dog and plenty of folk were out looking to help. I asked if he'd take your details in case he saw it but he didn't. Had a saw in his hand and he was making me a bit nervous.

2015-11-02 10:29 jodawson

Really ? Did you take his name as Spoken to the owner of most of the land around there ? That's worrying . We are all still out looking . Thank you

Last edited: 2015-11-02 10:30:16 by jodawson

2015-11-02 10:16 Jot cotswolds

Have facebooked owner with this info but dog needs finding asap- I went out searching this morning- met a guy near entrance to tunnel house access lane at 0940'ish who says he is the owner of this stretch of canal and if he sees the dog he will shoot it as he has sheep there. Says dogs have to be on leads along the towpath. He meant it...so searches are badly needed today. I drove around Tarlton etc and up to the tunnel house..no sign

Last edited: 2015-11-02 10:16:37 by Jot cotswolds

2015-11-02 08:04 Mollychops

Owner has texted to say nothing as yet. The sighting was described as a small lab, and Buz is a large dog

2015-11-02 07:54 Mollychops

A better poster photo will be coming on shortly, thanks Jo and Caroline

Last edited: 2015-11-02 07:55:16 by Mollychops

2015-11-02 06:44 Jot cotswolds

owner on facebook reported possible sighting tarlton heading towards cherington late yesterday

2015-11-01 22:05 DogLostCaroline B - volunteer Cirencester

Missing from near the tunnel house pub.
He is chipped and had a collar on.

2015-11-01 17:48 Mollychops

Message left

2015-11-01 17:37 Mollychops

Will contact owner to help

2015-11-01 17:11 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Alerts sent to helpers in GL6,7,8.