Lost: Silver Brindle ( Cream With Black Stripes), White Trim Whippet Female In North East (S25)

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2014-12-22 20:34 Happiness yorkie lover xxx

Any news on this lady xxxx

2012-11-05 21:10 Unknown

Still hoping for a result. All xd.

2012-07-11 10:45 whipmum

Hi All...went over to Carlton kennels...alas not my Girl the search goes on....if Dorofin reads this can she send me her email address, changed address of where I live and lost all her details ! and need to contact her tried facebook etc no joy !

2012-07-09 18:09 DogLostOwl

Whipmum has now called me, thank you.

2012-07-09 14:19 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Tx Kay number added and forwarded to Owl.

2012-07-09 13:44 kayr

have sent e mail to admin re Whipmums new mobile number have also sent message to nudge's mum re landline number

2012-07-09 13:21 kayr

Have only just seen this i have another number for H but it is going on to voice mail have left her a message re wildbore vets Carlton,is whippet there micro chipped as i belive Dana was

2012-07-08 10:25 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Have emailed owner asking her to contact you.

2012-07-08 10:11 DogLostOwl

Whipmums mobile number is temporarily out of order. Do any local helpers have a landline number for whipmum? We need her to check with Wildbore vets. It would be wonderful if this is Dana but there are so many brindle whippets about in this area that I am not getting my hopes up too much. But we do need whipmum to check this.

2012-07-08 08:19 Mollychops

I hope this is Dana . Fingers tightly crossed here

2012-07-07 20:08 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Wildbore vets at Carlton have reported a similar dog in today...above number not responding...details passed to local co ordinator Owl....

2012-06-06 10:10 whipmum

Thanks to all for there attention...but ALAS the 2 Whips found at Leeds are not my DANA... the search will not stop for her until shes home with us....I may not be on here as often as I would like .....bur rest assured the search goes on unil shes home ! !

2012-06-06 09:16 Berties Family

can someone have a look at this please - it does look similar
http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog_blog.php?dogId=40078

2012-03-30 21:47 Gillian

That's a shame. But thought it was good just to check as it's not too far away from where Dana went missing

2012-03-30 20:10 dorofin

thanks gillian i have been in touch with heather and she has checked it out apparently its a lurcher,but thanks for trying.

2012-03-26 19:49 Gillian

Just seen on Facebook that there's a whippet bitch been found in Rotherham and taken to Rotherham kennels. No other details. Probably a long shot but might be a good idea to check her out. x

2012-03-04 16:53 dorofin

heather posters out at the showground at newark and got a response from a woman who said well if she has got a good home so what she already has got a great home and if some one wants a dog to give it a good home then there are plenty deserving cases in rescue ect ect, don't take a lost dog in and keep it cos by not reporting it to the dog warden you have stolen it .....

Last edited: 2012-03-04 16:56:12 by dorofin

2012-02-21 11:57 dorofin

Hi heather hope you are well?Have you got car on road yet?.i am not showing any where this week end ,got two next week end run up to crufts so good practice ,not that she needs it ,she is a great show girl never stops.I will be over sat and sun might even stop in my camper van sat night,the more i think about it the more certain i am that it was dana in that garden [you know where] znd i will get some pics and just in case they were visiting this particular place ,i will take pics of the car also.i only wished i had not turned round at that moment cos i saw her out the corner of my eye,then by the time i turned round for a proper look they had opened door and took her in,but if whoever has dana is reading this ,we are closing in on you and you will be getting a knock on your door, by keeping her and not reporting it to the dog warden she is classed as stolen.....

2012-02-09 18:18 dorofin

Hi heather can you check out dog lost found page 36950 med brindle running up and down garages? alfreton road ,derbyshire ? a bit out of area but not impossible sighted only ,i will ring you soon and when weather gets a bit better will resume looking for your lovely girl .chin up.remember never say never....

Last edited: 2012-02-09 18:26:28 by dorofin

2012-01-23 20:39 Suziewoo

I was so pleased to see Dana's name back on page 1! Really hope she is home with you safe & sound. Fingers crossed she will be into the blue very soon xx

2012-01-22 18:39 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Poster emaile out again to local helpers.

2012-01-21 23:12 Neighbark

All paws and crossed for you Heather, love from Tiger & Toby + me in the midlands. xxx

2012-01-21 20:52 xrachx

I live in Rhodesia and walk my dogs down the canal into Shireoaks, I will keep a look out for your girl x

2012-01-21 19:44 jody - Area Volunteer, South Yorkshire

Hoping and praying this is Dana, god bless and good luck x

2012-01-21 18:12 Whippetlover

Keeping everything crossed that this is Dana. Whipmum, I think it would be good for you to update the Facebook page with the recent sightings. You might then get some offers to help with searching the local area. Do you still think Dana is sleeping in this barn? Can you leave some food?

2012-01-19 22:24 Gillian

That's fantastic news if it really is Dana. Hope you get some more sightings and catch her soon. Good luck! x

2012-01-19 19:32 dorofin

Met up with heather today,yet another sighting of dana in this same area ,person tried to catch her but jumped over wall or fence? and ran off towards rhodesia,put some more posters up,talked to some more people,we are wondering if dana had origionally been taken in by some one in the shire oaks area and now run off from them?hence all the sightings,ideal place for a dog to hide away from the very busy A57, plenty of water canal& streams plenty of scrub &woodland to hide in,she seems to come out at about 5.30ish evening and hangs around sainsburys and mcdonalds possibly foraging for food,looks like she has lost the triangle although she is not far from where she was attacked and where she lives. come on dana give your self up time for a big warm cuddly duvet.your mum is waiting for you.

Last edited: 2012-01-19 19:34:36 by dorofin

2012-01-18 14:17 dorofin

heather rang me,said a girl rang her last night, said she spotted dana in sainsburys car park along A57 just up from the lindrick golf course. she went over but she had gone by then. I am meeting heather tomorrow and re postering this and shireoaks area and also searching area,come on dana heather needs you home. At last some positive news.chin up heather,remember never say never....

Last edited: 2012-01-18 14:20:46 by dorofin

2012-01-14 15:14 dorofin

spoke to heather [danas owner] today ,she has been ill,but hopefully now on the mend. managed to poster top end of shireoaks as i have been nagging her!!!!.and she has had reports of dana being seen in shireoaks last monday a lady saw her along the a57,a farmer rang her and said dana was sleeping in his barn and he tried to catch her but she ran off.another man rang her up also in shireoaks and said he had caught dana,but alas when heather got there it was a large brindle greyhound male ,which is in shireoaks with the people who found him,the dog warden has been informed and is going on monday to scan the dog for a chip.. So we are hoping that the other sightings were of dana and not this dog,as we did think she was probally in this area because it s along the a57 the route she was taking and because dana would have access to rabbits ect in the surrounding fields we think this is where she has been hiding could account for no sightings.although we have not ruled out that someone could have picked up along the a57 and now think the heat is off[WRONG] so they have started bringing her out for walks and this when she is sighted.please be assured we will never give up and we will get Dana back where she belongs with Heather.So heather chin even higher.Remember never say never....

Last edited: 2012-01-14 16:49:29 by dorofin

2012-01-01 12:00 dorofin

Heather hope you have a better year this year and that the person[s] who have got dana,do the right thing and return her to you.Did you get back to shireoaks to poster? .chin up .Remember never say never....

2011-12-30 18:52 dorofin

Hi heather this is a long shot as down south ,but when picture came up i thought the face was dana,but they say not chipped. and saying fawn and white but looks to have black mafrkings to me photo not brill of body but oh that face please check on found of dog lost 35768 at presant top of the list .fingers crossed.chin up remember never say never....

2011-12-24 12:56 dorofin

Heather i thought you were ringing me?I guess you are still having problems with your phone?Did you manage to get back to poster shireoaks as i belive once you do this you will get a phone call about dana,sorry for nagging you, i just wish you could get her back very soon. every day i check found & reunited and pray. I rang a chap at worksop as kids had took a brindle greyhound x to him as his dog had been stolen .says its a dog and defo bullxgreyhound got a bio head ,but i still try. i know its hard for you but never give up.Chin up really high.Remember never say never....

2011-12-12 18:10 dorofin

Heather thanks for last night,did you sort your phone out?i found it was a nice evening out,not having to listen to a moaning bloke!!!!.made a change!!!!.off to yssc at harewood tonight. shelties xmas party. poppy goes back for check up and worming& flea pipette tomorrow,I'm nagging now.did you get chance to poster shire oaks yet? as these lot are giving me an head ache!!!!!. chin up.remember never say never....

2011-12-08 18:44 dorofin

Heather thanks for ringing,did you get back to shireoaks to poster?i am getting that when you poster there you will get a phone call about Dana ,meant to tell you on phone,was tired from walking dogs,fell asleep watching telly then you rang,just come on line and am getting this message pops into my head.will see you sunday and if i get time i will go over to shireoaks on sat after work.can only stay a couple of hours though as it is our christmas do. I have told my friend about putting you down for a sheffield place.Chin up. Remember never say never....

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2011-12-07 10:43 whipmum

went through Shireoaks today justto poster but forgot stapler will return, just a update no recent sighttings of DANABANANA but eill keep searching and looking for her, she deserves this from me, just hope shes safe and warm, what a christmas pressie it would be if she returned home.....having trouble with phone at the minute Dorothy so will call tonight

2011-11-28 18:14 dorofin

Hi heather hope you are feeling better,hopefully will be over on weds ,can't come tomoz cos babys back at vet for 2nd jab,going to you know where!!!!,but also am going for a snoop at shireoaks as i keep getting the same thing and the name dean and number 7 and woman with silver hair,To the person[s] who have got dana a little message we will find you and it won't be long,be ready for the knock on your door.chin up heather. remember never say never....

Last edited: 2011-11-28 18:16:39 by dorofin

2011-11-23 20:42 dorofin

Hi heather are you still on for sunday?did not get back till 8.30 last sun my girls dad got best veteran dog so had to wait for challange and he got best veteran in show. who thinks you should stop looking? have these people got dogs?if they have have they ever lost one,i bet they would not say that if it were their kid gone missing?i still thin shireoaks could be a good bet although i do wish i had not turned my back on that garden as i am sure i saw a dog of danas colour and size in there out the corner of my eye, i will have to go back there unknow to them,could park camper van in that lay by ?keep going chin up .does the person who has got dana know that by law they are supposed to report it to dog warden[council] i suppose technically they have found her but by keeping her ,they have stolen her.chin up remember never saynever....

2011-11-23 18:16 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum. Did you read the comment from Ju X Ward on Dana's FB page:

I just found this in a search, it doesnt say what breed of dog she is, but she is NOT a Staffy. Apparently owners came forward but wouldnt/couldnt pay fee to get her back, dog found 17/8/2011 Firth Park area, taken to Spring Street Kennels, if not claimed 2 specialist breed rescues were interested in taking her!! MAYBE they were not the owners ..... hope i am not wasting your time x

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-842182.html

2011-11-23 11:13 whipmum

went though the woods yesterday for 2 hours returned home via woodsetts...thanks for the message Dorothy....dpoing the usual calls today to all the local dog wardens and rescues.....I will not give up the search even thoigh some people think I should.....

2011-11-20 11:24 Whippetlover

I emailed Dinnington High School last week, requesting they share a link to Dana's FB page on their FB page. I notice they have kindly added a link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dinnington-Comprehensive-School/167302363293314

2011-11-18 16:26 whipmum

Hi Dorothy....been trying to contact you must have wrong number.....could you ring me....went round whitwell woods today saw 2 foxes no Whips......just had more posters printed will put some up near the Golf course on A57 again tomorrow

2011-11-18 11:53 dorofin

Hi heather,i will be coming over searching tomoz starting in the villages i have previousl mentioned cos if she has gone that way who ever has got her could be unaware that some one is looking for her unlikely i know but not every one buys their local papers .i don't. so could be kidding their selfs that she had been left wandering with an all in one collar and lead on[as if] any way i will come across in camper van so i can do some surveilance of dog walkers and see who brings what for a walk. chin up .remember never say never....

2011-11-17 20:10 Whippetlover

I read from previous posts that some of you are registered on the sheffield forum. Could somebody who is already registered add Dana's Facebook page. The more people that know about Dana, the better.

http://www.facebook.com/HelpFindDana

2011-11-16 12:58 dorofin

Hi heather,right i have been right back to when dana was first sighted ,you said she was sighted about 2 miles further away from shell petrol station on A57 but did not say which directon?so accoring to my map she either ent towards todwick and wales which proved false or towards woodsetts shireoaks or netherthorpe or if she went overfields ,could be in north carlton, wallingwells wigthorpe or gateford. did you poster these places?Also did you go back to the land where wispa got the scent at the locked sheds,alsodid you see the dog at the back of the hospice that the the lady farmers wife? said was theirs. some one knos where this girl is,i keep thinking its a lady with silver hair for the last two days i have been thinkiking this.chin up higher .remember never say never....

2011-11-13 19:37 dorofin

Hi heather i too was thinking of you esp today and so wishing dana would be found today,my heart leapt when i saw whippet north east in reunited,pleased for nudge and her owner,chin up your turn next.

2011-11-13 13:22 whipmum

thanks Kay....Remberance day for me is nt easy thinking of you Baz....now we need to get DANABANANA back home......great that Nudge has been found safe and well.....and not a stonrs throw from where I searched yeserday...I will get you home Babygirl mark my words......

2011-11-13 11:21 kayr

thinking of heather this morning sending love over to you heather it will be a hard day for you but keep going girl you can do it and you know where i am xx

2011-11-11 16:41 Whippetlover

Whipmum, sorry to hear it wasn't Dana but at least it shows facebook is working. There is a lost of cross-posting going on and Dana is coming to mind. Are you going to the National Whippet Racing event to distribute some posters?

2011-11-11 15:44 whipmum

re the Sam Yeo posting....ufortunatly the dog in question is young male.. bur Dana will be added to there data base....thats more eyes and ears on the case...sorry for the delay in posting butits always a delated feeling when its not DANA..pick muself up and carry on the cause......

2011-11-10 20:40 dorofin

Hi as far as i can rememember from heathers first post Dana was wearing an all in one black leather? collar and lead.But you have to check everything.

2011-11-10 15:20 Whippetlover

Whipmum, there is a very interesting post on the facebook page:

"just seen a post on dogs trust and made me think about dana as she could be anywhere by now, heres whats been posted ( sorry if its not her but just incase i thought i should post the details .......

Sam Yeo
If anyone knows of someone who has lost a lucher/whippet type dog (may have been some weeks ago judging how the poor things been found, its very skinny and unwell) it has a brown leather collar & red lead. Get in touch if you know its owner.
salisbury/coombe bissett area"

2011-11-09 17:22 Whippetlover

Would it not be a good idea to join forces with Nudge's owner (at the whippet racing event)? Maybe you could come up with a combined leaflet with both Dana and Nudge on the same leaflet. With two people handing out leaflets you could cover more ground.

Last edited: 2011-11-10 08:16:02 by Whippetlover

2011-11-09 16:24 Gillian

Heather, it really is worth popping in to the whippet racing at Highgate on Sunday. I was there last year and there are loads of whippets and whippet owners about. A good place to share Dana's plight - maybe ask if you can stick up a poster in the club room while the event is on. People come from a wide area too so good coverage x

2011-11-09 08:27 unicornleathersaddlery

Any news yet?
I've added her to my facebook page to help spread the word

2011-11-08 18:23 Whippetlover

Whipmum, this message was left on the facebook page:

NATIONAL WHIPPET RACING FEDERATION 2011 BEND CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday 13th November at
HIGHGATE GREYHOUND STADIUM
NICHOLAS LANE
GOLDTHORPE
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S63 9AT

spectators wellcome £3-50 addmission to stadium includes programme
first race approx 12-30pm

MAYBE POST THERE OR GO AND ASK AROUND

2011-11-08 18:06 Whippetlover

Whipmum,

This is Dana's new URL (which you can add to posters etc).

http://www.facebook.com/HelpFindDana

I have already shared the page on many whippet, greyhound, rescue sites etc. Please can you now 'Like' Dana's page and I will set you up as admin. Its important you keep the page updated with your search efforts.

When you are set up as admin, the posts that you leave on Dana's page will not be visible to friends on your personal page (unless of course they have 'liked' Dana's page).

When sharing Dana's page on other facebook pages (you need to keep this up reguarly) you can either do it as yourself or as HelpFindDana. To do it as Help Find Dana, click on the arrow at the top of the facebook page next to where it says 'Home' and select 'Use Facebook as Page'. You then click on 'Help Find Dana' and click on switch. It will make more sense when I have set you up as admin.

2011-11-08 16:30 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum

I have now set up a FB page for Dana. This is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Find-Dana/100985896684297

Once Dana has got more than 25 fans, I can apply for a more memorable URL (the old one will still work) so hold your horses before you go printing it on posters etc.

Will be in touch again soon.

In the meantime, please can everybody like & share Dana's facebook page.

2011-11-08 13:21 Scrappy2010

Can anyone tell me the name of Dana's FB page pls. Why would anyone have a FB page with 981 friends but not mention Dana on it ??? Or am i missing something.? Maybe 90% of friends do live overseas, but that does not mean they do not have friends/contacts in the area where Dana is missing. I dont know the owner but that does not stop me adding her to FB sites for missing dogs, which I have done since her doglost poster has been made.

2011-11-07 22:33 Gillian

Hope a Facebook page brings you some news Heather. The more people who are aware of Dana the better. I'm here just over the other side of the Pennines if you ever need some more help xxx

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2011-11-07 21:33 whipmum

whippet lover....it would help me a great deal if you could help me regarding setting up a page for DANA....

2011-11-07 21:10 whipmum

yes...I.do have a facebook page with xxx amount of friends....90 per cent of which live overseas....therefore are no help in looking for DANA...the Whippet showing family is a big one most of thepeople on my facebook pge have been notified of DANA plight by myself at the shows and posters distributed there...DANAS plight is not on my page because what is the point of stressing people when they cannot help the situation at all simply because they live to far away....many people have offered help when she is spotted again......what I am trying to say is don be quick to judg as you may not know all the details....if anyne could give me the instructions to set up a page forDANA I will do so...lastly nobody more than myself (except probably DANA) appreciate all the help given in the search for my girl...

Last edited: 2011-11-07 21:26:16 by whipmum

2011-11-07 16:31 Whippetlover

A page could be set up for Dana, totally separate from Whipmum's private page. Nudge, the other misisng whippet from the Sheffield area has now got her own facebook page and since Friday has got over 150 fans and growing rapidly. http://www.facebook.com/HelpFindNudge

2011-11-07 14:46 Felix24

She already has a Facebook account with 981 friends but doesn't want to mention Dana on it ! ... We tried to suggest this weeks ago but it never happened. I just feel sorry for the poor animal and many people putting in all their time and effort TRYING to help ...

2011-11-07 11:41 dorofin

Hi heather and all,well i think thats a good idea with the facebook page,can't hurt,because who ever has her is probally thinking that you will give up after a few months, well i have a message for them WE WILL NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON FINDING DANA SHE IS TOO PRECIOUS TO HEATHER.We will haunt you out of your hidey hole,Some one knows who has her there is a reward for her safe return ,christmas is coming you could buy some christmas cheer and make Heather really happy ,come on now it only takes a phone call.Please give her an early Christmas present.Thank you.

Last edited: 2011-11-07 11:42:53 by dorofin

2011-11-06 08:24 Whippetlover

Whipmum, If you would like to set up a facebook page for Dana and don't know how to do this, I can do this for you. Just let me know. Once set up, I can then hand the reigns over to you (you will have to register on facebook) so that you can update the page and answer questions. Please let me know if you would like me to do this for you. I really think now is the time to reach a wider audience.

2011-11-06 08:18 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum, As there have been no recent sightings of Dana and the thinking now is that someone may have taken here in, would it be an idea to make reference to this under "where lost"? Also, it might be worth mentioning what the cash reward is - if she has been taken in, somebody will know something and you may be able to tempt them with a sizeable reward. If you are going to get publicity on the radio I do urge you to get a facebook page set up in advance. You can then mention the facebook page on the radio (which for many people will be easier to find than on DogsLost).

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2011-11-05 12:54 CP

Whipmum, you're doing so well in all your efforts. Do you still visit rescue centres as phoning is not always ideal because one person's description can translate differently to someone else's view of a dog? In addition, you have the extremely busy environment of rescue centres, where someone answering the phone may not always know which dogs have come in while they were off duty, or even on duty, because all centres are rushed off their feet in the current economic climate, where people are handing over their animals as they say they are unable to afford keep them. It's just a thought; I visualise Dana possibly waiting in a rescue kennel while you're busy searching outside and waiting for more sightings, if you see what I mean? It would also be useful to think of rescue centres further affield than, say, your local one(s). Am constantly wishing you luck and checking on Dana's page that she'll be back with you soon....

2011-11-05 11:28 dorofin

Hi heather,nice to hear from you been thinking the same for a while ,i think she was taken in along the a57 ,i am wondering if whoever has her walks on the land and woods next to the lindrick golf course cos thats where wispa & owl got the scent on 1st of sept,if i was not working i would take my camper van and park near there and watch who comes and goes ,they are probally coming by car as this is a very busy road,don't worry,who ever has got her knows that she is not a stray & i can not belive they have not either seen a poster or ,seen the papers,don't worry they know they are doing the wrong thing by keeping her and one day hopefully soon some one will tell you where she is. chin up really high now !!!! remember never say never.

2011-11-05 10:46 whipmum

Hi Dorothy, sorry forthe delay in reply, was feeling delated and depressed about the whole situation and realise now that feeling below the weather was not helping, so, that sorted I'm now back on track, still dont know what to do or where to look next, feel someone must have DANA, as there have been no more sightings since the last Newspaper article, the weather here is getting really cold now and what with the loud fireworks going off, just hope shes safe will continue my daily searches going over ground old and new in my search for you DANABANANA.....trying to get her on the radio but this is appearing harder than I thought, nothing came of the sightings after she was in the paper, good to see people are still looking for my girl as I am and will do forever......

2011-11-03 15:10 dorofin

Hi heather sorry to ask obvious question,but i presume nothing come through the paper leads yet?Hope you are all feeling better now?chin up remember never say never....

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2011-11-01 18:30 Nigel and Cathy

Hello. Just seen this poor girl and all your efforts to find her. I can confirm that the people who live at the bungalow in the entrance to Whitwell Wood used to breed Pointers. Not sure if they are still there but if they are I feel sure that they would still have a few dogs. I remember them having quite noisy whiney dogs whenever I have been up there. Hope this helps and if you need any further help looking around the wood let us know as we are only a few minutes away. Good luck x

2011-11-01 16:21 nico0lagouldsmith

EDITED: think I posted on the wrong Whippet. . .but keeping an eye out anyway! shared on my FB!

Last edited: 2011-11-01 16:24:51 by nico0lagouldsmith

2011-10-31 23:01 DogLostOwl

The people in the bungalow at entrance to Whitwell Wood do have 2 dogs who are quite noisy if anyone is around the gate.

2011-10-31 20:19 dorofin

Hi Heather,any news from whitwell wood lead or any of the news paper leads any good,some one must have her as been no sightings,i have been racking my brains ,she was seen along the A57 then nothing ,should have been an easy catch with the lead on.So while we were on a wild goose chase ,dana's tucked up somewhere along the A57 and some one knows where she is, come on please do the decent thing and shop these people ,we need dana back to heather where she belongs .Don't give up heather we are all backing you .remember never say never....

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2011-10-31 20:19 dorofin

Hi Heather,any news from whitwell wood lead or any of the news paper leads any good,some must have her as been no sightings,i have been racking my brains ,she was seen along the a57 then nothing ,should have been an easy catch with the lead on.So while we were on a wild goose chase ,dana's tucked up somewhere along the a57 and some one knows,come on please do the decent thing and shop these people ,we need dana back to heather where she belongs .Don't give up heather we are all backing you .remember never say never....

2011-10-30 20:10 dorofin

Hi heather sorry you have all been ill,hope you are feeling better soon,glad you have been to the bungalow,maybe they were out walking the dog?.Pleased to hear you have had 4 !!!!! responses you only need 1 to be right ,i am keeping everything crossed and my dogs have their paws crossed too ,that next time i log on Dana is in the Blue!!!!.Now that would be fantastic. Good luck.remember never say never....

Last edited: 2011-10-30 20:16:43 by dorofin

2011-10-30 11:48 whipmum

Hi All.... went to whitwell woods this morning, no response from the bungalow but had a snoop round to see if they had a dog, nothing, but pushed a poster through there letterbox... will return there tiomorrow and act dumb....comes easy to me ! wullmknock on there door again. sorry Dorothy for not ronging when In said I would, all the household have been struck down with a sickness bug, even the other Whips looked a little green round the gills, hopefully things will return to normal soon, had a few responses from the newspaper article, seems my dog can be in 4 differant places at the same time, still any response is better than none, all will be followed up at once....to all people put there with lost dogs, what would we do without a sight like this, and please keep up the searches our babies are out there somewhere just waiting forus to find them !

2011-10-29 20:39 Berties Family

was chatting to people at Midland counties today - they are sheffield area and had never heard of dog lost - they took some posters to put near where they live and are going to register on here to help when required. Hope your car is ok and please keep positive x

2011-10-29 20:15 dorofin

Hi hearher are you feeling a bit better? thought you were going to ring last night? .i was hoping you had a call from some one through the paper about dana and was busy getting her back?.is your car ok?I am at mwssc champ show tomoz from 7.00am till maybe 6.00pm at st helens way.have you been to check them out at whitwell woods yet? I'm nagging again!!!!!.My car is going into garage on mon after work for 2 sfs sensors on ,about 2 hour job ,so not too bad.wish we could get a sighting of dana.I reckon you are due a big slice of good luck very soon,some one knows something,come on do the decent thing,if you want a dog there plenty of them in rescue!!!!!!!.

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2011-10-28 12:50 whipmum

could DANA be bumped up the list as she has quite a large piece in the Rotherham Advertiser this week.....dont know how to add a link from there to here..Dorothy will call you later tonight....supposed to be going to Midland counties tomorrow with flyers...but have car problems so cant go.......come hime DANA.........we miss you....

2011-10-28 12:00 CP

What a thorough person you are, dorofin, and a good friend for whipmum; you are really doing some fantastic work.

2011-10-27 23:13 Berties Family

I have printed 50 posters to take with me to Midland Counties dog show tomorrow - I will place these next to the schedules - someone somewhere may have seen her - i am there tomorrow and Saturday

2011-10-27 14:29 dorofin

Hi heather sorry to be a nag but have you been to the whitwell woods yet on A619 chesterfield to worksop rd ? to check out the crying dog in the garden of the property right at the main entrance to the woods ,i think they were advertising we do plastering on a van,could not see dog but it started whining and barking when i called danas name ,it got quite upset.that chap said he saw a dog of danas descfription in these woods,so is it her, have these people took her in?chin even higher.remember never say never....

2011-10-27 11:40 whipmum

been out searching the woods this morning at 7.00 bit dark but couldnt sleep so dogs loaded up and went, no sightings of my girl, its like looking for a needle in a haystack when you dont know which direction to go searching, will search anywhere and everywhere as this is better than doing nothing at all, I am thinking more and more that she will never be coming back, and I get so upset at myself for thinking this way, but it would be disloyal to both Barry and Dana to give up the search, so off to have a good talk with him up stairs and give myself a firm kick up the backside for thinking such thoughts, come home DANA I need you home ¬!

2011-10-26 23:01 dorofin

jd checked 33563 other day and again now ,,its not dana sadly,she has not enough white on face and markings are not as intense, i check everything even the crosses,because people don't know there breeds[specially if they don't have a dog]

2011-10-26 21:13 dorofin

berties family already did that one 3 days since the one for £50. its not dana as i asked them to email me a pic its a dark brindle and its ears are stuck up.thats why i never mentioned it on here,cos i knew as soon as i saw pic .the one for the 19 inch working one a newark is simaliar but it appears to have a dark face with no white.went over heather saw your new posters forgot to take phone with me ,walked round where the caller said nothing drove dinnington,anston even our old hunting ground kiveton and wales,sorry to hear he was mistaken, don't give up she is out there with some one and you will get her back ,did you read about the black lab that went missing from a relatives back yard ?.i think it was rotherham any way he went missing in aug and they got him back i think it was about 2 or 3 weeks ago now, a woman took the dog to vets for pets in doncaster and the vet thought it was a bit fishy so he scanned it and the owners name came up and theats how they got him back.It is on this site. chin up still got the paper story to come .Did you try the house at whitwell woods heather? it may be an idea to poster in there as well? if you don't want to go on your own ,i can come with you. chin up .remember never say never....

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2011-10-26 19:31 Flintstones

http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.showadvert/index-1034650395/c96d45b6.html
You don't need to be a paid member to request a photo.
They will send photo to mobile or go and see her

2011-10-26 15:50 Berties Family

hi there is a whippet bitch on preloved for sale at Retford cannot access it as I am not a paid member - just a long shot but you never know, can someone request a photo just to eliminate it....thanks x forgot to add it is approx 40 miles from Sheffield

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2011-10-26 15:33 Berties Family

Heather dont forget we are meeting on Friday. xx and dont give up hope, looks like you have some great support - just wished I was nearer

2011-10-26 12:50 whipmum

It may appear that the whippet seen in Laughton may not be DANA as had a call earlier from a lady who had lost her Whip in this area Nudge is Blue and White and the Whip spotted was white with grey patches, so hopes dashed once again, but will still search around that area anyway, just think that I should wake myself up to the fact that she is not going to come home ever, dont want to sound dispondant but thats how I feel today----though it would have been much harder to bear without the support of this board, thanks again to all

2011-10-26 11:45 Pawprints Dog RescueJD

http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog_blog.php?dogId=33563 Please rule this one out and my reason for posting is that it is listed as a lurcher and wondered if sometimes it is worth checking other breeds such as lurcher/greyhound/whippets and the crosses as not all finders recognise!

2011-10-25 22:22 dorofin

Hi heather ,like i said i nearly went that way cos that was where millie was in that area and it just popped into my mind,but i was intent on doing lindrick & whitwell woods,never mind i will go across to laughton tomos she may be in throapham by now [if she is still on triangle]. i will look all round that area.chin up.Remember never say never....

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2011-10-25 20:49 kayr

Heather will walk down that way with roxy tomorrow might be worth going to all the industrial units round there with posters , i will walk down church lane to s yorks caravans then back up past the units and woodland walk , i have my spare lead will take a collar as well it will be 10.30 - 11.00 am as roxy as a half hour walk

2011-10-25 20:24 whipmum

Hi Dorothy, thanks for the info will follow it up tomorrow, had a call tonight saying the caller had seen Dana yesterday at Laughton which is about 1 and 1/2 miles away, he tried to catch her but the Dog ran off towards Monksbridge pub, if this is DANA she could be (hopefully) heading home as this is part of the magic triangle people talk about, went down to look for her but no sightings, Dorothy when you get a moment could you call me as appear to have lost your number from my phone !

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2011-10-25 18:11 dorofin

Hi heather,got back about 5.35,looked round lindrick golf course area nothing very thick scrubland there,also in the little woods off little wood lane,nothing then i found the whitwell woods this is a big wood,i parked in the layby and went in side through the woods had a walk round calling danas name nothing,but when i walked back to the car still calling her name ,i decided to walk to the main gate and as i called her name a dog outside in the garden of the [bungalow] i think only house there any way. started barking and quite frantic whining,could it be dana? ,i did not have a poster on me or i would have knocked on the door and asked them if they had seen her as a man said a few weeks ago he was in whitwell woods when he saw a dog who he thought was dana, these woods are on the A619 chesterfield -worksop road.

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2011-10-25 13:37 dorofin

Hi heather is no news good news, right when him in doors goes to the club ,i going to come over to the woods on little wood lane as when i googled the whitwell woods it came up with these woods.Do you remember talking to a woman weeks ago when you were out at kiveton looking for dana and a woman said a man friend of hers ,had said he saw a dog that fitted danas description in the whitwell woods ,well i keep thinking about this,also about the scent wispa got on the 1st of sept at lindrick golf course,so shall do the woods first,then if no joy the golf course and surrounding woodland .hope you are bearing up ok and that your mum is feeling better also.Chin up remember never say never....

2011-10-24 15:55 dorofin

aw so sorry dogs in the kennels were not dana,chin up as if the rta was same day or day after,how come dana was seen 2 days after and owl from dog lost and her dog wispa got an air scent and ground scent of dana at the lindrick golf course on 1st sept!!!!

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2011-10-24 14:39 kayr

earlier when i spoke to heather she was waiting a phone call from highways dept,the rta happened either on the day dana was by shell garage or day after and i was told it was a "greyhound" but not heard of any one in village losing a grey

2011-10-24 13:50 Berties Family

gosh....sorry it wasnt Dana, dreamed that she was found last night.....have you had chance to enquire about the rta yet???

2011-10-24 13:13 kayr

whippet in rspca side of kennels not dana either ,heather and i have just said if we ever win a lot on the lottory we will open our own hom for sighthounds as the more we see going round the kennels the more we want to rehome xx we will keep looking xx

2011-10-24 12:04 kayr

phone call from heather,dana not at brinsworth sorry heather is checkin rspca lead

2011-10-24 10:08 Berties Family

any news........

2011-10-23 22:02 Whippetlover

Whipmum, wishing you lots of luck for tomorrow.

2011-10-23 22:00 Berties Family

Really hope Dana is safely in the kennels- please update as soon as you can x

2011-10-23 20:38 Gillian

It would be so fantastic if this turns out to be Dana at the kennels. Really hope it's her x

2011-10-23 20:30 kayr

have spoken to heather she will go to brinsworth tomorrow morning also will check with highways /police re RTa on A57 ,and she says she as a pressie for my bubbles greyhound a handknitted housecoat thank you so much heather

2011-10-23 16:59 dorofin

Hi heather hope that this is dana in the brinsworth boarding kennels ,i have got everthing crossed,was going to come over that end for a search about tomorrow but put it on hold till you find out if this is dana please please let it be her,chin up.remember never say never....

2011-10-23 12:31 kayr

just had a message via facebook from rotherham dog rescue , there is a whippet in brinsworth boarding kennels ,rother in rspca section for wakefield leeds have been told it is very much like dana have tried to contact heather but no answer,also so on a sadder note i was also told that about the time dana was seen in south anston on A57 there was a RTA involving a dog sorry but thought it had to be mentioned

2011-10-22 17:43 CP

Reading the article in the Worksop Guardian, whipmum, I now understand the dilemma in which you were placed and the crossroad choices Dana had to escape from her ordeal. Have you postered down each of those crossroad routes? If she just kept on running down any one of them she could easily be in another post code altogether. Are you able to get addresses of, say, vets down each of those four crossroads in the next, or even next but one, areas in case Dana was injured and taken there? Someone in one of those areas may have her who is quite oblivious of your postering and taken her to a vet. Not all vets automatically scan for a chip, unfortunately. It would be very interesting to see if you could approach a wider area of vets to begin with on all four routes. Really rooting for you and praying for Dana's return. x

2011-10-22 11:52 whipmum

Went out early morning this morning for a drive around the local area out for 2 hours until 7.00 am this morning so cold and grim, will return later and walk through the woods, its getting really cold now and feling really worried about DANA, just hope shes safe and warm

2011-10-22 00:07 Berties Family

well sat here thinking about the whips missing and then whilst cleaning i cam across some numbers from when our boy was lost in Sheffield. have you contacted the following??? Doncaster dog warden 01302722748, radio sheffield 01142675444, hallam fm 01142091000 - there is also another lady who kept me sain - she use to work for dog lost and lives in the sheffield area, maybe one of the other organisers can pass you her number - her name is Kate and she is fantastic xx Dana is never far away from our thoughts down here x

2011-10-21 14:03 whipmum

well the story wasnt in the Rotherham Advertiser this week, no room for it, it will be in next week instead, just got back from walking in the surrounding fields for 2 hours no sightings of anything except a cat !

2011-10-20 20:19 Whippetlover

Dana's story in the paper:

http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/missing_dog_was_last_link_to_son_1_3874292

Hope you get some positive leads.

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2011-10-20 19:22 whipmum

Hi Joanne------checked her out awhile ago, no, sadly shes not DANA wish she were......

2011-10-20 14:36 joanne5600

heather did you check 33563 - dont think it is her but worth a look

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2011-10-20 10:44 whipmum

just arrived back home after a walk around the area postering, feeling rather down today and wonder if DANA will ever come home again, the weather is really changing and getting colder, dont know if Im even looking in the right places, just hope for DANA's safety someone has taken her in, though that does not help my piece of mind, all I need is one sighting and can go there, She is in the Rotherham Advertiser tomorrow and hope this brings a positive result !

2011-10-19 21:12 Whippetlover

Just re-shared on various sighthound, greyhound and whippet facebook pages. Sorry I'm not close enough to be of any real help.

2011-10-19 21:09 dorofin

Hi heather, hope story in advertiser brings you some new leads,campers already came down to essex in it,chin up .remember never say never....

2011-10-19 10:58 whipmum

Hi, Have checked the Dog mentioned at she is a Red Brindle and DANA is a Silver, ie cream background with black stripes and a red has Deep red background with black stripes, thanks for the notice though, it may have been her, The Advertiser paper are coming today to take a pic and run a story on her disapearance

2011-10-19 08:45 Berties Family

looked at picture and Dana has a white blaze on face.....can owner look though???

2011-10-18 21:03 Deb

has anyone checked out the brindle lurcher on the found section she looks like dana?

2011-10-18 20:59 Deb

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2011-10-18 10:47 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum. Another whippet (Tye - 33473) has recently gone missing and a facebook fan page was set up for him on Sunday. He has already got over 50 fans, who have been sharing his plight with other facebook users, rescue centres etc. Facebook is a very good way to reach a much wider audience and if you get any further newspaper coverage its a good place for people to keep updated with whats going on. I don't know if you already use facebook yourself but if you want any help setting up a fan page, I can talk you through the steps. Its important its done properly (i.e. a fan page is much better than a personal page).

2011-10-18 09:48 whipmum

Thanks to all for your input, Its all been taken onboard, I was searching early this morning cold and frosty just hope shes safe and warm, I will continue to post everywhere, posted flyers on cars in Tescos yesterday, think I have to play a waiting game now and hope I here something, as said will continue to poster,

2011-10-17 20:22 Felix24

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2011-10-17 14:34 Berties Family

put Dana's details on K9 community under missing runnung dogs x, i am going to Stafford at the end of the month so will print posters off for people who are up at the show with whippets - unless of course she is home safely
T

2011-10-17 11:04 pipsmum

Hi Whipmum, have just logged onto doglost for this first time in ages and read all your postings, my heart goes out to you as I was in the same situation four years ago with my whippet lurcher, Pippin,(still on doglost)I found the support from everyone here got me through the hard times and I am still looking, but you are doing exactly the right things, can only add a few more, do try the travellers sites , I do not know your area but if its rural do poster all the farmers, they have eyes in all their fields and also local stables and livery yards and anywhere with horses as riders are also good for looking whilst out riding. I also postered car boot sales and put flyers on all cars in their car parks, as they attract people from all over. Don't give up hope, never give up hope as Im sure you wont. Come On Dana game over now time to go home to your duvet, stay safe little one til Mum finds you xx

2011-10-15 22:10 Whippetlover

It might also be an idea to set up a facebook page for Dana. For inspiration see http://www.facebook.com/groups/helpfindpathos

2011-10-15 22:08 Whippetlover

Hi whipmum. How about distributing some posters amongst local postal depots? Postmen must get to see alot of dogs on their rounds.

2011-10-15 21:54 dorofin

Oh dear that is a shame it was not dana,at least it made them look bless them eh and it proves people are taking notice,keep the chin right up now and i hope while i am away she is found.I see poppy has been found, so once they are sighted it proves you can get to them .chin up and never give up shes waiting for you to find her.

2011-10-15 13:10 zakisawhippet

Oh whipmum i am sorry. Dana is out there somewhere, maybe the cold weather will bring her out of hiding? it amazes me how well dogs can survive, living feral. They are probably having a great time! Pls keep your chin up!

2011-10-15 10:03 DogLostKimmybear - Area Co-ordinator, Essex & Hertfordshire borders

Are there any travellers around that way? If so you need to poster around the sites. You could get some crank calls, but ignore them. If the reward is wanted and they have her you should get a real call. No dog, no money okay? Secondly, PLEASE check if any railway lines around and check the councils or highways agency for roads. Ruling that out, she is still out there so keep up the posters going. You are doing well. Someone may have her. If you can think further afield too. Click on the vet sign at the right of this page and try phoning and e-mailing all the vets you can, outwards from home. Can you get Dana in Dog magazines? I'll ask for a twitter to be done. Dogs are very clever, so if she is still running wild, she will figure out what to do to keep warm. God bless. x

2011-10-15 09:08 whipmum

Had call yesterday to say someone had found Dana after seeing the local paper, went over and it was a very thin staffy cross and red fawn, bless em, so hopes dashed again!, dont know where to do next cant do nothing, started to poster more local than before, it is so frustrating not knowing which area to concentrate on next, so if anyone has any ideas please tell me !, I need my girl back home especially as Whippets dont do cold!, hope someone can give me some hope and direction .....

2011-10-14 20:01 dorofin

Hi heather,yes people can e a bit slow in realising they may have seen the girl and not realised ,then a week later the penny drops,fingers crossed,got my camper van today so we are set for surveilance[spying!!!!]as soon as get defo sighting we will be in situ.chin up as high as you can ,remember never say never....

2011-10-14 12:06 whipmum

Thought might have been more response from th3e Newspaper article but none yet----early days I suppose, will keep fingers crossed

2011-10-12 20:19 dorofin

Hi heather don,t suppose you have heard anything yet?Has the story been in your local paper yet? living over here i would not get that paper.I have just purchased a camper van ,hoping to get it frid or sat,only thing is ,i am away till 21st down at sisters and mums in essex then i have got club ch. show & one at newark on sunday,so it would be 24th before i could be of any assitance to you.When you get a defo sighting i will be acrosss in the c amper and we will do our surveilance[like ace ventura].I really hope this does the trick.Have the posters in dinnington been taken down again? if so remember what i said and we may need to hide in the van there to see who is doing it and if any one came waltsing by with dana. anyway love chin high up ,remember never say never....

2011-10-12 20:15 whipmum

Dana plight is in the Sheffield Star tonight and the Dinnington Trader on Friday, hope this brings info,

2011-10-11 10:26 Chris

Continue to re-post on FB; hope the added publicity brings fresh news

2011-10-10 20:08 whipmum

perhaps this could be bumped up due to the forthcoming article, also mentioned Lost Dogs and their work

2011-10-10 20:07 whipmum

Star came to take photo, told them the story, they said it will be in either tomorrow or Thurs at latest, told them all places where sightings reported showed them on their map,told about Dana being Barry's dog etc, hopefully this will jog someones memory, called all the dog wardens and visited sancturies in the areaa no joy...

2011-10-10 15:50 joanne5600

The Sheffield Star newspaper have been in touch and asked if they can do a story , i passed Heather the details as shes the owner and knows more than me... hopefully it will be in in the next few days, upto you Heather to get the news coverage now and hopefully jog someones memories of the time Dana went missing, hopefully there will be some positive sightings and Dana will be returned.

2011-10-09 20:23 dorofin

Hi heather, i have read your post three times [the one where you said dinnington posters have been taken down] .do you remember some one posted on here about a dog lost in rotherham and a woman had took it in and was removing the posters, do you think this is what happening here, is it the new posters being removed? seems strange to me if they dissapear maybe we ouught to be looking near there or dinnington. If dana has been on her triangle she could have easily[while we chasing our tails!!!!] got back to dinnington and someone has took her in, just a thought chin up that bit higher .remember never say never....

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2011-10-09 15:49 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum. This must be so frustrating for you, just when you thought you were getting really close. Are you sure that none of these sightings were of Dana? You said that Dana was wearing a lead when she disappeared - were there not any sightings in the early days of a dog wearing a lead? As you say, she's out there somewhere and she's going to be so happy to see you when you do eventually catch up with her - she is so worth it! Wish I could help myself, but I'm 5hrs drive away.

2011-10-09 15:13 whipmum

We def think that we have been following sightings of another Whippet for the last 6 weeks, so we have decided to poster in differant ares (she could be anywhere), so with this in mind we are starting from the begining again but will poster near to home than was done before, so am posting within the Dinnington area again it may jog someones memory, who knows but it's hard not to feel deflated after so many (Supposedly) sightings of DANA, we will not give up, shes out there somewhere come on DANA you sod, where are you ! ?. thnks to all for your unswerving dedication in helping me get my girl safely home

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2011-10-08 18:45 whipmum

went posterinf today around the Airfield at Thorpe Salvin, couldnt get really close due to road being blocked, so walked around the Woods for a good few hours, it was really dry considering the downpour thats been happening all day, so this might be a good place for a Whip to hide in the undergrowth, didnt spot anything so will return to poster duties tomorrow, drove back through Dinnington and noticed the posters had been taken down so time to replace them me thinks !....theyare still up in Anston and Anston Stones, and the Post Office in Anston

2011-10-07 19:43 CP

I think you're doing brilliantly, whipmum. You seem to have everything covered - the only thing I'd say is carry on doing what you're doing, that's the way to go; don't slacken, don't give up, just concentrate on keeping on going although I'm sure it's tiring and frustrating but, from following Dog Lost for a long time now, it's that focus and perseverance that pays off. I hope you're feeling better very soon. x

2011-10-07 19:32 dorofin

Heather hope you are feeling better today,sorry could not get over today ,did not finish work till 1.30 normally start at 7.30 till 10.30 had five new machines put in the canteen today so had to stay .will defoe come over tomoz and drive about ,but defoe going to look at the lindrick golf course & surrounding woodland its been nagging at my brain that wispa got danas scent at the golf course on 1st sept,i will keep you posted on any devolopments. hope your mum is feeling better also. chin up ,remember never say never and here's to carry on camping!!!!

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2011-10-07 15:52 dorofin

Heather you rant as much as you want love and i will join you, you are doing a wonderful job & i am in the process of getting a camper van so when she is spotted you are welcome to come carry on camping with me,We Will GET HER BACK.TIMES UP DANA your Mum loves and NEEDS You.

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2011-10-07 15:21 Felix24

heather ill text u - i'll come and pick up the posters I told you that last night :) had another lady on sheff forum whos pm'd me, shes going to print off and laminate some and i'm meeting her tomorrow at aston. Once we're armed with posters theres about four of us now ready to go xx

2011-10-07 13:13 whipmum

well, still layed flat with tummy bug-----cant begin to think what it must be like for my poor Girl, getting so cold and windy now and what with fireworks going off, dont know what to do next, to think that I as her Mum gave been looking for the wrong dog does not make me feel the best, so sorry DANA but as soon as Im up and feeling better will be back on the case, sorry folks for the rant, just dont know where to go next, posters are being placed everywhere further afield than before, Checking dog wardens daily , visiting rescue kennels also, vets further afield been notified along with Dog Wardens, Newspapres been informed and advert being placed, if anybody can think of anything else to do in the search to get my girl home I would be delighted to hear your ideas, til then my Tent awaits any sighting of DANA and we will be gone in a heartbeat, thanks to all you lovely people out there, you know who you are, We (DANA and I) could not have done this without you all, on behalf of DANABANANA and I, I thank you from the bottom of my heart X X X

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2011-10-06 19:16 dorofin

Hi heather,liz & new people,can you let me know if we are staking any where out,because with the false sightings it has totally thrown me out of sync,i suppose the other dog seen at the high school was not dana either, are those two owners having a competition to see who can drive us barmy first!!!!.any way any suggestions of where to look and i will come over, like i said before wispa got danas scent at the lindrick golf course but that was 1st of sept i belive. ,and the dog at the lindrick kennels was defo not dana?.It makes your bloood boil to think we have been lead right up the garden path, a sheltie friend said the same thing happened to them years ago,when they lost a sheltie,they got it back after someone spotted the ad they placed in a local paper.apparentley some one had a sheltie of same description running around in the same village.any way any ideas girls and i will come over .I am free sat, we must get lucky soon ,i think heathers had her share of bad luck,time for the good luck now.chin up remember never say never....

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2011-10-06 16:21 Felix24

Great stuff - as discussed me and D will do Woodsetts/Thorpe Salvin this evening - and then we'll have a get together tomorrow night to sort out where to do next - and the two who've volunteered on the sheff forum might come along too :)

2011-10-06 11:30 whipmum

postered around Dinnington, Anston, and Anston Stones again, took poster to Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United shops on their grounds, they said they would put them in the windows, thanks to them !, left one at Asda, morrisons (all 3) and Dinnington Libary, got to take Mum back to Hospital shes having pacemaker problems (more stress), where are you Babygirl you should be home where its warm !

2011-10-06 10:20 DogLostOwl

I will ask for Langela's contact details so I can chase this up.

2011-10-05 20:31 Berties Family

just keep doing what you are doing - most people know exactly how you are feeling and I check this page at least 3 times a day just in case, keep your postering and call all vets weekly, contact the council dog wardens.. Tell everyone you know, ask the bus station if you can put posters in their busses, ask the train station if you can poster there/Trams too lol, ask at both football grounds if you can email posters for their shop area, and i will keep wishing her back x

2011-10-05 17:27 joanne5600

Has anyone had the chance to ask Langela what happened to the dog she found in Doncaster in August yet, it could well have been Dana - please please can moderator chase this please

2011-10-05 13:18 BBKM

I feel so sad for you and what you are going through but stay strong Heather, you are doing brilliant, you must not feel guilty as a dog can run off, be stolen at any time. I'm sure all the hard work everyone is doing in searching for Dana will see her reunited with you soon xx

2011-10-05 11:42 Gillian

I really feel for you Heather. I look at our two and wonder how on earth I'd cope if one of them went missing especially for so long.

I'm really not that far away from you - about an hour over the Woodhead Pass, so if you'd like some company in your search on Friday or Saturday I am free to come over for a few hours. I haven't offered before as I seem to have been really busy but our latest visitors have now left and I would really like to help you look for Dana.

Let me know if you'd like me to come and help - the only thing I'd like to do is to try and avoid rush hour on that bit of the M1, otherwise I'm free all day, Friday and Saturday. x

2011-10-05 10:37 whipmum

Hi All

Thanks for your offers of help regarding my Girl DANA, I just cannot put into words just how i feel, so here goes, its a roller coaster of emotion day in and day out, the feelings of guilt wear away at you , then I think what will I do if she is not found especially as the days and more the nights are drawing in, anybody who has a sighthound they will know what I mean. Also DANA was my sons Whippet and I feel that I have also let him down by not keeping her safe, before he was posted to Afghanistan Baz said look after the Girls (The Whippets) Mum, so then this happens and how do I feel not great, I am still searching for about 4 hours everyday looking for her, but how do I know shes in the area, thats the trouble, I dont, so I just keep on searching everywhere and anywhere, so Barry my Son if you are up there PLEASE give your Mum a clue as to where to look next (I need all the help I can get)

My heart felt thanks to all those wonderful people out there who have been my eyes and ears throughout the area, I cannot put into words how grateful I am for Dogs Lost never ending support in this the most (for myself) trying time and believe me I have been right up the top of the scale of stressful times and this is near the top, so if you can spare the time to print off a few posters from the Dogs lost site just search for DANA and stick them up throughout your area, Both DANA and myself will be eternally grateful and should you ever be in this situation you can count on my unending support

THANK YOU ALL I COULD NOT HAVE GOT THIS FAR WITHOUT YOUR HELP

off to search the local fields today after taking Mum to Hospital, going to sit in the Car with my trusty Flask of Tea and see if the Whippet seen around the area is DANA, keepmall bits crossed and send the vibes over to us !

Heather and DANA x x x x x

2011-10-05 10:25 DogLostOwl

The tracker dog who came out before is mine. My problem is, as I have posted somewhere on this thread, that I can't work her along main roads or in busy urban areas as she is quite highly strung and hates traffic. She is at her best in fields and woodlands.

2011-10-04 22:23 Felix24

smudge i've emailed it to hodgepig on sheff forum - can she send it on to you..or if you can somehow get your email addy to me i'll send it on to you - basically bigger pic, bigger text, less wording, more striking than before, thanks x

2011-10-04 21:38 smudge74

where can i get hold of the new poster please? Have put some up in Aston but some been taken down already. Grrr! If i can get hold of the new one I'll put that up, if not I'll go round again with the old one. Come on Dana, where are you little lady?

2011-10-04 20:43 Felix24

Heather what did you think of the new poster?
when can you get some printed for?
Has anyone else offered to help put them up in the surrounding villages?
Any news on the tracker dogs please anyone on here?

2011-10-03 22:20 Felix24

ok great, thanks, met with heather and deb tonight...we're on with a bigger better photo and description then hundreds more colour posters will be put up around dinnington, thurcroft, woodsetts, todwick, worksop, etc. Heather's putting appeals in the papers too, until we hear otherwise ... we'll keep looking... need help with posters in schools / shops/ petrol stations / pubs / clubs etc in the above areas though please if anyone can help?

2011-10-03 20:29 kayr

had a drive down mainst and on mill lane some posters have been taken down but still some up, i know that we posted everywhere one day myself and heather and also handed posters out to shops etc posted in stones as well

2011-10-03 18:13 kayr

Felix24 posters in S25 on mill lane on thegreen on greenlands park ,football field at s anston, main street ,the wells ,the road towards dump it site ,church notice board s anston. i know because i posted them it my well be that they have been taken down but i will check later,

2011-10-03 14:02 joanne5600

Please can a moderator get in touch with Langela regarding the brindle dog she found (info on tigerlily thread think 27834) - what happened to the dog she found in august ...

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2011-10-02 21:24 Berties Family

thank you....as for doglost I will always do my best to assist

2011-10-02 21:20 Gillian

Ah, got you. It was me who posted on the Whippet Forum when Louis went missing. Glad that had a happy ending. Hope for the same for Dana and Zak :)

2011-10-02 21:05 Berties Family

hi Gillian, i am on the whippet forum but not been on much lately. My mums dog - Bertie went missing about 7 years ago and that was when we found the wonderful dog lost. We rehomed a whippet beginning of the year Louis who was let out by new family and we searched all night - eventually got him back following day so know how it feels.

2011-10-02 15:02 Gillian

This may be a silly question Berties Family but I wondered if I know you! Are you on the Whippet Forum or K9?

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2011-10-02 14:34 Berties Family

we have a big whippet who is quite often mistaken for a greyhound. I saw the details about the dog and was hoping it was Dana, just wish she was missing near me....I would be able to do more

2011-10-02 08:04 Gillian

No, it's not on Facebook. Scroll down Dana's page here to the 23rd September and you'll find the original mention of it by Bertie's Family.

I see what you mean about the greyhound/whippet thing. We have two big whippets and people who don't know the breed always think they are greyhounds! But if someone has seen the posters they would see the photo of Dana so shouldn't really be confused in that way (you would hope anyway!) x

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2011-10-01 23:35 dorofin

Thanks for that gillian but no wiser as i can't access facebook at the moment, i presume its some one on there,must have forgot to put a phone number or the wrong number on? Just had a thought do you think some one has dana and wrongly thinks she is a greyhound cos as heather says she is rather bigger than the average whippet & resembles a small greyhound? so they are thinking this is not her , if you see what i mean, just me thinking....

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2011-10-01 22:43 Gillian

The Doncaster one was on Tigerlily's page (don't know the ID number). Quite a long time ago now though. This is what the person said

2011-08-18 10:36 Langela
I live in Doncaster area. Have recently found a stray with very similar description. She is very young but looks as though she may have had pups at some time. I realise we are quite a way from Taunton, but you never know. Have tried the mobile number given on the posting but it is not recognised. Any other numbers available so that I can make contact?

2011-10-01 22:29 dorofin

So sad this was not dana ,it had to be checked though, whats this about a whippet in doncaste?, i have been checking lost & found dogs in south yorks and have not seen a whippet bitch on there apart from a fawn white parti? found on 5th august & i belive dana was not lost till 13th august?. Well what do we do now? like i said i am sorry can't do tomos cos on committe and its our show and cos i have got all the rosettes ect, i think iwill get shot if i go walk about!!!!!..I still want to check that golf course out it is strange wispa got her scent there so she must have been there or is some one near[on a57] walking her there] just my thoughts.I belive heather has been checking out all the rescue & dog pounds does that include doncaster area?,but don't forget dana is chipped so surely this would have been found, so has some one got her along the a57 and not seen a poster [which i find hard to belive ] there is enough out there in kiveton to do my bungalow .and decided not to report that the found her because[maybe they don't know the law] or just took a fancy too her.,wish i knew the answer,so frustrating ,i think i am defo going to do the golf course at lindrick something is nagging me to do it ,i can't get it out of my head

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2011-10-01 21:23 Felix24

myself and heather both posted on there too in the last couple of weeks- no reply... can anyone on here contact the finder? ie by email/phone? doncaster is only a few fields away ...

2011-10-01 21:11 Gillian

Was the whippet found in Doncaster ever checked out? I see Joanne asked the question yesterday on Tigerlily's page. It was thought unlikely because she was found only a few days after Dana went missing but now a lot of these sightings have proved false, there's the possibility that it could have been Dana.

2011-10-01 21:06 Gillian

Oh what a shame the dog in the kennels wasn't Dana :(

2011-10-01 21:03 Felix24

A lady on the sheffield forum thread for dana said that there are no posters around S25 - i know Heather was appealing in the Anston/Dinnington areas following danas disappearance.... not good to hear there are no posters there! has someone removed these too? can anyone else PLEASE help print off and put up posters in pubs/clubs/post offices/shops/ on lamp posts, near schools, PLEASE!!!!

Apart from the kind people from doglost....There are currently only four of us helping heather, we all work, have kids and it is very hard work keeping up advertising,and rushing out to every potential sighting in one village let alone other villages aswell. We love doing it, but there just arent enough hours in the day between us.

We have spent hours and hours between us, often very late at night helping Heather who has no-one else to help her look for dana

Come on there MUST be lots more good hearted people on this forum, or related forums...all the threads Ive read show there are some damn good eggs on this site - for giving advice - helping others - sometimes arguing - thats life, but this poor dog has now been gone six weeks and until we hear otherwise, we will continue looking for her.

BUMP BUMP BUMPETY BUMP!! Come on good people of south yorkshire.... 50 posters x 10 people around all villages off the A57 would make a MASSIVE difference...

2011-10-01 20:48 Felix24

hi all, had a call from Heather, unfortunately the dog at the kennels isnt dana :(

2011-10-01 12:27 BBKM

Keep checking here...hope the dog in the kennels on preloved is Dana x Keeping everything crossed x

2011-10-01 09:36 dorofin

Time to get the dog warden in!!!!.Are these owners trying to send us BARMY or are they just taking the MICK.Is some one renting these dogs out to annoy us?!!!!.No point in coming over till after the girl has been viewed i hope its dana !!!! ,.I could not belive it when i read the ad & i would not have thought a whippet breeder would have described a silver brindle as a fawn brindle [never heard of that one]. any way fingers crossed.

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2011-10-01 00:40 Felix24

I don't know what to say - its like a wild goose chase because there's yet another dog roaming around that is a lurcher type, White grey n brown which is also being mistaken for Dana ! Heather has got someone viewing the advertised one tomorrow but she's away until Monday so we may be no wiser till then - I just can't believe it I have never seen any stray dogs in this village and now we are looking for one two damn similar ones are freely roaming the village- hoping Heather can get the appeals in the papers and fast, that might be our only chance of finding her

2011-09-30 21:08 dorofin

Hi did not come over today as not heard anything whether the dog advertised is dana or whether the sighting is of dana and not another look alike, i am amazed this dog has not been picked up by the dog warden,as you don't see gangs of dogs roaming like you did a few years ago, we called these latch key dogs cos the owners would let them out while they were out at work and then expect the dog to come home when they arrived back, the arrival of the dog wardens sorted that one out.thank goodness. So totally confused as what to do and where to look am i looking in wales [top end of kiveton park] or what ? I can come for a while tomos but sunday i am on yssc committe and it is our club open show so sundays out.

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2011-09-30 16:51 Whippetlover

Can somebody please bump Dana again due to yesterday's sighting?

2011-09-30 11:03 Felix24

however - Heather took a call last night to say dana was seen about 5.30pm last night around wales high school - same village, opposite side of main road, this person did say she was sure it was dana as she'd been looking at the posters and thought what a lovely colour she was.... ill have another drive round there later too if theres no luck with roeadean

2011-09-30 11:01 Felix24

right, following another sighting on the walesmoor estate we went straight up and saw the said wandering whippet - this is definitely NOT dana - it has a shaggy tail, it's darker, and is a male. The reason it is sighted round the bungalows a lot is because the owners grandma lives there. so that rules out the sightings on that estate. I've just spoken to Heather she knows the lady at roedean and is ringing her as we speak to ask what this dog looks like - where did she come from - etc etc. Fingers crossed! xx

2011-09-30 09:07 BBKM

Great Felix24, lets hope this is Dana, you are all doing a fantastic job trying to find her. Everything crossed for this morning xx
I too find it strange that a good Whippet breeder/kennels would advertise on preloved??

2011-09-29 23:26 joanne5600

liz to the rescue whilst heathers away, keep us informed, on way home called in sheffield spring street kennels no whippets in there, the more help we get the better

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2011-09-29 23:26 Gillian

Have also got in touch with my dog's breeder who I think may still be in touch with Roedene kennels as my Jonah's mother was a Roedene dog owned by her. So I'm hopeful we will get an answer soon.

2011-09-29 23:25 Felix24

I'll ring in the morning - ive never heard of that website - what a very strange place for a kennel co to advertise a dog don't you think? with regards the other dog which is local - i agree it is a bit of a coincidence and i shall continue driving round until i see it for myself!

2011-09-29 23:14 joanne5600

that would be great Gillian, we need to find her would be great, looked at the advert it says 1 year old but you never know, shame theres no photo

2011-09-29 22:53 BBKM

I agree Gillian, maybe a co ordinator will call or someone who has been heavily involved with finding Dana x I will log back on first thing tomorrow to check for updates and advice x

2011-09-29 22:44 Gillian

Just realised that the person concerned owns the brother of one of my dogs - thought the name was familiar!

2011-09-29 22:42 Gillian

Message has been sent though there may be someone who wants to try ringing as well. It would be so fantastic if this were Dana :)

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2011-09-29 22:39 BBKM

Can a doglost co ordinator advise please? I don't think there would be any problem with calling the kennels and explaining the situation, this lady loves whippets and I'm sure if it is Dana she will want her returned to her rightful owner xx

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2011-09-29 22:35 Gillian

I've found a name on the Roedean website who has a few whippet owning friends in common with me on Facebook. Think I might send her a message - will need to think about the wording carefully!

2011-09-29 22:33 BBKM

Worth ringing the lady who runs these kennels and getting this dog checked before she goes to a new forever home, hope it is Dana xx

2011-09-29 22:32 Gillian

http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.showadvert/index-1034547450/1466ca45.html

2011-09-29 22:31 joanne5600

does anyone have the link to the preloved advert so it can be checked out,

2011-09-29 22:31 joanne5600

does anyone have the link to the preloved advert so it can be checked out,

2011-09-29 22:30 joanne5600

Think Heather mentioned that Dana was two years old

2011-09-29 22:25 Gillian

And the address is Carlton in Lindrick - no distance from where Dana was lost.

2011-09-29 22:19 BBKM

Re preloved advert, the contact name is Roedeane which is a whippet kennels (www.roedeanewhippets.co.uk) you can call anytime 01909 732458

2011-09-29 22:16 Whippetlover

Worth checking out the dog in the advert too ... Does anybody know how old Dana is?

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2011-09-29 22:11 Whippetlover

I definitely think its worth checking out the Dana "look-a-like" - it just seems too much of a coincidence that there is another dog in the area that is roaming, thin and matches Dana's description. And if it's not Dana, what is its owner doing allowing it to roam the streets? This could still be Dana and its defnitely worth checking out.

2011-09-29 22:05 BBKM

Preloved dog really needs checking out, just read it on website, even says the dog is timid ???

2011-09-29 21:45 dorofin

I have just seen an advert placeed yesterday on preloved for a [says] 1 year old fawn brindle white trim whippet bitch, says it is not theirs but fostering it because the previous home was not suitable [they say it is inoccolated but have lost the card] hmmm. trying to reaquest a picture seems funny WORKSOP AREA.Thanks for the info Basil.

2011-09-29 21:33 BBKM

So sorry Dana is still missing. With ref to the underfed dog on the estate, you could do the following...If anyone can get close up to this dog and check for the scar Dana has on her elbow, if its visable on this dog then the police can be called immediately.....or if there is a person who has actually seen this dog at a particular house and thinks it is Dana and is willing to confirm this to the police, you could contact the police and the dog warden and I believe they will go to the house and scan the dog. Good luck hope she is back home soon xx

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2011-09-29 21:17 dorofin

Hi yes i agree ,i know what you are saying so i suppose when heather comes back maybe if she wanted i could go with her ,if it isn,t dana then there is no reason for them to not let us see the dog is there, just so frustrating that we seem to have been chasing a red herring, i wonder if she still has the collar &lead on? any way i still think i would like to look over at the golf course as wispa defo got a scent there.

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2011-09-29 21:06 Felix24

dorothy my hubby is good friends with the uncle of the owner of the (underfed) dog - and he spoke with him today and he did confirm that that dog does wander around a lot and is very similar looking to dana - no reason not to trust what he said ...but yes you're right someone else also suggested we need to knock on their door and ask to see that dog, just to be absolutely sure it isnt dana. Problem now is Heather is away until monday, and because i live in the same village I dont want any bother (long story) so I think I'm better off not getting involved in that visit if you know what i mean. I've put another post on the LOST AND FOUND site on the sheffield forum... someone somewhere must know something, just such a shame its taken so long for anyone to tell us there is a big chance we're looking in the wrong village :(

2011-09-29 20:51 dorofin

I was told a simailer tale when i was there on tues , but thought it was a wind up, is it possible to get to see this dog so we know for sure that every one has been seeing this one and not dana? all i can think of is repostering in the other areas maybe the two men who were seen stroking the dog we thought was dana could help,at least tell us if they left the dog on the street , i feel so sad for you heather ,why were we not told this weeks ago, never mind its just knowing where to look.Did wispa not get a scent trail of dana at the lindrick golf course?chin up never say never.... I think i am going to look in that area tomos

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2011-09-29 20:16 Felix24

Received a call yesterday from a gentleman in the area who has received one of our flyers to say that there is a very thin underfed similar coloured whippet that lives on the estate and is often roaming around. A friend of ours who is related to the owner of that dog confirmed that it is often out on it's own, and it is similar looking to Dana. We now fear it is this dog that people have been ringing up about by the dozen and that dana isnt in this village after all. Heather is going to get an appeal in the worksop/dinnington guardian and hopefully the sheffield star - this is a right kick in the teeth after the many, many hours we've spent searching for her and putting up posters but at least I've made two new friends and we have enjoyed the walking! we need to spread the word now to all areas off the A57, near Anston, where she was seen several times trotting down the road with her lead still on the days following her attack by the bigger dogs. There's woodsetts, todwick, north anston, south anston, todwick, aston, swallownest, worksop, killamarsh, woodhouse - all accessable by road and field from the A57.Any more ideas what we can do anyone please?

2011-09-29 08:02 B30

Advertised in The Countryman's Weekly magazine this week. Good luck, I hope it brings some news.

2011-09-28 18:02 DogLostOwl

Depends where the sighting is. As you know, Wispa can't track alongside fast main roads. We are currently rushed off our feet with tracking, just been out 2 days running and may be out again tomorrow and then Wispa needs a day off. We will help if we can. Will have to see how it goes.

2011-09-28 14:47 whipmum

met up with Liz and Joanne (thanks Ladies) posted flyers through quite a few doors, called at Thonberry no sightings there, had a few members of public saying they had seen DANA in the past few days, so feel more hopeful she's still around the area, it certainly a roller coaster ride of emotion, just wondered if we get a reliable positive sighting wondered if Pheobe and Wispa could come over and track DANA aagain ?

2011-09-27 20:07 whipmum

Hi Dorofin----feeling loads better, thanks for searching today, I am back on the case in the morning, good to know the biscuits have been eaten, hope it was DANA, she must be so thin now and not the little porker that ran off, will be posting leaflets through dorrs tomorrow, Yes I have been out morning , noon and night just think its a case of right time right place to see her and soon it will be the right place !

2011-09-27 19:42 dorofin

Hi heather hope you are feeling better & hope your mum is too?.Well i walked all round the estate calling dana's name softly,saw the hidey hole in the overgrown ,untidy garden[great place too hide]got a few strange looks when i started looking under cars ,caravans ect,walked all round this estate ,right up the backs down the ginnel,on to the fields and up towards old kiveton colliery,walked right up backs saw all your new posters and a few have been ripped down [numptys] saw a lady with a pale whippet dog ,says she has spoken to you before and she is looking for dana ,she also said she had been putting some food out jusst in case dana appears then she could get in the garden as it has a 6foot fence allround,bless her she also said that the biscuits were eaten last night
[for the first time] but don't know if it was dana.anyway i carried on walking right up the backs of the new estate till i got to the main colliery entrance where there is a big clock. and tennis courts. plenty of hidey holes there.also found a duvet a clean one thrown away i looked under there just in case[i know a dog that likes duvets] dana ,i bet she has spotted that one, walked all the way back out the main entrance it brought me out at the railway station ,walked back down the high street towards community centre car park,went in co op got a bite to eat a drink of coke,then walked back round the walesmoor estate again nothing ,i think with the lovely warm day she was having a siesta,left there out 6pm got home 6,45.never mind good luck tonight if you are out and hope to be with you tomoz.chin up never say never....

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2011-09-27 17:51 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum - At what time are you doing your searches? I have just read on another post that somebody else found the best time to look was just before sunrise or sunset. Have you tried any dawn searches?

2011-09-27 11:02 whipmum

Hi ow, sorry for not replying to your left messages my phone did not tell me that a message had been left until it had deleted the message automatically, hope you and wispa are still doing a wonderful job, went out last night with liz and Debbie and reposted in the area, told all dog walkers we met about DANA'S plight, thats more eyes and ears on the job, will walk around the area around 3pm as this appears to be the time she comes out for a roam

2011-09-26 19:14 DogLostOwl

Bumped to top for sighting.

2011-09-26 13:16 joanne5600

Hi heather, I have beem round the walesmoor area this morning and up the lne nr the church and cemetery and told everyone i saw that there was a sighting yesterday, a group of worksman are on the lookout and the warden of the oap bungalows is going to be informed (just in case she in one of the homes), there were alot of people in their gardens so they were all asked, alot said that the posters were not there anymore, hope to help on wednesday unless i can get before

2011-09-26 12:14 Felix24

Hi, looking forward to seeing you later - keep your chin up it's my mission to find her!! as I said I've emailed Wales High School, they've been brill in agreeing to print and distribute and display her posters throughout the whole school / there's about 2000 pupils there. I'm just waiting for Wales Junior school to reply to me - I've printed off a lot more posters and am ready to go!

2011-09-26 11:25 whipmum

Forgot to add that DANA was spotted yesterday on Church Street , will send text and get DANA bumped up the list !, thanks for all the phone calls and text received they are really helping keep up my morale whilst my Girl is on walkabout

2011-09-26 11:12 whipmum

Hi all. cant believe the support given on our search for DANA, cant thank everybody enough, more eyes on the job the better, once again thanks liz for your support you are a star and now honarary Auntie of DANABANANA, we will be searching the area tonight if antone is available, at the moment have Mum ill so have to split myself into two places at once, once again thanks to all, now Iternet seems to be playing up, it doesnt rain but it pours ! x

2011-09-25 21:51 Felix24

thanks everyone, heather and i have been gently calling her name the whole time we've been searching - a lady off the sheffield forum met up with me tonight, she knows what she's talking about with regards to finding dogs - POSTERS POSTERS and MORE POSTERS, it only takes one person to tell us where her little hideout is. I'm going to approach the schools tomorrow too to see if they can perhaps mention dana in assembly - we are going again tomorrow night - posters everywhere - debbie suggested perhaps to change the wording on the poster - short and sweet but bigger text - and as suggested below maybe dont chase her please just ring us asap. Come on Dana auntie Liz is determined to find you!!!!!

2011-09-25 21:24 CP

So relieved to hear Dana has been sighted again. Feel it's a great idea for Heather to call Dana's name whilst searching (gently not urgently) as she could well recognise her voice, whereas she may stay hidden or flee if she hears only movement. Really hoping for success for you in this overgrown garden. I do hope the posters are amended like Whippetlover suggests; it would be far more helpful, as there have been so many people approach her on various sightings and she's run off.

2011-09-25 18:43 Gillian

Great news that Dana has been seen again. Was just about to write and suggest a leaflet drop then read the post below! Seems a good idea to me as she's been seen so often in the same area. Might spur people on to search their gardens more thoroughly.

2011-09-25 18:32 Whippetlover

Would it be an idea to call her name whilst searching in this area?

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2011-09-25 18:30 Whippetlover

So relieved there has been another sighting since incident with the car. I'm just wandering if you should print some leaflets off and post them through letterboxes in the area where she has been sighted. Also, it might be worth saying on the posters something like "IF SIGHTED DO NOT APPROACH AS HE SHE IS SCARED AND WILL RUN AWAY. PLEASE CALL ME STRAIGHT AWAY"

2011-09-25 18:29 dorofin

oh thats great news ,it sounds like she is ok but maybe getting wary of strangers,if you don,t get her tonight i will defoe come over tomoz mon ,keep your chin up and hope mum is soon well again.

2011-09-25 17:31 Felix24

UPDATE - Heather is at hospital so cant get on here at the moment - but she had a phone call a couple of hours ago to say that DAna had been seen again on the Walesmoor estate - me and my husband dashed straight up and found the girls whod rang (they were sat waiting for us) they said they tried to approach Dana but she ran off up the estate again. She MUST be hiding in someones garden up there, this is about the fourth time shes been seen on that estate. We had a good look round, saw nothing, then me and mum have just had another hours walk round - found a very overgrown garden with sheds/greenhouses which looks perfect for a hiding place but will go look round there at dusk so as not to concern the neighbours. Heathers coming over when shes back from hospital, wellies on and torches charged - we'll not give up till we find her! strange thing is, last night I dreamt that a little girl had found Dana, and my mum also dreamt that she was found, in a shed! if anyone can help, the Walesmoor estate is the big estate behind the small co-op in Kiveton Park xxx

2011-09-24 17:03 joanne5600

Hi Heather , keep your chin up she will hopefully be out there somewhere,=. On sheffield forum it says there a walk round Rother Valley and a country fayre at Ulley - I have added a link to this page on both threads asking anyone to keep a look out. Up to now i have nothing on on monday day (just school runs) so if im around i will ring and come and have alook with you...
Jo

2011-09-24 15:51 whipmum

went to cliffe recue kennels today left poster, driving home the doom and gloom of DANA's situation krept in for a minute, had to pull over to stop crying, feel really helpless and cant help thinking the worst has happened to her, just waiting for another sighting will be the first since her accident with the car, just hope shes ok

2011-09-23 20:31 dorofin

Heather sorry i have not been over this week,my leg has been playing me up,hope to get oversoon. if someody has got her ,their eyesight must be poor you can't miss your posters,there is enough to wallpaper my bungalow,maybe she has laid low in the woods cos thats where i think she was when the fair was on,you did not see her for was it three or four days? then as soon as they went out she came,probally knocked her for six,the car incident, I still think the flyers will help, hope you are coping with the lamp ok?,what time do you normally go out in eve? cos hopefullly can get there mon or tues,i don't think she is going to risk coming near the road again ,it would have shook her up,keep your chin up.never say never....

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2011-09-23 20:21 whipmum

visited the local stray Pound at Hampole today, loads of poor staffies,
2 greyhounds but alas no DANA, went to RSPCA knnels checked there no joy but left poster and details, will check Cliffe rescue kennels tomorrow and leave poster there......come home DANA you are missed !

2011-09-23 17:07 Felix24

HI Smudge yes H is ringing the vets/sanctuary/rspca etc every day, she's been round all the dog pounds today, we have posters EVERYWHERE, so you might be right, someone could have took her in - H is going to get some flyers printed off, good idea thanks

2011-09-23 17:06 Felix24

HI Berties family, thanks for that - I've put a message on tigerlily's page but that dog was found just a couple of days after Dana went missing, and she was spotted several times in the villages surrounding her home the week or two after, but it's still worth a shot, hope Langela will get in touch xx

2011-09-23 15:10 Berties Family

just reading through some posts and this has caught my eye - can someone look into this pls - posted on tigerlily's page - dog picked up in Doncaster area - this is a brindle bitch....


2011-08-18 10:36 Langela
I live in Doncaster area. Have recently found a stray with very similar description. She is very young but looks as though she may have had pups at some time. I realise we are quite a way from Taunton, but you never know. Have tried the mobile number given on the posting but it is not recognised. Any other numbers available so that I can make contact?

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2011-09-23 09:54 smudge74

When sightings suddenly dry up like this i think it's highly likely that someone has taken the dog in. As Dana was possibly injured have you re-rung round the local vets? I would do this as a matter of urgency. Also ring the emergency vets to see if they had a dog taken in on that day. Are you ringing the pound on a regular basis? I would do this if not, just so that she isn't missed. I would concentrate my search in the immediate area of her being clipped by the car, switch to leaflets through doors rather than posters and totally blitz the area. Not everyone pays attention to posters, but they will look if a leaflet is pushed through their door. We had amazing results with the dogs that went missing in Sheffield recently - 6 out of 6 returned to their owners, all because (like you) they were prepared to put the work in. The leaflets certainly went down well. Keep your chin up x

2011-09-22 22:53 whipmum

Thanks to Liz for carrying on the poster campaign of 'Yorkshires most wanted Whippet' whilst I had to visit my Mum in Hospital(more stress), hope DANA is spotted soon, no sightings for about 4 days now, and getting more stressed everyday, dont know what else to do, feel should be doing something but dont know what---any ideas really welcome !

2011-09-21 21:52 whipmum

Posted further afield tonight, someone may spot her, looked in undergrowth with lamp, no sightings, just hope shes ok. come on DANA show yourself the nights are drawing in and your Duvets waiting, Thanks to Liz for her time and support

2011-09-21 14:52 Felix24

I've put her poster on Hallam Fm's facebook page too to ask for help. See you later, we'll take the car to do the posters tonight hey?
xx

2011-09-21 12:00 Felix24

Hi Heather if you can get some more posters I was thinking we ought to spread them to both ends of the village - ie wales bar, and hard lane as there are a lot of dog walkers go both those routes to the fields, As you've not had a sighting since last Friday it could be that she's moved on - we can do Killamarsh and Todwick too- all surrounding villages are easily accessable via fields for her where there's water too. I've had a long drive round this morning again but seen nothing - also the fishing ponds where she could be going for food/human company. I'm going to pick mum up from her hospital appointment but if you want we could go putting posters up at tea time? text me, let me know, xx

2011-09-21 09:20 Berties Family

just keep up the good work - talk to everyone you see, get other dog walkers to be your eyes and ears.......do you have any schools local to where she has been lost - you could ask if you can put up a poster for the children to see xx

2011-09-20 21:26 whipmum

feeling rather down at the moment, just cant get it out of my head that DANA is lying injured somewhere, must give myself a firm kick up the backside and get back on the case, sending positve vibes to both DANA and I

2011-09-20 17:51 CP

So glad you're keeping up the good work, whipmum. It's just a question of you being there at the right time. It could be that Dana has been resting more for the last 3 days if she was clipped by a car, she may be just a bit stiff. Let's hope she'll be out and about now she's had time to recover and your searching will result in your paths crossing very soon. x

2011-09-20 14:46 whipmum

posted more posters in the Wales school area, drove round Walesmoor Avenue, raining badly visibilty was poor, will return at dusk with lamp and carry on searching, keep safe Babygirl, we are looking for you !

2011-09-20 00:05 whipmum

been out with Liz tonight putting up more poster down by the school, checked bushes , gardens and undergrowth with the torches, til the batteries ran flat, informed more people who will keep a look out for DANA, just need a sighting of her after her accident then I will feel a little easier

2011-09-19 12:19 Felix24

Hi Heather I've printed off a map of the area and highlighted where she's been seen - looking at that she's got to be hiding out on the walesmoor estate somewhere, or round the community centre grounds/playing fields. If you're coming over tonight let me know, i'll come with you after 6.30 - I'll bring the map to show you - don't know how to add it on here

2011-09-19 10:54 joanne5600

hi Heather, I keep coming back hoping that shes been found, I can possibly help you look tomorrow night and wednesday day if you need some help, i am not familiar with the area so would have to meet you

2011-09-19 09:38 whipmum

went out searching at 5am this morning as could not sleep, no sightings, added Liz's number to poster, will get some printed today , and return at school home time as this was when DANA was seen a while ago, then will return when its dark with the lamp, might fins her hidey hole !

2011-09-18 20:51 whipmum

just got back from searching for DANA, much easier with the lamp that Dorothy lent me thanks,went to Thornberry Dog Show where they put out a announcment regarding DANA, this may stick in peoples minds, also gave out more posters, just waiting for any sign of her after her accident with the car , this will make me feel more hopefull that shes ok, keep safe DANA Im looking for you

2011-09-18 19:16 Felix24

Been for another drive round this afternoon, too wet to walk today, I saw your post on sheff forum and I think you're right, she may be under a bush somewhere, think we need to concentrate more on gardens now than fields, I will keep going looking for her each time I get a spare half hour, if no news by wednesday (I'm off work then) I'll print off some more posters and put them all over the main street and up walesmoor ave, dont give up hope she's survived this long xxx

2011-09-17 21:00 dorofin

Hi heather if you can get to the thornberry show tomos ,i am coming to support it, i will bring my big lamp and charger and you can borrow it as long as you need it for ,feel so sad for you,chin up .remember never say never....

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2011-09-17 20:49 whipmum

just arrived home aafter searching through peoples gardens in the dark, no sightings of DANA, hopefuuly there will be some tomorrow, will return in the morning, feel really down about DANA today, its certainly hard to search and drive with tears streaming down your face, is certainly a roller coaster of emotions, better luck tomorrow

2011-09-17 12:33 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

BUMPED due to a SIGHTING yesterday in the main Street in KIVETON !! She was spotted around the bridal shop,when they arrives her owners were informed that a little earlier DANA (They thought it was her) wasclipped by a car but the dog ran off again. On making enquiries locally the owner was told by a lady that Dana had followed her children home from school on another occasion. So we do need anyone in this area to PLEASE keep a look out for her, call her owner when they get a sighting and if possible try to entice Dana into a garden using food and then she may keep coming back there or if the garden is secure shut the gate and keep her there and ring her owner.

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2011-09-17 12:23 whipmum

Been out early this morning no sightings, walked around Walesmoor Avenue area where DANA where most of DANA's sightings have been...nothing, just hope shes ok after being clipped by the Car, will return during today and also return at dusk, Keep safe Babtgirl Im looking for you, just show yourself.....

2011-09-16 21:13 whipmum

HI, just arrived home after driving around Strata and Walesmoor Ave, the street lights were off, so seeing anything was really hard, walked a way down the lane. but there were so many toads, didnt want to stand on any, so decided to call it a day, I would like to thank, Kay Liz and Dorothy for their help and support through this, It would be so much harder on my own, good luck for tomorrow Liz and just think its a celebration, he will be raising a glass x

2011-09-16 20:17 Felix24

Hi I've been out again tonight for an hour, I went behind all the shops and houses again both sides of the road, I've put a sign on the lamp post in the big co-op car park, one in pejis pizza place and one in the window of the chinese up the top, I saw the delivery man there he knows me so he said he will keep a close eye out for her. I then went up to Wales cemetary and had a walk round there and the lane going down to the horses, nothing, but I honestly think she's in a back garden somewhere on either the main road or on waleswood road, praying for good news for you, I can go again sunday but we have the party tomorrow, please give me a ring with any news, it's so frustrating isn't it but we WILL find her xx

2011-09-16 14:30 zakisawhippet

hi whipmum so pleased you had a sighting of dana, the whole thing is like an emotional rollercoaster! sorry to hear she may of got clipped by a car,but the fact that she got up and ran can only be a good thing i am sure! take care of yourself
x

2011-09-15 20:35 whipmum

Been searching with Liz tonight, no signs of DANA, but met dogwalkers who are noe aware, will return tomorrow and poster the area heavily with updated posters

2011-09-15 20:24 dorofin

Hi heather sorry to hear that she may have been caught by a car, but good to hear she is still in district, i will get over tomorrow hopefully and lets see if we can get dana back where she belongs. have being watching every day ,thought she had moved on ,i was going to go to harthill resovoir,glad she is still in area,can,t belive car did not stop, chin up you will get her ,hope to see you tomorrow .

2011-09-15 18:37 whipmum

had a call today stating DANA spotted on KIveton main street dont know its proper name she was spotted around the bridal shop, when Liz and I arrived there we were informed that a little earlier DANA (They thought it was her was)clipped by a car, stood up and ran up the street towards the chip shop in kiveton, Liz and I searched for a good while but couldnt see her, returned and searched the area til about 430, will return around dusk and search again, just hope that someone sees her and takes her to a vet, dont know if she was hurt or not, thanks to Liz for all her time and patience, will get more posters up in the kiveton area tomorrow

2011-09-15 13:17 whipmum

Hi OWL, I have updated Dana poster as she has now fallen down the list to her original registered date , could you please move her up the list, thans once again for your help

2011-09-14 19:49 Felix24

Hiya, I've put a link to your poster on facebook again, and on the wall of "Harthill with Woodall", as i know there are a lot of dog walkers on there, don't forget to drop me some posters off soon as you can, Liz

2011-09-14 18:00 whipmum

would do but not very PC literate so dont know how, just looked on a google map of the area and found the places she had been spotted.....

2011-09-14 17:50 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum, If you've plotted Dana on a google map, can you make it public (post the link)?

2011-09-14 13:07 whipmum

According to the google map DANA is heading in a triangle, and may need to post at Harthill, Thorpe salvin which I will do, just wished I received a definite sighting just to now shes ok...come on DANA show yourself !

2011-09-14 12:50 Whippetlover

This is Zak's map:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?vps=2&ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=205141487877392494341.0004aba14b2eb5aa02da8

2011-09-14 10:37 whipmum

Hi Whippetlover, posted the whole link to my browser, just takes me to Zac's poste and page, any ideas....

2011-09-14 10:21 Whippetlover

I reposted the link at the top of Zak's page yesterday evening. I've tested it myself and it works. You need to copy and paste the link into your brower. Make sure you include the last 3 characeters - da8.
Let me know if you have any further problems.

2011-09-14 09:29 whipmum

Hi, tried to look at Zac's map but no joy, could you resend the original link as the one on his page not working, thanks.....

2011-09-14 08:07 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum, can you do a map plotting all the sightings? (for reference see the one on Zak's page).

2011-09-13 22:05 whipmum

Hi Liz, DANA was spotted on Strata on the 9th Sept, so been looking around there ever since, and will continue until I hear of another sighting, will put up some more posters around that area also!, once again thanks for you help

2011-09-13 19:38 Felix24

i've also posted on the sheffield forum, there's already a topic there on dana, i've just bumped it up to the top.

2011-09-13 19:10 Felix24

Hi, great news that she's been sighted - when was that? the fields off the estate I live on connect to the fields at the back of the strata estate - i still have your lead and a tin of food in the back of my car - if you want me to walk with you one day I don't mind, I only work Mondays and Tuesdays, she's obviously somewhere in the area...

2011-09-13 18:43 whipmum

Hi Liz--Thanks for your offer of help in the search for DANA, the last sighting was on the new Strata Estate at the top of Walesmoor Avenue, she ran out from behind one of the houses on the new estate and bolted towards the fields, trouble is there are quite a few differant entrances to the fields, have been out for 3 hours today looking in the fields where the Collery used to be , as there is a supply of running water there, I will check the fields behind Wales Cemetry tomorrow and find out where these fields led too I think its Harthill, will ask Kay as shes a local Lass and might know, my directions are a little vague but dont know thw area well, I will keep searching for my Girl, I want her home, stay safe DANA, at the moment Im looking anywhere even if I know she cant be there, once again Liz on behalf of DANA and I thanks again, will get some posters to you, I will sit and wait for the next telephone call saying someone has spotted DANA !, ! it only takes one call

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2011-09-13 14:05 Felix24

Hi, it's me Liz (from Kiveton), I'm so sad to hear you've not found her yet, on the saturday you brought those posters over I spent afternoon and night walking the woods and the hill nearby, and putting posters up on lamp posts - and in the petrol station - the leeds arms pub - the small co-op etc. Since we've been away I've continued asking my sister in law to keep her eyes out (she regularly walks the fields with her dog), but she's seen nothing. As I told you she was last seen heading towards Wales Bar near the conyers, have you checked the fields near Rother Valley? I hope someone's taken her in and is caring for her .. if you need any more posters putting up print off as many as you like, I only work two days so I really don't mind helping.... mind you, the ones on lamp posts seem to be an attraction for kids to rip them off - but all the same, i dont' mind helping, as I told you before, I saw her that Sunday on the A57 but couldnt stop, then saw her the week after being stroked by two men near the conyers, then i saw your poster in the sanctuary... so i feel it's my duty to help you to find her, and I'll do anything I can to help, just let me know, you still have my number. PS, i also put a pic of your poster on facebook and spread it around, i'll do it again.

2011-09-13 11:46 Berties Family

just keep doing what you are doing.......cannot wait for Dana to move to the blue, wish I was local to you to offer help and support

2011-09-13 09:58 whipmum

I couldnt go out last night to look for DANA, had a Asmtha attack, feel really guilty thatb I did not go, that wont happen ever again,Zacsmum, I at one point was getting a daily sighting, not had anything recently, so knowing where to search is a problem, Im looking somewhere that DANA may not be, so dont know really what to do, feeling really downcast today wamt to keep and will keep searching but as where who knows?, will do usual telephone calls this morning, wardens, kennels, vets etc, usually to no avail, but at least they know about DANA, oh well back to the drawing board, will just have to wait for thaat one important call !------come home baby girl, im looking for you !

2011-09-12 17:24 zakisawhippet

Hi whipmum
glad you are still looking for Dana i too am still looking for Zak although not a word all week, gone from 8 sightings in a week too nothing! i think your doing so well and i hope you get something back soon! take care of yourself
x

2011-09-12 16:19 whipmum

forgot to add ana may be in the 28 September issue Countrymans weekly, hope this might get a little respobse as where Dana has been sighted is pretty rural, fingers crossed

2011-09-12 16:15 whipmum

just returned home after spending 4 hours looking thriugh the fields near where DANA was last sighted, no sightings, the wind got really bad at one point and my other whippet would not walk any further so instead of carrying her we headed for home, still dont know if Im looking in the right area, just need another positive sighting and can conitue to search in the right place, hope with these winds shes tucked somewhere sheltered, will return again tonight at dusk

2011-09-11 20:17 dorofin

Hi just read joannes post as i was reading my dog world this weeks & saw the advert for the great greyhound gathering on 17 sept at nottingham racecourse. contact number is kim holmes 07879686563 good idea joanne, good luck heather

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2011-09-11 19:31 joanne5600

i have respreaded info on facebook, where was the last siting
there is a big greyhound gathering in nottingham on saturday i wonder if you can contact them to put some posters up - its basically greyhound and whippets that are from all over the country it may help raise the awareness - its at the racecourse and run by the retired greyhound trust - i have just looked at the flyer but it doesnt have a contact number

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2011-09-11 19:17 joanne5600

hi whipmum - im not a member of killamarsh forum it was another link i found on sheffield forum.. do you need any help looking am over in s6 so a bit far but willing to help spread the word and offer may ne an hour or two looking with you

2011-09-11 17:22 whipmum

walked around the woods today no sign of DANA but very windy anyway, as she doesnt like the wind would be somewhere warm I hope, will return at dusk and sit in the car awhile might just see something who knows, have to do something

2011-09-11 12:13 Scrappy2010

Shared on Alfies lost dogs/ Paddys People/ Missing dogs and cats UK. x

2011-09-11 11:53 whipmum

how would I find out about local neighbourhood watch schemes in the area. thought that they may be able to help, do they have to be registered with the police, just a thought

2011-09-11 10:21 whipmum

will be returning ti the strata estate to put up posters this time with my roll of Duck Tape as there are no wooden Telegraph poles on this estate all are metal, I notice these things now as a Professional Poster Sticker, staples wont work on metal !, hope we are getting near to DANA she needs to come home, hate the thought of her being in the cold, espically as the nights are drawing in, going to walk round the estate at dusk tonite to see if there is any sign of her, keep all bits crossed !

2011-09-11 10:21 whipmum

removed as posted twice

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2011-09-11 10:15 whipmum

Hi Joanne5600, have tried to join the Killamarsh forum but for some reason wont let me select the correct options for the info questions, might be a temp problem will try later, but if you are a member feel free to cross post, more eyes and ears on the job the better, Ive left a poster at the the vets in Killamarsh just in case, thanks for your input, it all helps get DANA back home !

2011-09-10 23:42 joanne5600

i dont know if killamarsh is near you but you could try posting on the website www.killamarsh-forum.co.uk, spread the word

2011-09-10 20:28 dorofin

Hi heather after you left ,i drove through south anston ,back through dinnington,todwick down a57 past lindrick golf course and back to kiveton park where i met you, i walked back down to the woods looking in the thick hedgerows with my big lamp and walked back the way you went earlier and left there just before 7 didn,t see any thing,but disturbed something in the hedge when i shone my lamp in cos i heard some twigs cracking may have been that cat we saw earlier.lets hope you get another sighting soon chin up.never say never.... I feel she is not far away.

2011-09-10 09:56 dorofin

Hi heather could be right about triangle looked on map ,looks like she is in reverse to dinnington. where abouts are these woods? if you like i will come with you today ? is there any where we can meet ,that i will know cos i am 3/4 hour away from kiveton,wales i can come off at jct 31 or if you know a better way ,which is quicker then i am easy. if you can let me know and what time, i will bring my binoculars. I have to go to darton to pick our rosettes up for club show which is 2nd oct then bring them home ,so then i am free,I feel lucky today. chin up never say never....

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2011-09-10 09:56 dorofin

Hi heather could be right about triangle looked on map ,looks like she is in reverse to dinnington. where abots are these woods, if you like i will come with you today ? is there any where we can meet ,that i will know cos i am 3/4 hour away from kiveton,wales i can come off at jct 31 or if you know a better way ,which is quicker then i am easy. if you can let me know and what time, i will bring my binoculars. I have to go to darton to pick our rosettes up for club show which is 2nd oct then bring them home ,so then i am free,I feel lucky today. chin up never say never....

2011-09-09 23:12 smudge74

wHY DON'T YOU TRY HEADING DOWN TONIGHT? yOU MIGHT HAVE MORE LUCK WHEN IT'S QUIET. tAKE SOME OF HER FAVOURITE FOOD AND IF YOU SEE HER THE TRICK IS NOT TO BE TOO ENTHUSIATIC - YOUU NEED TO BEND DOWN AND CALL HER QUIETLY, ACT SUBMISSIVE, LET HER KNOW SHE'S NOT IN TROUBLE. SORRY FOR THE CAPS, ONLY JUST REALISED IT WAS ON!! :/

2011-09-09 22:46 whipmum

got back home tonight after checking around whitwell no sightings, then had call froma District Nurse finishing her last call whem she said she saw a dog matching the poster run from behind a house on the new Strata estate , passed her and onto the fields beyong the estate, which is the same area Dana had been spotted previously, will go there tomorrow and spend quite a while walking around and hope I spot her, the lady said Dana looked very thin and distressed, keep safe DANA im coming to get you !

2011-09-09 22:40 smudge74

Hope it's a good lead! Just a thought - if the posters come down again get them shrunk down by 50% to make them into flyers and post them through letter boxes. They can't pull them down then!! You could also get flyers handed out at the local supermarkets round that area this weekend. We had a great response from that. Have you tried the local radio stations and papers? They are usually quite good at promoting stuff like this. Keeping my fingers crossed for you

2011-09-09 19:56 whipmum

just had a call from a lady who lives Hartill, thorpe salvin way who had been talking to a Dog Owning frienD who thought he saw DANA whilst in Whitwell woods today at arounD 3.30, said it looked like the one in the poster he saw at Kiveton, will drive over, dont know if its her or if she would have gone this far, every sighting deserves to be follwed up, will update later everybody keep everything crossed for DANA

2011-09-09 15:54 whipmum

been reposting in the area DANA last sighted, will see if these posters disappear, just wished I could get a positive sighting then would know which way to start a search, plenty of people have offered to search if another positive sighting is reported, so come on Baby girl show yourself for a little while at least !

2011-09-08 23:55 kayr

have been in touch with bro in law he lives last bungalow top church st wales he will keep eyes open round filelds up there come on dana give us a clue baby we need to know where you are xx

2011-09-08 19:16 whipmum

the fair opens tonight so will be down there scouting, dont know if the noise will scare her away or the food smells interest her, will replace the ripped down posters tonight and see if they disappear again overnight

2011-09-08 12:43 dorofin

Heather nice to have met you & nora yesterday[wish it could have had a happy ending].that is strange about the posters taken down, if they are all in one street or area ,do you think we ought to haunt this particular street or area ,some one will have to either bring her out ,or let her out into a garden at some time,what are they like?.I will try to get over later today and go round walesmoor ave [it goes right round in a circle].chin up they can't keep her hidden forever. remember never say never....

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2011-09-08 00:10 whipmum

Hi Smudge, funny but on my way home drove around Walesmoor Ave, the last place DANA was sighted and thought that quite a few of the posters had been ripped down, the wind could not have blown them down as they were stapled with quite a few ton of staples(if shares in Staples rise its because of DANA and I), the corners of the plastic with the white paper were still on the poles, so will go and replace them tomorrow, hope she is curled up by someones fire, but she needs to be home with her best buddie Nora, and there is a space at the bottom of my duvet forever DANA's, feel slighty more positive at the moment (hope it lasts), thanks to all on this site,Dave, Kay, Dorophin.Gillian, Smudge, whippetlover and all, believe me I will get DANABANANA (as shes known at home) back on my Duvet, sorry for the sometimes downbeat postings but thats only when Im feeling sorry for myself as dont know what to do next, once again thank you to all on this site without your help I would be a wreck, to Zac's mum, keep smiling chuck they will be on their way home soon !and lastly a big kissssssss from DANA (South Yorkshires most wanted) x, and print of as many posters as you like and lets get them up x

2011-09-07 23:03 Gillian

I too am checking on all the missing whippets pages every couple of hours (sometimes more!). Always hoping for good news. Can't wait to come here one day and find them all safe and sound in the blue.

I have a (lapsed) friend who used to be vicar in Todwick. They've since moved away (to Worksop I think) but they must still have contacts in the area. I'll try and get in touch and see if they can pass the word on to anyone they know who still lives around there - the more people aware of her the better!

2011-09-07 22:18 smudge74

Just a warning Whipmum - if you poster an area then notice a lot of the posters have been taken down be suspicious. We helped a lady whose dog went missing in Worksop and someone had found her, took her in and attempted to keep her. They pulled all the posters down in the surrounding streets so their neighbours didn't see them. Im in Aston, let me know if you need help postering/leafletting. Have you done any mass leafletting at the big supermarkets on a weekend? Went down a treat for us! My email aj.storey74@sky.com if u need any help

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2011-09-07 21:36 Whippetlover

Just to echo the words of vickiespice and Lisa123, you and Zak's mum are both doing a fabulous job and I'm sure that sooner rather than later you are going to get your precious ones home. I too keep checking your posts every few hours for updates and only wish I were close enough to help out with the search. It seems though that alot of people are seeing your posters now, so hopefully you will have her back soon now.

2011-09-07 20:41 Dave

We saw Dana on the 14th August at about 7.30am on the A57 just outside Anston near Anston Stones. I stopped the car and tried to catch her but she ran off towards Worksop. Sorry this information is late but I didn't know about the web site until I was walking my dog tonight in Anston Stones and I saw the poster. Good luck in finding Dana I will keep looking.

2011-09-07 20:41 Dave

We saw Dana on the 14th August at about 7.30am on the A57 just outside Anston near Anston Stones. I stopped the car and tried to catch her but she ran off towards Worksop. Sorry this information is late but I didn't know about the web site until I was walking my dog tonight in Anston Stones and I saw the poster. Good luck in finding Dana I will keep looking.

2011-09-07 19:53 feebagem

If you want to drop me some posters in as I don't have access to a printer I am Pride for Pets Grooming in Dinnington. I can poster for you and obviously put one up in the shop. If you need any help for a search party call in and see me. Good luck I hope she is home soon x

2011-09-07 19:25 Lisa123

I couldn't have put it better myself vickiespice. I keep checking on Dana, Zach and Poppy's (cocker spaniel) pages every couple of hours hoping for news as you are all doing so so much for your babies. So proud of you all for going above and beyond for your doggies. I keep looking at the weather and wondering what they are doing. Sending hugs to you all xxx

2011-09-07 19:13 whipmum

went to kiveton around 4.30 tday no sign of DANA is no news good news? Iask myself on a daily basis, walked around the grounds of what used to be (I think) Kiveton collery, met Dorofin for whose company We (nora and I) were truly grateful for what is to me a traumatic time as I think today is the day I will see my Girl alas not this time, maybe next time, I will keep looking everyday until I find her !, met quite a few people and dog walkers who have been recruited into the DANA ARMY of Eyes and Ears, most already knew of the posters so postering does work---then the heavens opened and Nora was getting a little concerned about the rain (typical fairweather sighthound), so thinking that DANA would have gone to ground as she does not like the rain we headed home, very damp and very wet, thought the tears didnt help either, Keep safe Babygirl Im not to far behing you !

2011-09-07 18:58 vickiespice

Hi. Just a few words to Dana and Zac's Mums. Hang in there, you are doing so much - you have houndlovers up and down the country rooting for you. I have to fight back the tears each time I read your posts and I have been awake these last few nights wondering how you and your whippets are getting on. I would be lost if anything happened to my greyhound, so I just wanted to send a hound-hug to you both. xx

2011-09-07 15:32 Scrappy2010

Have shared. Really hoping on good news for this girl. x

2011-09-07 09:47 whipmum

Hi all, had a call last night late on that Dana had been spotted on the corner of Walesmoor Ave, went to look but no joy, will return around 5.00pm as this is when Dana had been spotted, she maybe hiding on the ground behind the community centre, the fair arrives for a few days from Thursday if thet are not already there, will take some flyers down today, will also take Nora my other Whippet with me

2011-09-06 23:17 smudge74

Hi there, have just seen this post on Sheffield Forum. I live in Aston. Will add this to my facebook and get some posters up around our local shops. I bet you your girl is curled up infront of someone's fire. We just need to reach them. Don't give up hope xx

2011-09-06 12:43 joanne5600

I am hoping you find her soon, shes got to be somewhere. I wonder if you took another greyhound/whippet out with you it would help as they always seem to run to their own. I have two greyhounds and the amount of sighthounds that run up to us on walks. I have put details on Sheffield Forum and facebook, keep spreading the word. Good luck

2011-09-06 12:34 Scrappy2010

I would go to the fair and hand out posters, also mention that she is chipped. x

2011-09-06 12:32 DogLostKimmybear - Area Co-ordinator, Essex & Hertfordshire borders

I am praying for girl's safe return. You deserve this. Have you plotted the sighting son a map? Is it looking like a triangle? If so, this is her route and she will stick to it, back and forth. Well done, Dana's mummy. You are doing so well! x

2011-09-06 11:01 CP

I would keep revisiting all the areas you have had sightings and those areas you feel are possibilities as well. When you have scoured these places previously it could be that Dana was just not there at the time you were there; it's well worth repetitive visits until further sightings/info. comes through. Sending positive thoughts and willing your girl home. x

2011-09-06 08:24 whipmum

well another windy rainy night has passed, hope Dana safe and dry
bet she has her nose well and truly tucked under her tail, keep safe Babygirl Im still looking for you, stuck more posters up yesterday in Kiveton where DANA was last seen, dont know what to do today, there is a fair coming to Kiveton thurs til sat, do you think she will head there or keep away, thought the smells may attract her and the noise may keep her away, I will go there anyway, what do poeople think, am at my wits end, dont know what to do next, feel im not doing enough but dont know what to do!, come home DANA im still looking for you !

2011-09-05 20:32 kayr

hi have seen heather today as i am carless now from 5.00am till approx 3.00pm i can't get out to visit wales /kiveton area. if anyone lives in the area can you please check behind forge pub dana could be living on rubbish from the takeaways there also can someone check back of stockwell ave towards top of church st heather does not know wales kiveton area well, if dog is on walesmoor estate she may well head for the fields lambrell green area etc , heather thank you for the greyhound collar it is beatiful can't wait to see the knitted whippet coats lol bright green or not xxx

2011-09-05 19:40 Scrappy2010

Aww dissapointing news for Mum.......... Really hoped it was Dana. Will keep sharing, at least Dana is chipped. x

2011-09-05 19:21 DogLostOwl

Yes, whipmum, you certainly did the right thing. Thank you for posting the greyhound in Found section.

2011-09-05 18:51 whipmum

The nice chap who found the greyhound listed on found dogs thought it was DANA, he phoned me thinking it was Dana just as I was about to leave to get her he realised it was male alas wrong colour and sex, I posted that the dog had been found and handed in to thornberry sancturary hope I did the right thing, he was a very thin and sad looking lad, Isaw him when I did my daily check to see if Dana had been handed in

2011-09-05 18:36 Scrappy2010

Just checked found dogs. 05 Sep 2011
this dog was handed in to Thornberry Animal Sanctury, the person handing in this Dog thought it was my lost whippet DANA. Praying this is good news. x

2011-09-05 18:18 Scrappy2010

Have shared lovely Dana on FB pages.

2011-09-05 14:25 Berties Family

have you added details on::::
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/environmental-health/animals/dogs/lost-found/report?????

Tracy

2011-09-05 14:04 Berties Family

Hi - not able to do too much but I have emailed
Kiveton Park & Wales Village Hall
Walesmoor Avenue
Kiveton Park
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S26 5RF
Telephone: 01909 770357
and requested any sightings to be emailed to me - if we get any I will forward them straight on......you never know......

2011-09-05 10:46 zakisawhippet

Hi Heather I do wish with lived closer,so we could have a cry together over a cup of tea, I know how hard it is and how it eats you up inside! I hope you find Dana I wish you well! Maybe they will show up when the weather gets colder? Xx

2011-09-05 10:10 DogLostAngus

Hi Whipmum

If you make your comments in the 'Add a comment' box the page should stay at the bump date - if you change anything in the dogs details part then it will revert to its previous settings if that makes sense, Owl is keeping an eye on the page and re bumping if needed

2011-09-05 08:38 Berties Family

Hi Whipmum - not sure where abouts you are but when our whippet went missing we were advised to contact further afield than Sheffield - so contacted Rotherham too - go through the vets list on this board and call them all and pass microchip number if you have not already done this - know the upset you are going through but have learnt how resilient whippets actually are....sending positive thoughts to you

2011-09-05 08:32 whipmum

Hi could one of the Moderators check my page as when its bumped up due to sighting of Dana, when I add another comment it reverts back to its original position of 16 August, please feel free to remove this post, dont know if Im reporting this the right way but here goes

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2011-09-04 22:00 whipmum

Hi,CP, I have regularly been updating the poster relevant to the area Dana was last spotted, amended the info as suggested, I do tend to visit most days at least twice, thanks for your input

2011-09-04 22:00 whipmum

Hi,CP, I have regularly been updating the poster relevant to the area Dana was last spotted, amended the info as suggested, I do tend to visit most days at least twice, thanks for your input

2011-09-04 21:47 whipmum

well just had my first crank call since Dana went walkabout, had call, number witheld informing me that Dana was with this person outside the animal sanctury, when I arrived there were about 6 youths stood on the opposite side of the road all laughing, when I started to approach them and ask about Dana they all rode off on their bikes and left one of the posters on the floor---- drove home whilst crying buckets keep safe Dana Im still looking for you !

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2011-09-04 21:47 CP

Notice, Whipmum, that your earlier posting today is a third reference to a sighting around the Lord Conyers pub over various days. This looks relevant to me; somewhere I reckon you may wish to regularly visit at various, quiet, appropriate times of the day if you're not doing so already. I notice you said at beginning of thread that Dana is chipped but it does not indicate that at the top of this page, which you may like to have altered; I feel it's important to have that correct for quick reference. Also, I can't seem to locate how Dana became lost, so if it was on a walk in woods, have you revisited the area regularly? These are just passing thoughts I just wish to draw your attention to.... x

2011-09-04 11:34 Gillian

Most definitely not crazy! I would love all the lost dogs to find their way home but as I own two whippets of my own the breed is particularly close to my heart. I think about Dana and the other missing whippets many times throughout the day and am always refreshing their pages hoping to see them in the blue. I do hope you find her soon - can only imagine how you must be feeling - I know what I would be like - just as 'crazy' as you if it were one of mine missing.

Please turn up safe and well soon Dana x

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2011-09-04 11:27 BBKM

Well whipmum if people think you are crazy then that makes every person on this site crazy too, as we are all on here to help find all the lost dogs registered on doglost. You are doing a wonderful job searching for your Dana. Good luck I hope she is back home very soon with you xxx

2011-09-04 11:11 whipmum

Well Owl, I for one dont feel crazyyyyyy, thanks for your efforts in the search for Danabanana as she is known at home !, just had a call from a lady who thinks she spotted a dog very similer to Dan around Walesmoor Avenue near Lord Conyers pub, so am off to look around ther, keep everything crossed !

2011-09-04 10:45 DogLostOwl

If you are crazy, whipmum, so am I because I spent yesterday afternoon in heavy denims and gardening gloves, rummaging through the rough on Lindrick golf course.

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2011-09-04 10:26 whipmum

Well was up at crack of Sparrows today (6.00am) to check the fields behind the Hospice, bumped into I believe it was partner to one of the farmers, explained the situation to her, she said that they have a Lurcher of similer colour to DANA, so could this have been the whippet that was sighted, I just dont know, People already think Im crazy to keep on looking , but if the Boot was on the other foot what would they do, so still no wiser than I was before, getting much fitter though with all this walking, ! keep safe baby girl Im looking for you and wont give up !

2011-09-03 16:30 CP

Thinking of you, Whipmum, and hoping you have some luck when you return to the recent sighting this afternoon. Am guessing you've had some briefing on how to approach Dana after such a period of time has elapsed, if she did show herself? It is important you use the right technique after all this time as she may well not recognise you. Do get some advice as she could well run from you and not run to you in her present state of mind. x

2011-09-03 14:32 whipmum

Had a cakk fron owl, taday ststing Dana being seen, headed for the fields behind the Hospice no sign of Dana, will go back when the sun drops Dana does not like the heat so may well be lying low, Kay you thought she might head this way, will get more posters printed and posted over the weekend, been ill for a few days, but feel loads better today, back to the search for me !---keep safe Dana im looking for you !

2011-09-03 11:37 Goldenfrodo

I do hope this is Dana. xx Stay safe lovely girl until you are found.

2011-09-03 11:24 wickedweims

Spoke to Owl this morning this girl was seen in fields near the childrens hospice in North Anston

2011-09-03 09:33 DogLostOwl

I have had a possible sighting passed on to me this morning, of a whippet seen on Thursday in fields next to the Bluebell Wood hospice. I've left a message for whipmum.

2011-09-02 23:29 dorofin

pleased you have had a possible sighting,interesting that wispa picked a trail up near woodland & golf course, as i passed there other day i thought a great place to hide,sorry i have not been up since last time not been too well, i hope you and your mum are feeling better.i am in amsterdam till late sunday so won,t be able to come over the weekend,but will come over mon morning after i finish work,chin up,remember never say never....

2011-09-02 19:07 whipmum

DANA may have been sighted just a few streets lower than the Lord Conyers pub where she waa last spotted, hope this is a positive sighting and Iwill be heading that way tonight, didnt get the ladies name but from DANA and I thankyou, another pair of eyes on the job, thanks

2011-09-02 13:25 whipmum

Had a lovely call from a Ian who asked if I had seen the Whip on Rain Dog Rescue, it might be Dana, alas no, but its another pair of eyes on the lookout for my for my Girl Dana, Ian will post in the area, thanks Ian from Dana, Nora, and I x

2011-09-02 09:34 Berties Family

seen that there was a whippet on the whippet forum as found, similar markings as Dana but just checked again and the one found has not got any white on face......my heart was pounding when I saw the picture, prayed it was her........

2011-09-01 22:47 whipmum

thanks so much to Pheobe and WISPA for their tracking efforts, will go down and poster that area, will also walk Nora through the woods, Dana may smell her !, once again thanks to all, not been well passed couple of days so this is a boost, keep safe dANA, WE WANT YOU HOME !

2011-09-01 19:00 DogLostOwl

Please will everyone keep eyes peeled around Lindrick golf course and surrounding woods on A57 Worksop Rd. No sighting but Wispa and I were scouring the area for several hours today and after pursuing an air scent to a quarry SW of the golf course she appeared to get some ground scent which led through the golf course and a pedestrian underpass coming out on the north side of the main road. She then turned back west along the links. By this time Wispa had done enough for one session and was beginning to lose concentration so we had to call it a day.

2011-08-31 22:56 Jenni S

Sorry this is nowhere near me, but do hope Dana is soon safely back home.

2011-08-31 09:29 CP

Hi Whipmum, feel for you so much; you're bound to have ups and downs, that's the nature of the beast as they say. With the few sightings you've had, have you been able to map this triangle that people talk about when dogs are lost and appear to be trying to return home? Someone more knowledgeable than I would explain, it just depends on how many sightings there have been, as I understand it. However, you seem to be doing one great job of postering and, from my experience on DogLost, that's the main, most successful route of getting these babes back. You carry on doing just that, you can't do too much of it and it only takes one person to see a poster in the right place to do the trick. At the same time you feel productive and less frustrated as you are physically doing something. I still urge you to pester local radio stations and try for newspaper coverage.....

2011-08-31 08:48 whipmum

Think im going to to have a down day today, its getting colder at night and just dont know what to do next, please Dana show yourself and I can come and bring you home !

2011-08-30 17:18 CP

It's good to see Dana's details and her picture on Animal Wardens site so quickly. C'mon little darling, give your mum some clues; it's time you were back where you belong. x

2011-08-30 15:28 whipmum

posted in todwick, Harthill, will go further afield need to get more posters printed, all I need is another sighting then I know which direction to head in !

2011-08-30 15:26 whipmum

Thanks for the tip CP, Dana has now been included on the site, just had a call from the Dog Warden about a Whippet that has been picked up, been to see her, alas it was not Dana, though for a few moments my spirits rose !---keep safe Dana, im looking for you !

2011-08-30 11:08 CP

Would owner consider putting Dana on Animal Wardens Lost and Found web page? I notice she isn't there at present.

2011-08-29 20:44 whipmum

walked my other whippet through Rothervalley park to poster there, hopefully there maybe sightings soon fingers crossed---keep safe Dana im looking for you !

2011-08-29 08:57 dorofin

coming over to rossington early today for the carnival as they got companion show on bringing two boys & her lady ship for a practice,him indoors is coming also so we will be looking out for dana in the district, i know it's a bit further on but who knows? worth a try, good luck . I will ring you if i see her.chin up ,never say never.....

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2011-08-28 20:14 dorofin

came over later today[change of tatics]drove through,thurcroft,dinnington,went to kiveton park,wales todwick,woodsetts,harthill,clowne,along the a57 saw garage where she had been sighted before through south anston,north anston,dinnington,kiveton ,wales and back through dinninton again covered 30 miles ,looked in the fields as was driving past nothing been back home about 20 mins .Hope you find her soon.I said my lost and find thingy 2 days ago in the area, i did the same for millie and i belive it was 5 days later when she was found so fingers crossed.

2011-08-28 16:15 whipmum

No sign today of Dana as yet, but posted more signs through the main sttreet at Kiveton and the beginning of Wales, hopefully these may job somebodys memory and get my girl back home! keep safe Dana x

2011-08-28 11:23 dorofin

you are very welcome,yes millies glad to be back home but needing lots of tlc which she will be getting,she nearly licked june to death when then picked her up,although we have had two,different reports here as said i drove through kiveton and nothing ,i still think they just keep moving so i will be over later and check the area again but this time go into local parks. also then i will try further afield,hope you find her soon.chin up .never say never.....

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2011-08-28 10:35 whipmum

Forgot to thank Dorofin and Millies Mum (hope Millies settled now shes home)for their support and time !---from Dana and myself thanks

2011-08-27 17:47 whipmum

Met with the lovely lady who spotted Dana (Liz), she took some posters to put up around the area, after leaving Liz went for a drive round and put up a few more posters, need to get more printed, will return tomorrow to continue the poster csmpaign, keep safe DANA, we are all looking for you, tahnks to Kay for her unending support, also to Liz and I think it was her Mum

2011-08-27 17:33 dorofin

june [millies mum] and her mum in law and myself ,went to todwick today to check out the field where millie was found just in case dana was there.no sighting ,then we went to thornberry animal sanctury, they are having a 3 day open day thingy selling bric a brac and stuff ,clothes ect.we had not got in the front door and this woman collect the entrance fee said that a woman had rung them early this morning saying she had seen dana with the collar and lead on nr the a57,then she rang back later and said as she was driving through dinnington later she had seen the same dog being patted by two men but she did not think to stop.When we were still at the sanctury the lady on reception said a woman had come in and taken pictures of dana's poster, was this the woman who had spotted her, or was it a friend of the two men who were seen patting her. i do hope if they have taken her that they do the decent thing and take her back to heather.After i left thornberry dove to dinnington 3 times anston kiveton park and wales nothing.

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2011-08-27 15:43 Gillian

I do so hope this turns out to be Dana and you catch her soon. Good luck

2011-08-27 14:58 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

BUMPED as there was been a possible SIGHTING of Dana yesterday in KIVETON S26 near the Lord Conyers Pub. However the sighted dog was not wearing a lead

2011-08-27 11:29 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum. This sound like a good lead. How far away is this from the area she went missing? Can you phone your local radio station so you can appeal to a wider audience? Even if its done under the guise of requesting a tune to lift your spirits, you might get the opportunity to slip in the fact that you lost your dog 2 weeks ago and you are desparate to have her back. Its got to be worth a try.

2011-08-27 11:24 CP

This sounds like something to work on at last; I do hope it brings something positive. Please remember, whipmum, about my suggestion of inserting an ad. in a local paper in the next area to yours (if success eludes over the w/e) - these boundary lines for newspapers are crucial as, of course, dogs so easily slip over into another post code. Best of luck with this latest sighting.

2011-08-27 10:54 whipmum

DANA has been sighted in Kiveton S26 yesterday, heading for Wales, she was last seen anround the Lord Conyers pub, no lead but looking very thin, the caller will post posters in this area, I have been looking in totally the wrong area! hope this is a positive sighting

2011-08-27 10:10 dorofin

So sorry to hear about your mum,hope she willl soon get better,i presume i will be able to contact you on this number you have on the site[on poster]?Have you been to thornberry sanctury latley ,because the farmer who found millie said if he could not have got in contact he would have taken her there.I know you said you had been checking every day ,we will have to pop in there today,try not to worry ,hopefully we will find her very soon .remember never say never......

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2011-08-26 21:45 whipmum

Thankyou soooooooo much with your offers of help, they are gladly accepeted I will not be able to search for Dana tomorrow as Mum has been taken into hospital as emergency (more stress), tomorrow will be the first time since Dana went missing that I will not have searched for her,good luck with the search, please pass on me thanks to all concerned, Dana is very food driven(probably more so since disappeared) so might be able to be approached this way I do hope that you are luckier than me and get a sighting, once again thanks to Kay for her support

2011-08-26 21:10 kayr

I have a feeling that she may be heading towards the hospice behind thornberry as i know heather walks her down there but from the other end of the walk off church lane at dinnington, had a ride round at 8 ish tonight didn't see any thing or even any one to stop and ask , will help heather post industrial estates nr thornberry monday if no joy over weekend and heather i have that knitting pattern for you (Whippet/greyhound coat)

2011-08-26 19:35 dorofin

Hi i have just got off the phone ,i was talking to millies breeder .I was enquiring how she had got on at the vets as she took her last night,,i told her about dana and the fact i keep getting a feeling that dana may be in the todwick area and she has kindly agreed to and her mum in law to help me look for dana ,she is picking me up at steadfolds lane about 12.30 and we are going to search the field where millie was found first,then the sufrrounding areas,apparently the field is down the road from thornberry animal sanctury. I have your phone number in case we spot her. chin up .remember never say never....

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2011-08-26 15:39 whipmum

Had a lovely call from a Whip owner in the area asking if we have found her, said no , so he will keep looking in local area, he saw the poster and called, so at least the poster campaign is working!, so thats another pair of eyes out there !

2011-08-26 13:45 whipmum

Thanks for your words Dorofin they are noted, have just got back from walking through the fields with my other Whippet, but the rain got to much for her, so returned home will try again later, not having any recent sightings of Dana just feel im shooting in the dark, just one sighting then I would know which direction to be heading in, but no news is goog news, Railtrac called me today to report no sightings of any animals found in my local area thank goodness!, keep safe babygirl we are looking for you Dana !

2011-08-26 11:34 dorofin

Searching for millie has opened my eyes a bit ,we were concentraiting on the area where she was sighted,dog's logic trying to find owner ,moving around,i have read on here that some one said they move in a triangle,well when i looked at where millie was found she had moved straight down probally across fields [due to no sightings] ,but i have looked at where dana was lost and if she is moving in a triangle if she is moving right to left she could be in todwick [same as millie],if she is moving left to right then she could be in firbeck, stone or maltby or surrounding areas, just my thoughts on this ,i now am thinking no sightings either moved on or laying low. hope this helps .i will be able to come over tomorrow .husband thinks i have got a fella over your area ,i have been over there more than home. don't forget chin up.never say never.

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2011-08-25 20:07 Gillian

I've put details of Dana on the whippet forum for you. I can't imagine what you're going through at the moment. We have two whippets and know how awful I would feel if one of them went missing. Really, really hope Dana turns up safely very soon.

2011-08-25 18:11 dorofin

i feel very sad for you right now,but take heart apart from one sighting of millie ,we never had anymore as she had gone to ground in the corn fields, maybe dana is hiding in there also? chin up and i will come back over and see if i can see her.It may be a longshot but if you could let the local farmers know and give them your contact number,they will keep an eye out for you, it was purely by chance that millies breeder had spoken to the farmer who found her and who knew straight away who she was,also they are cutting the corn now so if dana is in there ,theres a good chance they will spot her.

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2011-08-25 17:19 CP

Whipmum, thinking of you and Dana right now. Did you manage to contact any radio station as Whippetlover suggested? The sympathy aspect of Dana's plight, i.e.through being frightened by other dogs, would surely make them agree to broadcast something about her. It would be a great help. Could you also contact your local newspaper and, therefore, get wider coverage of her disappearance? Even a local paper in an area next to yours would be of help in case Dana has gone a little over your locality boundaries. You would also feel less frustrated as it must be so difficult for you to not know what to do next.

2011-08-25 17:14 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum. I have shared details of the 3 missing whippets again (Dana, Zak & Indy) on the Scruples Whippet Rescue Facebook Page again.

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2011-08-25 16:47 whipmum

Having a bad day today, just wondering wether no sightings of Dana is a good or bad sign---tomorrow I will walk the fields not done that as yet.....

2011-08-25 11:24 whipmum

Yas, it certainly poured down last night, hope Dana was dry, the food I left was soaked along with the bedding and toy !, so still dont know if she was around as she dont like the rain at all and probably stayed where she was all night, will return later

2011-08-25 10:56 kayr

hope dana was in the buildings last night as it as poured it down all night here,will have another look later but can't go out tonight as i only have one headlight ! so will carry on looking in the daylight , when out last night we did speak tp guy who lives opp field so he is going to keep looking hope she surfaces soon glad millie as been foundxx

2011-08-24 23:11 dorofin

you are very welcome,hope you find her soon,keep your chin up

2011-08-24 22:58 whipmum

Thank you for keeping a eye out for Dana Dorofin, glad to see that Millie has been found, where there is life there is hope yet !

2011-08-24 22:55 whipmum

Hi all. I have beeen back to the last place Dana was seen and left a piece of her bedding and her favourite toy along with some tasty morsals, dont even know if she is there, so if the food vanishes she may be around, or, the foxes may think that Christmas has come early this year, though dont think they would appreciate the yellow squeaky Chicken !

2011-08-24 22:24 DogLostOwl

Millie the sheltie has been found in a cornfield at Todwick, on the north side of the A55, and is now safe at home after almost a month on the run ... so keep your chin up Heather! Wispa sends you lots of kisses.

2011-08-24 19:27 dorofin

I have been looking for millie the sheltie who was lost 28/7 in thurcroft s66 but every time im in dinnington,thurcroft anston area i look for dana but had no sighting as yet. i am keeping my eyes peeled ,hope you find her soon.

2011-08-24 15:38 whipmum

Forgot to say thanks to Kayr for all her time and energy given in the search for our Dana x

2011-08-24 15:37 whipmum

Thanks from the bottom of mine and Dana's heart for all the help and support you have given us in our search, will return to the search tonight-----to all you owners of lost Fur Children dont give up the fight, they are out there somewhere ! !

2011-08-24 14:01 kayr

spoke to a couple who live on mill lane they are going to keep going out and having a look around ,heather i have posted this on my facebook page again ,will have a look myself later this afternoon

2011-08-24 13:49 whipmum

Thankyou for all youe suppoet (I need it), have registered at all the sacnturies in my area, I check them by visiting everyday, though they say just to phone---not good enough I prefer to call in person and check, dont know what to do next all I want is for Dana to be safe, just hoping that some one has taken her in and whilst Im worrying about her shes sat on someones sofa !---I also checked with network rail just incase shw was found on the rails, no news is good news eh??

2011-08-24 13:00 zakisawhippet

Hi i am so sorry that neither one of us has found our whippets! i do hope you find her!we think mine is living feral about two miles away! keep safe Dana
thinking of you!

2011-08-24 11:43 Whippetlover

Hi Whipmum. I've been checking every day to see if your beautiful girl has turned up. Unfortunately I am also too far away to help. I feel so sorry for you but please don't give up hope. I have a further suggestion - try and put an appeal out to your local radio station. If they refuse to give you air time at first, beg them, somehow I feel you need to reach a mass audience in case she has gone a little further afield. I am keeping my fingers crossed that she turns up as soom as possible. Have shared a posting on the Scruples Facebook page.

2011-08-24 11:34 CP

Sorry to state the obvious, whipmum, but just feel want to help so much but far too far away so, for what it's worth, have you checked out with rescue centres where she would be taken if found, just in case someone has passed her in? In my haste, I can't see any posting saying this has been done. My heart goes out to you; you must be exhausted searching all hours. Keep up your good work though and know that we're all praying for you both to be reunited as quickly as possible.

2011-08-24 10:33 whipmum

been back again this morning no sighting---will return tonight and leave her Vetbed and her favourite toy along with some food, dont know if this will help but need to do something !---come home Dana you've been gone far too long !

2011-08-24 00:10 whipmum

hi, could someone please put my girls details on Twitter and Facebook please as at the moment my PC is having problems doing this----thanks in anticipation, Heather & Dana x

2011-08-23 19:28 whipmum

Have driven round the area a few times today no luck yet, spoke to dog walkers and bike riders, more eyes and ears the better !

2011-08-23 10:29 whipmum

Went back to the place were Dana was last sighted this morning and put more posters in the region, dont even know if shes still in this area, but it was the last place Dana wqas sighted, will continue to search for her----keep safe Dana

2011-08-22 20:08 whipmum

Flooded the area where Dana was last sighted stayed there quite a while, no sighting I'm afraid, keeping my fingers crossed that
'no news is good news'

2011-08-21 21:10 whipmum

just home from searching the local area, just wish there was a sighting just so that I can look in the right area---keep safe babygirl

2011-08-21 14:42 lilysky

My whippet was found on Monday after five days missing and no sightings, i was told they go into hiding and thats what she must have done, my feet still ache from all the walking whilst we searched for her, i'm sure you'll both get that long waited phone call to say there found, good luck for Dana and Zak..

2011-08-21 10:16 zakisawhippet

Hi I am so sorry to hear you can not find your lovely whippet,i too have lost my whippet Zak on the 15th of Aug with no sightings of him! I really hope that you find her! Dont give up Hope!

2011-08-21 09:18 whipmum

Went searching for my girl til 11.00 last night, went back this morning at dawn, still no sign just wished I could get a positive sighting of her whereabouts, still no news is good so they say, will continue to search for Dana, thanks to Kay fron Dana and I for giving up so much of her time !

2011-08-20 21:26 kayr

have had another look round the area tonight but no sign shouted her will ring heather whipmum tomorrow

2011-08-20 19:49 Mollychops

Good luck Whipmum, ive got two whippets ,hope you get Dana back soon . Thanks Kay for your help you are doing a fantastic job X

2011-08-20 10:02 whipmum

been out again this morning at 6am, no sight of Dana, will return at dusk, just hope shes safe, once again thanks to Kay for her support, and to Lost Dogs, without this sight for guidence wouldnt have done half the things advised !

2011-08-20 00:27 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

BUMPed due to another SIGHTING of Dana ....... this time near North Anston Post Office !

2011-08-19 20:14 whipmum

just arrived back home after checking all the spots where Dana was sighted, also walked through Anston Stones, will return tomorrow and search again once again thanks to Kay for all her help

2011-08-19 17:43 kayr

whipmum will have a ride round see if i can spot her ,will ring if i see her , or ring me as arranged later tonight,will go down main street and on to mill lane

2011-08-19 17:23 whipmum

Dane has been sighted at NorthAnston post office and Mill Lane going back there to see if I can see her

2011-08-19 17:23 whipmum

Dane has been sighted at NorthAnston post office and Mill Lane going back there to see if I can see her

2011-08-19 15:23 whipmum

Been searching the surrounding area where Dana was last spotted, spoke to more people walking dogs and people gardening, been here
3 hours searching now will return at dusk----keep safe baby girl !

2011-08-19 10:55 whipmum

Well im off agin to scour the local field( I will not give up hope), will post some more posters, please keep safe Dana

2011-08-19 08:43 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

any news on the possible new sighting ?

2011-08-18 14:58 whipmum

Been searching surrounding fields for any sight of Dana---just had the dog wardens office on tre phone for further details of Dana---hopefuuly there has been another sighting---all fingers tightly crossed !

2011-08-18 12:14 kayr

we have been back out around the village again put up more posters spoke to local postman ,put a poster up at local dumpit site ,whipmum going back out later with other dog to search again

2011-08-18 09:06 whipmum

Hi all----have checked the whipppet found in S5, but its not my Dana, wish it was, Dana is a Tiger brindle and the Whip found is a Marble brindle, Dana was wearing a all in one collar and lead, so without the lead the collar would have gone also as one was threaded through the other, she was not wearing any id(a mistake never to be repeated), hope we find the owner of the lost Girl, Iwent searching last night until dark, but dont know the area well, but am returning today with the help of Kay (bless her), and hope we see Dana

2011-08-18 00:09 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

yes I have just seen this found dog too yettontop ! its hard to tell from the photo but its does look quite like Dana but maybe a bit darker ? This morning Dana still had her lead attached but anything could have happened during the course of the day. Hopefully whipmum will see this post in the morning but I will text her first thing to make sure. x Pam

Last edited: 2011-08-18 00:10:25 by Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

2011-08-17 23:54 Yettontop

I don't know how close these are but have you checked Found 31965?

2011-08-17 18:09 kayr

jumanji it was only cos i thought i was on wrong thing lol we are going back tonight at 8 to see if we can spot her, i spoke to her owner 30mins ago so mybe we will see her at least she is now in the middle of the village and there is a brook so water is available if not food

2011-08-17 17:05 kayr

have been back down wells and posted also posted on The Green which is behind the shops on quarry lane also rung a friend who lives on the wells to keep an eye open for her ,will try and see charlie elliot he lives down there as well

2011-08-17 16:35 DogLostOwl

We did get a good trail from the road where James saw Dana and it led down a private track to farmland. Permission was given to search, and the scent led to a large locked enclosure with sheds etc. A whippet could have got in easily. At that point we could follow no further so went home and left whipmum to make contact with owners of this piece of land, who are there regularly.

2011-08-17 15:47 whipmum

Just back home from looking for my girl--no luck but will keep trying---she was seen on the road called the wells hope im rightby james a locl paperboy at around 8am today. have posted more posters in this area, at least she smoving in the right direction away from the main road, would like to thank Phoebe and her girl for their help also Kay thanks to you both and a big lick due from Dana !, will head back there before dusk

2011-08-17 15:33 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

Another SIGHTING has come in of Dana !! A paperboy saw her at 8am (still with her lead attached) about 2 miles from the the garage and in a safer area way from the dual carriageway that the garage is situated on. Hopefully she will stay in the quieter areas. so far both sightings have been around 8am which indicate she may be laying low during the daytime. Come on Dana your Mum is looking for you xxx

2011-08-17 13:35 lilysky

my whippett was found on monday, she had been missing for five days after being attacked by 3 dogs, we were told whippetts run in a straight line when scared, and that they can hide for along while then come out when there ready, sky was badly injured, but is now recovering....

2011-08-17 12:49 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

At last there has been a SIGHTING of Dana which was yesterday morning!!!! post by her owner as follows....after a changover of staff at the Shell station been informed by them that Dana was at the garage at 8.30 this morning she tried to put her foot on the lead but she ran away---just so
pleased that shes been sighted and appeared well,
Sorry for getting her name wrong in my post yesterday !!

Last edited: 2011-08-17 12:52:39 by Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

2011-08-17 11:42 kayr

just got back in i have posted more in south anston seen local parish gardeners who will keep a look out, a lady as also taken some posters to be posted in anston stones, checked greenlands again also spoke to guys painting lines on council footie pitches to keep eyes open for her,

2011-08-17 11:42 kayr

just got back in i have posted more in south anston seen local parish gardeners who will keep a look out, a lady as also taken some posters to be posted in anston stones, checked greenlands again also spoke to guys painting lines on council footie pitches to keep eyes open for her,

2011-08-17 09:40 whipmum

went searching for Dana last night none at the garage can remember seeing her but will phone the number they contacted me on last night, went searching the area againg this morning, the road (A57) was extremely busy just hope shes safe, shed a few tears while walking this morning they must have thought 'who is that crazy crying woman', just keep safe baby girl !

2011-08-16 22:58 whipmum

after a changover of staff at the Shell station been informed by them that Dana was at the garage at 8.30 this morning she tried to put her foot on the lead but she ran away---just so pleased that shes been sighted and appeared well, with out Kay posting thedogs lost poster at the station they would not have been able to contact me---well done Dogs Lost---just hope WE see her tomorrow

2011-08-16 21:00 kayr

jumanji its danna not stella lol Ihave posted on main A57 though village at both garages doctors entrance to greenlands park and pond newsagent when i get more posters tomorrow i will do kendal park crowgate playing fields and south anston post office, hope she is ok ..

2011-08-16 17:49 Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

Have spoken to Stellas owners this afternoon and am sorry to report that there have been no sightings or news of Stella since she bolted.Thank you kayr for helping Stella's owners ...... they say you have been very supportive xx

Last edited: 2011-08-16 18:01:48 by Jumanji - Co-ordinator.South.Yorkshire

2011-08-16 16:22 Goldenfrodo

Come on beautiful girl, all your family want you home safe xx

2011-08-16 15:41 kayr

Even the local Ringtons Tea Delivery Man as a poster now on his basket , posted some posters await somemore

2011-08-16 09:20 whipmum

I have spoke to dog walkers have asked children and bike riders to keep an eye out.
Posters will be up today (thanks to Kay for her help).
hope she is still the area though still a long way from her sofa (she is not a streetwise hound, not used to traffic etc}, so will be very scared, though she loves her food and could be enticed that way if seen........please please please help find Dana our little group of Whippets is not complete......on behalf of Dana THANK YOU

She is chipped but not tagged, she ran away wearing the collar and lead, hope she is not trapped by the lead somewhere, so please check your gardens if you live in the area
She is not a timid girl,but will be frightened, , Her soulmate Nora keeps standing by the gate waiting for her, she has not eaten since Dana went missing we all want her home safe !

Last edited: 2011-08-16 09:34:52 by whipmum

2011-08-15 19:44 whipmum

had phone problems----still no news on Dana, still no news is good news they say !------thanks to kay for her support

2011-08-15 18:41 kayr

have tried contacting owner by text message got no answer ,could some one leave message on here if dog been found? thank you

2011-08-15 16:30 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

poster e mailed to helpers in S25,26,66,80,81.

2011-08-15 16:25 DogLostLostdogs ScotlandSable - Regional Co-ordinator - Scotland

What an absolute beauty!!

2011-08-15 12:43 kayr

Have rung owner and will put posters up as soon as she as some have also contacted a local kennel at aston having once lost a greyhound (bubble) who returned luckly its is very upsetting

Last edited: 2011-08-15 12:45:53 by kayr

2011-08-15 11:44 Goldenfrodo

Contacted, requesting photo.

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