Den? We hope so!

Sam came out to track from the Forest Village sighting--our hopes are high that we may have found Sweetie's den! There is a large property with a few abandoned homes on it, along with a buddy for Sweetie to hang out with and food and water a short walk away.

We've set up a feeding station and a camera, and are hoping to finally catch a picture of our girl in the area!

Thanks--again--to the folks who accompanied the tracker, and to our friend Sam!

Potential sighting, Forestville Road

We received another call of a potential sighting at Sunoco on Forestville Road across from Forest Village. She was seen with a resident beagle at 6am Friday morning, and also sometime on Thursday morning. Volunteers went to check out the area.

We are also bringing the tracker back out to try and determine where Sweetie may be hanging out these days, since she's likely left Kirtland.

Need fliering help on Sunday

Weekend Fliering: 12:00 PM on Sunday, District Heights

Please join us this weekend--to those who have come out week after week, thank you for again participating!

Where: Burger King parking lot in the Penn Crossing shopping center,
5730 Silver Hill Road, District Heights, MD

When: Sunday, 12 noon

What: Flier the area and search for Sweetie; hand out business cards

What to bring (we will have many copies of the flier there, so if you are unable to make copies but would still like to come, please do!):
- 50 copies of the flier (download at right or leave a comment for us to email you the flier)
- 50 plastic sheet covers (to protect the fliers from rain),
- staple gun or 50 thumbtacks to hang your fliers, tape
- Sweetie's business cards (down load at right or leave a comment for us to email you the business cards), to hand out to folks you meet while fliering
- Stinky treats, like hot dogs or cat food
- A leash
- Water and a snack for you

What to wear: Wear comfortable walking clothing and a red shirt or jacket so we can easily identify you as part of the search team.

If you can't be on site, but still want to help the search effort, please donate! Thank you!

Possible sighting Suitland Road and Southern Ave

We received a call that possibly puts Sweetie on the Md side of the intersection of Suitland Rd and Southern Ave this morning. This is all the information we have received about this sighting. If you are in that area, please keep your eyes out!

Meanwhile, we continue to monitor the situation at Kirtland Road, as she has been sighted there repeatedly.

Sweetie is still at Kirtland NOT Forestville

So, a wonderful volunteer/donor had Sam and Salsa come out again. We learned that Sweetie has NOT been in the Forestville Road area of the recent sightings. She is still hanging out on Kirtland. We are hoping to learn more about her habits in order to trap her. Stay tuned for our "she's been found" post, hopefully soon!!

New Sighting - Overnight

A call came in that Sweetie may have seen on Forestville Rd at the intersection of Suitland Pkwy traveling on the western side of the road. The caller saw a brown and white dog, but could provide no other details.

The tracker is on the move!

A generous donor has again brought the tracker, Sam, out to help locate Sweetie. They are on the move at a brisk pace, hot on Sweetie's trail!

Here is a map of the area Sweetie's recently travelled.

Kirtland Ave sightings confirmed

Sam and Salsa confirmed that Sweetie has been hanging out on Kirtland Ave in Forestville. She has been seen there 3 times this week (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). We are working hard to try and keep her in that area so we can get her back safe and sound! If you see her please call IMMEDIATELY so we can respond.

New sightings on Kirtland Ave 2/16 and 2/17!

We received a call today reporting two sightings on Kirtland Avenue; Sweetie was seen today at 7:30 am sitting in a yard and yesterday at 11:00 pm looking through trash.

Sam with Pure Gold Pet Trackers was on the ground able to respond. Sam's tracking dog, Salsa, picked up Sweetie's scent! We're hopeful that our girl stays put even though the trash that likely attracted her is now gone.

Please come out and help hang fliers this weekend, so we can get our girl home safe and sound! We will be meeting both Saturday AND Sunday at the Burger King in Penn Crossing at 11:30: 5730 Silver Hill Road. Please bring copies of the flier and the business cards with you--you can download both from the blog on the right-hand side of the page. Thanks!

Sweetie in the PG Post and the Sentinel

You can read about the search for Sweetie in the PG Post and in the Sentinel!

Chipin to help fund the costs of the search!

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped with the Sweetie search--today marked one month since Sweetie escaped from her foster home. We are continuing to receive regular sightings, so we remain hopeful that Sweetie will be brought back to safety.

To those who've previously donated--thank you! Your donations help to cover tracking fees, but also go toward the cost of copying, plastic page protectors, staple guns, and tape.

We are continuing to work to raise funds as the search goes on--please donate to help us continue the search! Thank you!

More about tracking Sweetie--in today's Washington Post!

You can read a Washington Post article about Sam's tracking and Sweetie here.

Sightings confirmed and a new potential sighting--but still need help

Sam and Salsa came out and confirmed that Sweetie had been in the Seton Way neighborhood and was also on Forest Run!

We also received a phone call (last night, 2/14/1,0 around 10:45 PM) of another Sweetie sighting on Kirtland Ave, which is just south of the Target off Marlboro Pike. Please keep your eyes out and call us if you see her; she's definitely out in the open more with all the snow piles, so it's a good time to find her!

We still need lots of help! We are gearing up for a huge flyering push this coming weekend February 20 and 21:

WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

• Drop off supplies (fliers, business cards, sheet protectors, staple guns, staple refills, tape, etc.) at Petmac DC (Tenleytown) or Dog Paws (Arlington) during this week to help support the search . If you are not near those areas, please email me (address below) or leave a comment so we can arrange a way to get these supplies to us.
  
• Help flyer next weekend - we'll be out on Saturday and Sunday. We will be providing transportation from MD, VA, and DC for those who don't have cars or prefer not to drive.
• Help transport volunteers from DC-MD-VA to the search site.
• Donate to help support the search (click on the chipin widget to the right on this page)
  

INITIAL PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND:

We will be meeting at the Burger King (5730 Silver Hill Road, District Heights, MD‎) at 11:30am on Saturday and Sunday. We plan to finish up around 3:30 and have you back in DC-MD-VA by 4:00pm.

Possible sighting near Fort Dupont Park--can anyone respond?

There is a possible sighting of Sweetie near Fort Dupont Park--we need someone to respond on site, look for Sweetie, and set up a feeding station. Can you help, please?!? If yes, email: daph4552@yahoo.com

Thanks!

Weekend Flyering Event to bring Sweetie Home!!

Where: Burger King parking lot in the Penn Crossing shopping center,
5730 Silver Hill Road, District Heights, MD; For more information call: 202-907-1264 (Saturday's event), 877-MUT-AWOL (Sunday's event)

When: Saturday, February 13, 2010, 1:30 pm; Sunday, February 14, 2010, 1:00 PM

What: Flier the area and search for Sweetie; hand out business cards

What to bring:
- 50 copies of the flier (download at right or leave a comment for us to email you the flier)
- 50 plastic sheet covers (to protect the fliers from rain),
- 50 thumbtacks to hang your fliers, tape
- Sweetie's business cards (down load at right or leave a comment for us to email you the business cards), to hand out to folks you meet while fliering
- Stinky treats, like hot dogs or cat food
- A leash
- Water and a snack for you

What to wear: Wear comfortable walking clothing (snow boots are a good idea too) and a red shirt or jacket so we can easily identify you as part of the search team.

Leave a comment if you can join us!

SIGHTINGS: 02/10/20 and 02/11/10

We received two sighting reports today: one was a reported sighting of Sweetie yesterday, near Seton Way. The other was for a sighting today, around 12:15 PM, from a gentleman that believes he saw Sweetie walking on Forest Run, off of Marlboro Pike, heading into the woods.

Our girl is hungry and on the move again! We still need assistance fliering the area and checking feeding stations--if you can join the effort, please let us know!

New sighting today 2/8/10

Our girl is definitely out and about! We had another sighting today around 11:30 AM. She was traveling on Route 4 south/east towards Brooks Ave. When the driver turned around to try and get her, she'd already disappeared.

We are very excited that she found somewhere to rest that keeps her out of the storm, and that she's being seen and is out and about!

Please call us with any sightings; continued sightings are critical to finding Sweetie. We really appreciate and thank everyone calling in sightings; we will bring her home safe!

Some volunteers went out today to check feeding stations and respond to sightings, but it is very hard to get around, and we weren't able to cover everywhere. If anybody lives in the area, or has 4WD and can get around to hang fliers tomorrow, please comment to let us know.

SIGHTINGS: 02/07/10, 11:00 am

We had two sightings today--now that the storm is over, our girl is hungry and on the move! The first sighting was of of Marlboro Pike, and the second was off of Suitland Road. The sighting off of Suitland Road turned out to be a different dog, but we think it's fairly likely that the Marlboro Pike sighting was our girl, since it's an area that she's been before.

We had awesome volunteers who went out yesterday--from Virginia!!!--to check the feeding stations, and we had a volunteer out at the stations and the sighting locations for today.

Thanks, all, for continuing to help bring Sweetie home!

Sweetie on MSNBC . . . again!

MSNBC has posted another story about Sweetie--we really appreciate their interest in the search for Sweetie and hope that it helps to generate more sightings!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35268027/ns/local_news-washington_dc/

Tracker verifies sightings--Sweetie is still in District Heights/Suitland

Sam with Pure Gold Pet Trackers came out today to verify the two sightings from yesterday. Sweetie appears to still be in the District Heights/Suitland area, and not in Upper Marlboro.

We're setting up a lot of food to help this girl get through the storm--but we need help to spread the word as soon as we can get out there! Please join us!

SIGHTING: 02/03/10, Morningside neighborhood

We received a sighting call at 8 pm that put Sweetie in the Morningside neighborhood. We are hopeful that this is our girl and that we can once again follow her track and bring her back to safety--before the snow storm!

We're not sure if Sweetie is in the District Heights area still, or in Upper Marlboro, but we're hoping that the tracker can help determine that for us.

Please join the search effort to bring Sweetie home!

Possible Sighting in Upper Marlboro, MD

We received a call of a possible sighting this morning around 10-10:30 in Upper Marlboro, MD. If this is our girl, she is about 10 miles from where she started out. We are hoping to get a tracker out tomorrow to verify that the sighting is Sweetie. We are also still monitoring feeding stations set up around where she originally went missing and has been sighted.

Fliering Event This Weekend!!

We are going to have another MASSIVE fliering push this weekend and need your help!! This Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 & 7, we will be braving the snow to bring Sweetie home. Please plan on joining us - it's sure to be a great time. More details to come so stay tuned!

Need daytime fliering help--can you help?

We need to expand the area fliered to a three-mile radius from the last sighting. We need a lot of help to do this--can join us? If yes, please leave a comment!