Possible Sighting?

Got a call from a Sherice in SE this evening; she said she thought she saw Midnight on Saturday night, around 10 or 11 at 53rd St. and E St., SE., down the street from CW Harris Elementary School. She said she saw a dog that was "black on top, brown on the bottom" walking with another dog (brown). She said he was walking fine and looked calm, but like he was sniffing for food. She said she couldn't see if he had a collar on-- too dark.

This could be Midnight- near the other possible sighting. The case against it being him is that it was too dark for her to make a real description; also, from what we know of Midnight, he does not like the company of other dogs. But that was the domestic Midnight, not Feral Midnight.

We need to get some flyers up in that neighborhood. If anyone can help this week or weekend, please let me know (srmcneil@gmail.com). Charley and I can't get down to SE tomorrow at all, and Thursday is iffy. Friday we can definitely do and of course the weekend.

Fingers crossed!

2 Possible (Probable!?) Sightings!

Received a call from a school kid at Dupont Park Seventh Day Adventist, which is right across Massachusetts Ave. from the park. She thinks she saw Midnight this morning and said her friend(also spoke to) saw him earlier in the week, also in the morning. They both described a black dog with brown feet (friend said brown on chest as well) sniffing calmly around the park side of Massachusetts Ave.

This could be our guy!

Flyering Event Sunday at 1:00 pm!

Hi Everyone,

We will be fliering on Sunday in the neighborhoods surrounding Ft. Dupont Park. We haven’t had a sighting in over 10 days and need one to get the search headed in the right direction. The streets that directly border the park have been pretty well fliered, but we will probably replace those with the new signs that say Midnight is STILL lost.

It would be great if you could join us, we need as many hands as we can get! Let me know if you are coming and I can email you the flyer. Feel free to call (301-785-9778) if you arrive late and need to meet up to get flyers/get an area assignment.

Where: Meet at the turf football/soccer field at 800 Ridge Rd., SE Washington DC 20019

When: Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.. Come at any time after that if you can't make it at 1:00 exactly.

What: Flier the area and search for Midnight.

What to bring: 50 copies of the latest flier (I can e-mail it to you, or we will print out extras to give to you when you arrive), 50 plastic sheet covers (to protect the fliers from rain). 50 thumbtacks to hang your fliers (or a staple gun; we have extra staples). Stinky treats, like hot dogs or cat food. A leash. Water and a snack for you. Feel free to bring friendly dogs too (Midnight is apathetic). Midnight is incredibly shy and will mostly likely head in the opposite direction if you see him, but it won’t hurt to have these things on hand.

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. Plan to stick a flier on the back of your shirt.

Before you come: Please send your cell phone number to Sarah at srmcneil@gmail.com

Thanks!
Sarah and Charley

Flyering Event this Weekend!

We are planning to have a flyering event this weekend in a push to get a new sighting. So far we've fliered the neighborhoods immediately around the park--- it seems like it's time to cast the net wider. Stay tuned for more details (i.e. date and time) coming VERY soon!

Community outreach

Today we reached out to area places of worship, asking them to post Midnight's flyer. We're getting worried since we haven't had a sighting in a week, so we're pursuing all options for getting the word out!

If you can help spread the word, please let us know!

Thanks!

Flyering update

We were out flyering this weekend and flyered the major roads that border the park. We also handed out business cards to folks who were out and about and we really hope to have a sighting soon.

Thanks to all who helped this weekend!

Join us to flyer this weekend

We'll be out flyering this weekend--and need you to join us!

We'll be at Fort Dupont on Saturday at 2:00 and on Sunday at 12:30. Please leave a comment if you are able to join us and we'll keep an eye out for you. We really need to bring this guy home!

If you can't join us to flyer this weekend, but want to help, let us know. We need asisstance with all sorts of outreach, much of which you can do from home. Let us know if you're available!

Thanks!