New Sightings! 10/4 & 10/5

Saturday marked nine weeks since Izzie went missing -- the first Saturday in August.

Following a busy weekend packed with new visits and revisits to all sighting areas and feeding stations past and present, and pretty much any place that ever had something going on since Izzie went on the run, there have been a couple of sightings -- one Sunday evening and then earlier today. Karen is checking on the latest sighting as I'm writing this update.

Our travels over the weekend included a visit to a couple that had seen Izzie in August, and they have offered a couple of dog houses they are not using. These will be great complements to feeding stations, so this offer is greatly appreciated and those dog houses will be picked up for this use!

We also found out about the dog we'd been calling Scruffy, who is one dog that Izzie has been seen traveling with. Scruffy is an owned dog named Gypsy that was caught all the way over at the feeding station, on that camera there, a good distance from her home. Meanwhile, another dog that we saw as we were out and about is one that we know to live quite a ways from where we saw him (or her). So knowing that the dogs in this area that Izzie has been seen with are such travelers does make it easy to see how much she must be moving around.

We've received a call from the US postal service regarding the fact that we've been putting fliers in US mail boxes which is, as it turns out, illegal. Mea culpa for this! We won't be putting any more fliers in mailboxes, and we are looking for more ways to make sure that everyone knows who to call if they spot Izzie.

Mid-Week Update

On Wednesday, additional photos of Izzie were shown to the woman that had called in last Friday's sighting, and she's 100% sure from those photos that it was Izzie that she saw. This is good news since it had been a little while since we'd been sure that Izzie was out & about being seen. It provides new direction, a new area to concentrate in, and I for one am feeling brand new hope.

The feeding station and borrowed motion sensored camera were moved from the first site -- which seems to have been feeding everyone BUT Izzie -- over to the new area on Tuesday. It's getting some action and hopefully, it's Izzie. Besides the smell of the food to draw her there, a dirty shirt from the house was also left there to assist in that.

But not ones to wait around for Izzie to show, Izzie's supporters have been covering a lot of ground in this new area, talking to landowners and distributing fliers, and also searching in case Izzie is stuck somewhere. Next up, they will be there at the end of the workday today to catch people arriving home from work.

New Izzie Poster!

Today marks two months since Izzie slipped away, having no idea what she was getting herself into. I can only imagine how badly she wants to be home where she's safe, surrounded by family, out of the elements, has a comfy bed to sleep in -- and knows where her next meal is coming from! Without a doubt, she's trying her best to get there. But she still needs help -- everyone's help. Thanks to everyone for whatever you are doing to help bring Izzie home.

Positive Sighting September 25th

We received a call yesterday morning from a resident who lives off Wake Forest Road in McCoy. The caller saw the flier we posted Monday, which we posted because we'd already recieved a sighting in the general area, for Thursday or Friday (24th or 25th). This caller is certain that she saw Izzie on Friday (25th) at around 3 PM. The dog that she saw was traveling on Wake Forest Road towards Shale Road. It appeared she had a short chain/leash attached to her collar.

While canvassing the area and speaking to neighbors, another resident reported seeing a small black dog in the area at around the same time.

We distributed and posted additional fliers on Wake Forest, Longshop and Whittaker Hollow Roads and are focusing our search efforts in the quadrant bordered by these roads.

If anyone is available to help search please call 540.577.9739.

Weekend Update

Brief weekend update from Karen. The camera at the feeding station is in use and starting to capture some images, though none yet of Izzie. As you can see, searching for Izzie is a full-time job for Karen, and any & all support she can get is appreciated.

Camera at the feeding station -- Saturday was a washout here...the camera couldn't keep up with the pelting rain and blowing foliage. Today's pix were better; Scruffy and a boxer mix who lives nearby. One of a neighbor's old dogs made his way to the feeding station as well. Here's the best of the photos.

This last shot is the neighbor's dog who made his way to the feeding station from the house. He was waiting for me this morning at the feeding station (a first). Probably had something to do with the three pounds of hamburger meat I mixed in with the dry food at the feeding station yesterday!

Fliering & search area -- We expanded our posting and search area out Mt Zion to Big Lick Rd and Norris Run..

Craigslist -- reposted the ad which had expired, and expanded the Craigslist posting to include Roanoke as well as New River Valley.

News media advertising -- renewing the ad to run in the Roanoke Times Wed-Sun, and running an add in the News Messenger, which reaches the New River Valley