Hi guys.
This is totally non train related but I have to pass this along. Maybe someone from Arizona will see them.
This was posted on our Samoyed forum this morning. I know if I lost my dog how devastating it would be, and I know that if you don't have a pet you maybe can't understand that.:

Posted by Mary Carlson
On our way to the Scottsdale shows, about 6 pm tonight (Tuesday, February 24)
Ch. Tori and her daughter Margee took off. (We were in the RV fiddling with a
slide-out when we noticed the once shut door was wide open. ) We are about 20
miles west of Flagstaff Arizona on I-40. There are two rest areas within a mile
of where we are. We have driven up and down I-40 and taken literally every dirt
road in the area for hours and hours. They have simply vanished.

I have called the sheriff's department and they have dispatched it to everyone
on patrol tonight.

If anyone is traveling on I-40 please keep your eyes peeled. They are around 45
pounds and white (or were the last time we saw them.)

Tori is wearing a PINK collar with red tag and Margee is wearing a GREEN collar
with red tag. The tags have both our home phone and our cell. They are both
microchipped.


PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CROSSPOST.

Mary Carlson

Thanks Guys
Charlie

Thanks for putting up with my post friends. One of the dogs has been returned safely, unfortunately the other one was struck and killed. Please be careful if you travel with pets.
Charlie

Charlie: thanks for the reminder. I can imagine how those nice folks feel. We will be going to the beach area this weekend with one of our furfriends. Her name is Jasmine, and she is a Shepherd Chihuahua mix. She sure is sweet. Would hate to lose her.

Sorry to hear about that

Charlie B Wrote:Thanks for putting up with my post friends. One of the dogs has been returned safely, unfortunately the other one was struck and killed. Please be careful if you travel with pets.
Charlie

No problem there Charlie B.
Glad to hear about the one dog that has returned safely and condolences on the dog that was killed. As a fellow dog lover, I know how that feels to lose a loved dog.

The dog we had while I was growing up was a cross between a Samoyed and a Golden Lab. She was a real sweet heart and when she wanted to be, really smart. Very calm too. One of our neighbours and the people we got our dog from also had pure bred Sammies and those two dogs were real sweeties.

Dear MadModeler
I noticed you said she was smart "when she wanted to be". That is the Samoyed side.
We got ours as a stray that showed up at the railroad 4 years ago with 2 siblings. The other 2 never came back, but we fell in love with Taff, and the Samoyed breed. I had never heard of them before. We are waiting for our new puppie (a sister for Taff). She is 2 weeks old and we can't get her for another 6 weeks.
If anyone cares to read his story, and the trials of raising a Samoyed please go to his website, <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.taffylaffy.com">http://www.taffylaffy.com</a><!-- m -->
Lots of humorous storys written by my wife.
Charlie

Charlie , I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your family member.
We travel with 3 Pugs and 2 cats and I know how you must have felt .
Mike & Robin

Fifer Wrote:Charlie , I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your family member.
We travel with 3 Pugs and 2 cats and I know how you must have felt .
Mike & Robin

Dear Mike and Robin,
I didn't lose my dog, actually it was a lady on another list I belong to. She was on her way to a dog show.
Their loss is tragic to all of us, but thanks for your thoughts too.
Charlie

Nice pics there.