Huron Expositor, 2001-09-05, Page 3News
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Black lab
By Clint Haggart and
Scott HUgendorff
Clinton News Record and Expositor
Harley, one of three black
labs that went missing two
weeks ago, has been safely
returned to its owner, Shirley
Greener.
Greener, from
Mississauga, was in Clinton
last Wednesday to pick up
the dog after receiving a call
in response to her appeals to
have the black lab returned.
Harley, a show dog who
was at the Hullet Wildlife
Conservation Area Aug. 25,
went missing from an
unlocked cage in the back of
a pickup truck parked in
Vanastra.
Harley, who has appeared
in the movie Fly Away Home
and several television
recovered, owner contacted
commercials,
was one of
six dogs in
the back of
the truck and
the only one
to go missing
when the
truck had
been left
parked later
that day in
Vanastra.
However,
two other
black Tabs
between
Brucefield and
Goderich
Township were reported
missing that weekend as
well, all within a 15 -minute
drive of each other.
Appropriate officers could
not be reached Tuesday
Harley has been recovered.
morning
before
deadline
regarding
the other
missing
dogs but
after a call
from The
Huron
Expositor
alerting
police to
another
missing
dog, they
began
i n v e s-
tigating a
possible dogknapping ring
last week.
Greener had offered a
$1,000, no -questions -asked,
reward for the return of
Harley and received a call
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from a Clinton man last week
alerting her to the dog's
whereabouts.
"I would just like to thank
everybody for the support
and concern regarding
Harley's safe return," said
Greener.
According to Greener, she
got a call at 11 p.m. Tuesday
and was told a 24 -year-old
man found the dog walking
the streets in Vanastra.
Greener made
arrangements to pick Harley
up the next day.
Still missing is a black lab
reported missing Aug. 25
from Brucefield and another
missing from Taylor's
Corners.
Both dogs were at rural
properties and not tied but
neither were known to
wander away.
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