Red Heeler (Buddy) found through his rabies tag

I'm always happy to report that a lost animal has found its way home. The person who found Buddy took the time to call a vet and locate Buddy's owner to return him to their loving arms. Wearing collars with tags is worth the effort.

Dog at Pecan Place needs help finding his family

A tan, medium size male dog wearing a blue bandanna kerchief around his neck has showed up this morning at Pecan Place. If this is your pooch, please call 903-583-7182. One of the residents is trying to keep him safe until his owners can come to get him. He can't live at Pecan Place.

Red Heeler LOST near US 78 @ CR1550

We lost this RED HEELER on Monday Nov. 2nd on 1550 around 78. His did have a collar and tags. Very friendly, answers to "Buddy".

903-449-0716 or

903-367-7513.

oldhighpockets@att.net

Found: Male yellow Lab on FM 273 N of Ivanhoe

Male yellow Lab appears to be between 2-3 years old and healthy but very thin. Found him on the road this morning on FM 273 about 1/2 way between Ivanhoe store and the Lake Fannin turn-off. He has a brown leather collar but no tags or name plate. We have two Labs of our own and won't be able to keep this good looking boy for more than a few days. Please give me a call Jim Belmont at 903 583-8384 or email me at

SWFSINC@aol.com

Female Shepherd Mix FOUND

This beautiful dog came to our home on Saturday, October 24, 2009. She has tender spots on her pads of her feet. Perhaps she has been running for a while to try and find her home. She has been checked by the vet and is healthy. Appears to be from 1-3 years of age. Also looks to have a scar from being spayed. Very sweet and good natured. Please contact me at 903-583-7020 or kellibowen@cableone.net for more information.

Found: 4-mo. old male black lab mix - FM 273N of Ivanhoe

Found a little black lab mix with a gimpy left hind leg (vet says an old fracture in process of healing), estimate by Dr. Gray is that he is 4 months old. Small white chest marking, otherwise pitch black. Very sweet and friendly.

Our family pack adores him, but there is no more space on the bed for another pup. (I'm already sleeping on the sofa most nights if I'm the last one to go to bed.) Please contact me if this is your puppy or you know who he belongs to (or if you want him).... Pat Ward (Ivanhoe10903@aol.com)

Little Sheltie is scared and needs help getting home

I have a missing Sheltie - actually in Hunt county, but in case he makes his way up into Fannin County, I'm trying to get the word out everywhere I can. I was actually dog sitting so I don't have a photo. I had only had the animal 24 hours. I was working on a farm in Celeste, and after four hours of staying close by, one of the sheltie's I'm watching took off. He's medium size, if I had to guess, about 35 pounds. He has a dark face and dark fur down his back, but otherwise looks like Lassie. He answers to the name of Rennie, but he is shy and skittish. He was last spotted on 1089 in Hunt County Saturday night 10:30pm (I was there and called him but he wouldn't even come to me - he took off into the darkness). If anyone thinks they may have spotted him or found him, I can be contacted at librariansunshine@yahoo.com or 903-813-2559. Thanks.

large black/white dog with pink collar

I'm lost...and trying to find my owner!By media releaseOct 19, 2009 -->NTXe-news.com

I was found running down the road in front of Doris Shockley’s State Farm office at 2228 N Center St. One of the girls has taken me home for the weekend to make sure I’m safe.
Mom – Dad, if y'all are looking for me please call 903-436-3116 or 903-583-9484.

FOUND: Black lab/schnauzer puppy 4-6 mo old

Monday afternoon Oct. 12, a lost puppy showed up at our home in South Bonham. We can't tell if she's lost or abandoned but, we do know that we can't keep her. We have six beagles right now. Anyway, I heard about your web site and thought I'd give it a try. I put a sign up at the Bonham Vet Clinic and am going to place an ad in the Fannin Co. Journal paper too.

She looks to be a Black Lab/Schnauzer mix about 4-6 months old. She is very cute and friendly. Looks like a lab with a beard, if you know what I mean. Anyway, please help us to find her original home or just another good home.

Thank you for all you do for our wonderful animal friends!

Tracy Robertson
903-449-1059
please leave message if no answer

Sgt Major has been FOUND!

Happy dog! Happy and thankful family! Thanks to everyone who helped find him!

Sgt Major missing in action - please help find him

Sergeant Major disappeared from our yard the evening of Saturday 10/3 to Sunday around 1:00 p.m. while being pet sitted when we had a military weekend on orders. The other little companion dog was found.

We've looked high and low for hours, and suspect Major was taken and dumped if he just did not wandered off. We live near southeast Fannin County line near the FM898 at Highway 11. Major recently broke his collar. Major is about 9 months old but looks older. LARGE bull terrier great dane mix, 65#, brindle on top, white on bottom. Strong bone structure. Two kids in tears and all family members upset. We want our Major back. Greatly loved spoiled BIG dog with the mind of a puppy.
Please. No questions asked. Please call 903-816-3303 or email theroseonline@cableone.net

Thank you.
Mr, & Mrs. W

cats lost - Carpenter Loop - Bonham

Please help. We live on Carpenter Loop in Bonham, Texas. We have loss 2 cats & our neighbor has also loss her cat. These 3 cats were not docile to strangers. They would be caught in traps. These cats were female sprayed black female with 1 back leg that was slow. Tabby male cat, with big feet & a yellow male cat. These cats did not like strangers. We believe they must have been trapped, on our street, Carpenter Loop. These cats were not taken all at once. If anyone knows, who maybe trapping cats, please call me!! Thank you..... Vicky Cassady
102 Carpenter Loop
Bonham, Texas 75418
469-964-7168

Another dog abandoned in Leonard

Last night, (09/28/09) a coward driving a truck abandoned a dog on FM 1553 near Leonard. Unfortunately, it was already dark and the truck drove away so fast back down 1553 that I couldn't identify it. This dog is a large male black and white. If anyone knows who might have dumped her off you can contact me (Ivanhoe10903@aol.com).

FOUND - male "bird dog" on Hwy. 78 N

Appeared on Sat. Sept. 5th on Hwy. 78 North (of Bonham). male "bird dog" wearing a collar but no tag or ID. Dog is white with brown. call 903-583-7893

LOST - in the Mulberry area REWARD OFFERED

Short Springer Spaniel Mostly white with light brown to copper color spots. White line from nose back between the eyes, has pink camo collar and short stubby tail. Last seen in the Mulberry area, she short and runs alot. Reward if found. Reply to this post or email rrvf@live.com for more info or pics.

Sighted in Bonham - black chihuahua

Small Black Chihuahua with white paws and white on tip of tail sighted at coener of W. 8th Street and N. Main in Bonham, Texas. Has no Collar. Owners need to find him and get him out of danger from traffic, other loose dogs and roaming pedestrians before he gets hurt or killed.

FOUND - at Ivanhoe/Lamasco crossroads

(FMs 1396 and 273), at around 10 pm one night during the week of Aug. 11-14. Not sure which night it was. She is around a year old and a white female, bull or boxer cross. Small-medium size - like a large schnauzer size or very small lab size. VERY people friendly. Aggressive to other dogs at feeding time only. Otherwise okay. Follows me everywhere and wants lots of petting and love. MUST find a home. Have too many dogs/cats already. Contact Lisa Avila at taranfolt@dishmail.net.

young Yellow Lab with collar - FOUND in Ector

Young yellow lab pup wearing a collar found in Ector. If this is your dog, please contact Louise Gandert at lmgandert@aol.com or call 903-961-2673

This pup hung around the Ector Post Office for a couple of days before wandering into the Gandert yard. She canNOT keep him.

Beautiful Chow at the Hannah's Horseshoe's arena

Intact male Chow showed up at the Hannah's Horseshoes of Hope arena. The farm manager's daughter has befriended him and he is now very "protective" of her. He MUST go home or find another home before the students start arriving in September for classes.

Contact Janice Mills at 903-664-3062, 903-647-2074 or at the HHH farm 903-640-9106.

Lost dog "adopts" Bonham Journal office

On July 23rd, this beautiful animal wandered up at the Bonham Journal office on North Center Street. He had no collar, is well behaved and friendly. He has been taken home by one of the BJ staff for safe keeping. If this is your dog, please contact the Bonham Journal.

Brown tri-color Australian Shepherd 3 mos. old

LOST! Brown Tri-color Australian Shepherd 3 months old. Answers to the name "Cowboy." Last seen on Center St. somewhere between McDonald's and Russell Street in Bonham. He was only out of our sight for about 10 minutes, I know someone picked him up.
PLEASE call us and return him, no questions asked, and reward will be paid.
903-718-1068 0r 903-718-1098Steve and Dallas Wright dnwrn@yahoo.com

Minature Dachhound posted below has been found

Offering a $100 reward by way of a sign in her front yard gave the person who took her dog the incentive to return it. Sadly, for some people, money means more than the safety of little pets and owners who grieve when they are lost. One has to wonder what kind of life the puppy would have had with people like that. Glad he's home, Lori......... Pat

Missing Pyranese is back home

The missing Pyranese posted below is back at home!!

Beautiful Malamut-looking dog found at Bonham Journal office

This dog wandered in to the Bonham Journal office on North Center Street today. He appears healthy, and he is friendly. There is no collar and no evidence of him having had one on lately. If this is your dog, please claim him!!

Missing Great Pyranese - Bonham

CHLOE has on a blue collar (although she is female) with a tag, There is a huge dark spot on her back and she went missing sometime after 9pm last night from my yard at 1004 S 6th St. Dr Jerome's phone # is on her tag or call me @ 972.838.8356.

Penny has been found!!

The black and white dog lost on July 4th has been found!! Hallelulah!! Another happy dog!

Pom puppy lost, Oak at 11th Street, Bonham

We lost our Pomeranian puppy today. It is beige and maybe weights 2 lbs. Missing from Oak Street @ 11th Street in Bonham.

Please contact RKenee Slayter at rgbs_2000@yahoo.com if you have see this puppy.

Min. dachshound pup - Reward! - Cedar at 12th - Bonham

Lost Puppy - Bitsy Bit: 3 month old minature dachshound - redish brown - dapple: Blue collar with pink and black woven in and a small bell on the collar. Reward for return. Cedar St and 12th in Bonham. Call Lori 903-227-0302

This puppy was reportedly last seen walking with some young boys who were playing with her on Cedar Street. One of the boys was seen picking her up. If you know of a family in that area (west side Bonham) who has a "new puppy", please contact the family and tell them who the puppy belongs to and that there is as $100 reward for her return. Or contact Lori Massey at the number above and she will be happy to contact the family herself.

Brandy is back home

Brandy has been found and is safely back home with her family! Life is good!! Here is what her owners wrote:

Brandy has been found! Thank You So Much for the posting! We Love You SO MUCH!
THANKS!

Missing 3-legged terrier between VPG and Ector Baseball Park

Miranda and Tony have lost their 3 legged terrier mix.... Her name is Brandy and she is white with brown spots. She is missing her front right leg. She went missing Monday night June 15th 2009 around midnight. She went missing between the VPG fertilizer plant and The Ector Baseball park on county road 1525...

If found please contact Tony at 903-227-3095 and Miranda at 903-718-0844
I have attatched a picture of Brandy...

Pointer/German mix found Hwy 11 @ CR 4310 near Whitewright

Found: possible Pointer-German dog, female on June 14, in the area of Highway 11 and CR 4310, 4 miles east of Whitewright. She is white with grayish brown head covering and face. She looks like she had a liter maybe 6-8 weeks ago. Friendly but very skinny. Please contact us at 903-364-1101

update and final report on chocolate lab found in Bonham

This is a message from Mary K. Davis of Bonham where the chocolate lab took refuge. How merciful God is to have sent this dog to Mary, one of Bonham's unsung Animal Angels:
In a message dated 6/11/2009 1:57:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, melkdav@gmail.com writes:
My grandson Jarod and I took turns last night keeping her company, but by 3am we couldn't stay awake, and she was resting comfortably. we both went to bed. I was up again just before 8. When I went in to check on her, the entire floor of our laundry room was soaked with her blood. We cleaned her up and and the laundry room so our other dogs could go out to do their morning business. We through some clothes on and put her in our station wagon and headed for Ardmore, OK to Dr. Freida's. This loving and beautiful old dog had terminal cancer that had invaded her entire GI track. She was severely anemic due to the blood loss. She could no longer eat. We bid her farewell and petted her until her spirit left her body. We had a funeral for her and buried her in our side yard, entrusting her soul to the Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Artemis, Patroness of all good dogs. I only knew her for 14 hours, but her loss is terrible. I so wish I had known her in her full health and joy. I am so glad she found us at the last. She did not deserve to be turned out into the storm to die alone. Mary

Bonham - emergency alert - chocolate lab found

During the storm 2 nights ago, a female chocolate lab wearing a leather collar (no tag) took shelter on the front porch of a lady's house, running inside the moment someone in the house opened the door. She appears to be an elderly dog with grey around her mouth and chin and obviously someone's cherished pet. This morning she appears to be ill and the rescuer stayed up with her all night to care for her. However, the owner of this dog needs to claim her and get vet care for her. If this is your dog, or if you know who owns a dog like this in Bonham, please respond so I can put you in touch with the rescuer

yellow lab shot in the leg, but rescued

Just spoke with a coworker who lives on 1553; he had both of these dogs come onto his property and has "adopted" the yellow lab. It had, in fact, been shot in the leg and he has already taken it to the vet for a lengthy treatment yesterday as the bone is broken in several places from the gunshot. My coworker assumes that the black dog has been in the wild a lot longer than the lab as he is unapproachable although he keeps showing up on my friend's property to eat food left for him. Just wanted to let you all know that the lab is out of harm's way.

Texas Penal Code, Title 9, Chapter 42 shooting and poisoning animals

It is a state jail felony for your neighbor if she is convicted of shooting or poisoning animals that don't belong to her. I just today attended a seminar in Longview presented by the Texas Dept. of State Health Services and the Longview Animal Control agency where these civil and penal codes were explained, followed by a mock trial: Interesting and workable if victims (owners of the animals) are willing to document it and report it. Outside of the city limits, the charge can be taken to the Sheriff's Department. If you take a copy of the law being violated to the Sheriff, he is obligated to pursue it. When the case goes to trial, it will be The People (not the individual filing the complaint) vs Mrs. Xxx. That individual serves as a witness for the prosecution. So what are we waiting for? Even if it takes 2 years to get into the court, it is on her record that she has been charged for a state jail felony and is awaiting trial. Imagine trying to get a job, apply for insurance, or buy a car with that on your record.