I get woken up by my brother this am, urging me to post this on my blog and then wished me a happy birthday :) Let's work feverishly in getting words out to your deaf fellows and hearing allies in bringing Clyde back home safely.
To deaf and hearing members of the Deaf community (as well as animal lovers who are not part of the Deaf community) in Mississippi and its neighboring state if where Clyde lives is near the border of another state, please flood as many shelters with a call and email them a picture of Clyde so that whoever drops her off there will not get euthanized. Some Southern states and Midwestern states, animals get euthanized quicker and their usual method is to gas them to death but more quickly when finding out an animal is deaf. Print this flyer and pass around and send via email as well. Read the article with picture and information below:
This is a copy of the flier Helen Margiotta and friends are circulating in hopes of finding Clyde.
From the newsroom of the Sun Herald, Gulport, Mississippi, Saturday, January 5, 2008 .....Article from the newspaper can be found on this link
Deaf dog needs help to get home
By CREE CANTRELL
SUN HERALD
GULFPORT -- It's hard enough to lose a pet, but Helen Margiotta has a bond with her beagle, Clyde, that transcends the typical pet/person relationship. Both Margiotta and Clyde are deaf.
Margiotta adopted Clyde last winter after a close friend found him abandoned, flea-covered and starving.
Since then Helen and Clyde have developed a special relationship.
"She has even been working to teach Clyde some sign language so the two can better communicate," said friend Laura Lambert of Gulfport, who is helping Margiotta in her search for Clyde.
Margiotta first noticed Clyde was missing from her Perry Street yard on New Year's Eve after leaving the dog outside while she went out to run a few errands.
"Helen never leaves Clyde outside," Lambert said. "Our best guess is that he climbed the fence or possibly that someone let him out of the yard."
Clyde does have a collar, but the tags are not attached. Margiotta and friends have been combing the neighborhood, putting up fliers and checking the animal shelters.
Clyde was last officially seen after his disappearance near his home across from Gulfport High School off Courthouse Road, and a possible sighting was reported in the Hardy Court Shopping Center area.
People who may spot Clyde are urged to remember he is deaf and unable to respond to audible communication such as yelling, clapping or whistling.
If you have any information on Clyde's whereabouts, contact Margiotta, who uses a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, at 896-4305. The TDD line will ring a number of times and then beep as if reaching a fax line. The incoming telephone number is then sent to Margiotta, and she returns the call through an interpretive operator. Or people with information could contact Lambert at 343-1235.
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I am working on behalf of a friend, Helen Margiotta of Gulfport, trying to help her find "Clyde." He somehow escaped her Perry Street yard on the afternoon of New Year's Eve wearing his collar, but unfortunately without his identifying tags. Helen adopted Clyde last year after he was found abandoned in a rural area, emaciated and flea-ridden. Helen took unusually good care of Clyde, working tirelessly teaching him signals because he is stone deaf and misses most of the cues most pets get from humans and their surroundings. She has a special bond and purpose with Clyde also because Helen is also deaf!...
© 2008 Sun Herald. All Rights Reserved.
WHY WHY WHY in the world did Helen leave her dog outside when she went on her errands???
ReplyDeleteWould you leave a child unattended while you went out for a quick trip to the corner store? It's the same thing.
Next time, put your dog inside the house for any reason. A dognapper needs only a minute to steal your doggy.
Well, dog needs to PEE and POOP if she went out on her errands a long period. She might not want her dog to pee and poop inside her house. She thought her neighbor area is nice and good people there. it is happening to everyone. I hope they find a dog quickly. I love animals!
ReplyDeleteI understand how painful this can be for animal lovers, especially those who have lost their pet. I do not feel this is not the time or place to be passing judgement at Helen. I feel what Helen did was noble when she took in and adopted Clyde after he was found abandoned, flea-covered and starving. How many people can say the same thing about themselves?
ReplyDeleteThe focus should be on spreading the word, passing out flyers or sending email to try and locate Clyde and bring him back home safely. Thank you for your understanding.
HEY HEY !!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIts double whammpy ... left a dog outside PLUS no collar (she forget to put it on) ... WHY ??????
That's worst possible -- I WOULD NEVER NEVER LEAVE THE DOG ALONE while if no collar -- must inside the house automatic !!!!!
WHAT ABOUT ALSO THE Microchip ????? the computer Microchip should belong inside a dog, WITH collar explaining where address phone, promise pay back etc. things like that. MUST MUST.
Now you said Helen's dog left out too much without a tag plus microchip !!!!!!
This deaf hound dog was found safey!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Ending!!
By the way, I know some dogs or cats happen lost with few mins, without collars or else...
But this dog s safe back to its owner.
Cathy
AWW HOPE FIND HIM.....
ReplyDeleteHAVING DEAF DOG MUST BE MORE PROTECTIVE BY WALKING WITH THE DEAF DOG AS WELL USE LEASH AND WALK HIM AROUND OR SET THE FENCE... DEAF DOG IS RISK TO BE LEFT ALONE AND TRULY ALL NOT MATTER IF DEAF OR HEARING THEY NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED AND MORE LIKELY TO KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE OR SET THE FENCE FOR IT TO RUN AND PLAY.
KIMBERLY