Posted on 12/11/2014 7:00:57 PM PST by Redcitizen
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Rotisserie chicken, bacon, dog toys, more than a dozen volunteers and even a psychic have not been enough to find Murphy, an elusive golden retriever whose owner's five-month search for the beloved animal has captivated one mountainous area of Vermont.
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I think with an owner this obsessive, the dog took off.
At our farm, our bassets would take off, chasing a rabbit or deer scent. If they got away, it would be hours before they crawled back, out of breath, covered in basset drool and grinning like Cheshire cats.
The only way we could break them out of their scent stupor was to call out, “want to go for a walk?” They would slam on the brakes and tear back to us so we could put on their leashes and take them for a little walk.
A Kevin Bacon business card would smell like bacon of course.
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