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On the scent Aug 24 2004
By Alison Powell
THE hunt for a prized working dog stolen six weeks ago is now being concentrated in Whitley Wood.
The owner is appealing to neighbours living in the area to join the search after several sightings – and has put up a £200 reward.
Ryan Sharp’s pedigree paterdale terrier Sam was stolen from a locked kennel on the Wellbarn Estate at Aldworth.
Estate workers saw four men in a gold Subaru estate car snatch Sam and there was a sighting in Englefield later that day, with another at a music festival in Aldermaston some days after that.
The men escaped on foot across a field when police gave chase, after dumping the Subaru in Tadley.
Mr Sharp said: “It must be more than a coincidence that a dog answering Sam’s description has been seen in the park off Swallowfield Drive, on the estate and also in the Heroes Walk and Kingsley Close area.
“I’m really asking people who live or work there to keep a look out for Sam and to call if they think they see him.
“It’s been six weeks now since Sam was stolen and it is horrible not knowing if he is okay or where he is.”
Mr Sharp has visited the area several times just to see if he can find Sam and has put numerous posters up around the area.
He has also put up a £200 reward – with the usual conditions – for anyone who finds Sam.
Mr Sharp said: “He is jet black all over, his tail is docked but longer than normal and he has a tiny mole between his eyes.”
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