Lost Cairn in Hatfield / Whately, MA

It's been several months since two Cairns, Bran and his daughter, took off after a deer in late Nov 2008. The daughter came back after an hour, but Bran is still missing. The good news is that Bran has been seen periodically. Most recently last week he was viewed on a hunter's motion detector camera. This is a very rural area with many barns and the assumption is that Bran is spending nights in the barns. When seen on pictures, he looks to be nourished. The 87 year old owner is working with a Pet Finder woman from Pennsylvania with a dog trained to follow a trail. This is an extremely wooded area and it's assumed that Bran is going under the brush and the tracking dog is going over and although the tracker can follow, no results yet. They have set live-traps but the local humane society requires that live traps be covered in the winter and be checked every 2 hrs. Due to the remoteness of the search location, this has been difficult for the owner to do. Also, there may be "crate avoidance" due to his past history.

If Bran is sighted, or if you can help in the search, please call 413-584-9612.

Please keep Bran and the volunteers searching for him in your thoughts and prayers.