On February 20 , 2016 , a beautiful , longhaired black and white , neutered border collie called Winston did something very out of character . He fell – or jumped – from the window of his owner ’ s ute on Route K ( Takitimu Expressway ) in Tauranga as they were headed back from a big day at the beach . Winston is still not home .
What should have been a year full of happiness has instead been full of extreme highs and lows for Wendy and Alex Keir as their fur baby , Winston , was about to be joined by wee human baby Indie . The gap Winston has left in this family has cast a real shadow .
There were early sightings in the area – one significant . A runner reported seeing a man on the expressway luring a dog of Winston ’ s description to him . The runner at that point was unaware there was a huge search on for Winston . The energy for his search as not abated . The hunt for Winston has involved
numerous leads , early sightings , search parties , police , clairvoyants , rescue dogs and a very active following of nearly 2000 dedicated people on the dog ’ s Facebook page .
Wendy and the team behind his search will never give up . Wendy has a strong belief that Winston is being kept by people who love him and have absorbed him into their family . She has this plea :
“ Please , please do the right thing . This is not about ‘ finders keepers ’. There are so many dogs looking for forever homes and we will happily help the person who has so kindly looked after him to get their own dog , if only they can give our boy back to us . While Winston will be a good boy for anyone , we know that if he could choose to he would want to be with his real family .”
There is a $ 2000 reward on offer , with no questions asked . If you know anything , please contact Wendy , your local vet or SPCA , all of which you can do anonymously .
Facebook page : Bring Winston Home E : bringwinstonhome4 @ gmail . com P : 027 4697377
Text : Pip Crombie Images : Wendy & Alex Keir
help !
Don ’ t play finders keepers