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Helping one of their own: Berners search for Trixie (video)

If you ever doubted Bernese Mountain Dog owners were as special as their dogs, that thought was put that to rest Sunday afternoon (2/8/15).

“Trixie”, a one-year old being fostered by the McHugh family of Westtown, PA, bolted out the front door on Friday. Since then the family and friends have searched high and low for the dog, plastering the area with more than 500 posters, using social media and alerting area officials and agencies.

And on Sunday (two days later), even more folks showed up to help. Organizing via Facebook, email and texts, a group of Bernese Mountain Dog owners from southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, who regularly gather at Valley Forge for a monthly walk, instead headed for Tracey McHugh’s home to join the search for Trixie.

In all, 17 Bernese Mountain Dogs, one West Highland White Terrier and their owners scoured the area for hours. Trixie was not found today. But the search will continue amid the hope that someone will see her and alert the McHugh family.

Watch the video above for the full story.

Comments

  1. Cristina Kim says

    Thank you for posting this and getting this out there, Eileen. All my positive thoughts tgat she is found soon.

  3. Laura Zecchin says

    thank you for posting this Eileen. I hope that everyone’s effort will help find Trixie.

  5. Suzanne MacKenzie says

    Thanks Eileen, we are so fortunate to be a part of this Berner community. Your efforts are amazing.

  10. christa duff says

    We wanted to thank everyone , everyone that is helping search, spreading the word, giving out flyers, making calls, posting on facebook and sharing her flyer. The support is overwelming and there is no greater love then berner love <3 thank you so so much!!

  11. Denise Smith says

    Eileen this totally shows how our group is. We always support each other in many ways. You clearly brought this through in this video. Thank you so much for making this.

  13. Lori Boulais says

    Thank you Eileen for making this great video. There are lots of groups helping to locate this little girl. We may have our differences at times but the one thing we have in common is our love for this breed and our fur babies. We all hope she is found soon and is back safe with Tracey. Prayers to her safe return.

  14. Marie Buckingham says

    I shared on my personal page to some friends in PA…. sure miss you guys, and miss BFWW! 🙁

  15. STACEE says

    WOW, TEARS ARE FLOWING <3 YOU KNOW.. WE REALLY ARE A GREAT BUNCH 🙂 COME HOME TRIXIE, TRACEY LOVES YOU HONEY. PRAYERS FOR HER SAFE RETURN

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