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The accident occured Monday, 2/21/05. Diane Martin was well known in Agility circles. Her trademark was running the agility course barefoot, no matter the course condition.

Diane had 4 dogs, all rescues, with her at the time of the accident. Smooth is still lost, but there have been almost daily sightings in the area near the accident. While the article mentions that Smooth "went into protective mode" when a trucker stopped to render aid, the trucker later clarified that was not what happened.

From a cross posting to several dog forums, "As for Smooth, his story is very different than what we've heard. He said that when he got to the RV, (he had to stop his rig, cross 4 lanes on foot). Smooth was outside and jumping up and down at the driver's door. He said he went around and worked his way in to get to Diane and Smooth jumped in with him but did not threaten him. He said that when he got Diane's face visible after moving debris that had been thrown forward, Smooth looked at her, let out a cry, and jumped out of the RV and dashed across the 4 lanes of traffic. He said he watched helplessly as she darted and stopped and made it through the traffic. "

There is now a blog spot set up at: http://smoothssearch.blogspot.com/

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My first time starting a post. My apologies, as it seems the S. Illinoisan has once again moved this story into their archives. They did that last week, then put it up again. So perhaps it will re-appear later.


Prayers for Smooth's safe return to friends/family of Diane.

[HairOfTheDog]

Heads up!

Ping!

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[Zacs Mom]

do not give up hope ~ I know of a small dog who disappeared under the similar circumstances ... an automobile accident - dogs crate was thrown from vehicle and opened on impact and the small dog ran from the scene in terror. To make it worse, the dog didn't belong to the driver....it was being transported by a handler to a show and was thousands of miles from anyone or anything familiar.

It took two years of diligent searching but the dog was finally found and returned to her owner. The dog had been micro-chipped which is what finally helped identify her and locate her owner.

My prayers are with those looking for this dog. Perhaps if they set out a live trap with Diane's clothing in it the dog may respond to her scent. It's a thought anyway.

[RepoGirl]

Prayers for this sweet pup's safe return.

Of course, being a rottiemaniac, this hits close to home. I hope this poor dog doesn't come across an idiot with a grudge against the breed or some yutz who thinks and older dog might be a good sparring partner for his fighting dog.

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[apackof2]

Dog lover bump

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For any of you checking back in-- still no news to report. Sigh.

But I'll keep touching base here as info becomes available.

Thanks everybody.

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GOOD NEWS PING!!!

Smooth has been found!!! She is safe and on her way to her new home with Jim, a close friend of Diane's, and co-trainer/runner for Smooth.

Yay!!!!

Thanks everybody!!!