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Dulles Airport

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Update: Runaway Egyptian Street Dog Seen Near Dulles

Germantown couple's runaway dog was spotted by an airport employee Thursday night.

On Thursday, Patch and several other news outlets picked up the story about Ralph: a dog that after being rescued from the streets of Egypt and flown to Dulles Airport, got spooked by a loud noise and ran away from his would-be owner when they got to the parking lot. Since the story appeared, there have been at least two Ralph sightings, according to Dave Scott, the Germantown resident who had hoped to bring the animal home. In an email to Patch on Friday, Scott wrote: "Update, last night Ralph was spotted at Dulles Airport by an employee around 11pm. We searched for about an hour, but could not find him. He was then reported to be seen near the Greenway (near Dulles), but he could not be caught. We are searching with a few friends …

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Germantown Couple Searches For Runaway Dog Flown From Egypt

Denise Harris ~Gone 2 The Dogs Howard County~

5:10 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Ralph has been found and reunited with his new family! :-)   more ›

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Germantown Couple Searches For Runaway Dog Flown From Egypt

After 18-hour flight, dog got spooked, bolted from the Dulles Airport parking lot Wednesday.

(Updated) A Germantown couple who eagerly awaited the arrival of a street dog they rescued from Egypt are now trying to find the animal, which bolted from its crate while being taken through the parking lot at Dulles Airport Wednesday night. Would-be owners, David Scott and his wife—who Scott said was too distraught and did not want to be named—are waging a public campaign to find Ralphie, a German Shephard and Labrador mix. They’ve made the appeal to local television stations, are creating fliers and have posted the loss on Craigslist. NBC Washington was among the first news outlets to pick up the story. “My wife and I spent four and a half hours at the airport last night, in the cold and the dark searching for him,” Scott told Patch, as …

Denise Harris ~Gone 2 The Dogs Howard County~

2:20 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012

I would love to help with networking--maybe set up a FB page for him to spread the word! David can email me at gone2thedogs@gmail.com Denise http://www.gone2thedogshocomaryland.org   more ›

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