One month after fire, the search for Shadow continues
A dog who ran off during a house fire last month in Sackville is still missing, and his owner continues to search for him.
Shadow is a three-year-old Siberian Husky, and had been boarding with Kathy Hopkins and her son Joey Brent on King Street in Sackville when a fire destroyed their home. Shadow was spared in the fire, but ran off and has not been seen since. Shadow’s owner Matt Mills is continuing the search, with some help from Hopkins’ niece, Wendy Price.
“He doesn’t really know many people around this area,” says Price, who has been helping by putting up posters and spreading the word. “There’s posters everywhere,” says Price, “and I reached out to the the ATV trail sites. It’s just really strange [that there’s been no sightings of the dog].”
Mills remains active in the search. He’s set up a camera and live trap at the site of the house, and has spent a considerable amount of time looking for Shadow. Price says he’s been coming from his Moncton home after his workday to search, “and he spent a whole couple of weekends just parked in the driveway sleeping in the car.”
Price says Shadow is friendly, with a gray and white coat and blue eyes, and an extra toe on one of his back paws. … Continue