I went to the Yorkie meetup here in Walnut Creek, CA on Sunday but by the time I got there I realized we did not bring the flyer's with us. BUT yesterday I went around Stockton, CA and put up the flyers in alot of the vet's, pet store's and of course the pound. I still have a few more places to go then I will be done, that means Stockton, CA will be covered :)

Thanks!!! That's what I'm talkin' about...we need more people like you that live in that vicinity...to spread the news...everywhere!!! Your help is greatly appreciated, I'm sure, Zeke has to be some where...we just have to find that one right person that knows where. Thanks again.

Go Cali!! You guys are terrific and although I am not in Cali and am continuing to pray for the safe return of Zeke to his mommy!! Persistance pays and I know this will have a happy ending!!!

What a wonderful "mob" has been born on this thread ... you guys are AWESOME! If anyone can bring Zeke home, it's you guys.

Dear God, PLEASE intercede and guide Zeke back home to the loving arms of his mommy.

Problem with Cl in Modesto ... They are flagging all yorkie adds I found one by chance tonight and the alreasy removed it !! I did get a email to the lady she does have a male but it is not Zeke. He is a cutie though If Any one wants a male that is about the same aga as Zeke He would be great.
I have a picture but for some reason I can't post it.
Any hoo. I don't know why they keep Flagging all the yorkie but they are????????????

galts eyes open
 

ive got all my galt friends eyes open i didnt see anything about zeak in Lodi at the vets im so sorry for the horror you must be feeling.

Hi honey bunch,

Whats Cl and why are they removing ads? What's up? I pmed you, but sent it to the wrong person by accident.

Is there anything you need me to do?

CL is Craig's list and every time someone post a forsale yorkie it gets removed????? I know there are alot of scamers but some are real. and looking for Zeke on (CL) is gonna be really hard.
I am not sure where to go from here ?. I think I am out of Ideas other than doing what we are doing...

thanks Rusty's Mom and Kelz...I got it! I really appreciate your help. I want Zeke back with his mommy:cry:

Hi All, just checking in to see any updates on Zeke. I've hardly been around the past few days, so have not had access to my computer.
I think it's really a great thing that all these posters continue to go up about Zeke. It makes me wonder if whomever has him has seen one of them?? And if he/she has, how do they go home and sleep at night knowing the torment they are causing. How do they look at that sweet little face and want to keep him away from his true family?
I still hold onto the hope that eventually they will have to take Zeke to a vet. When Zeke is scanned for his microchip, Maureen's information will be displayed, and will not correspond with that of the "new owner". I do know that the Vet is then obligated to contact the individual that is listed as the owner.
Every day, I still look at the shelter lists for missing yorkies. I have an email alert set with Petfinder.
Hugs to you all,
Lauren

I don't think that all vets even have a scanner or use it if they do. I know mine doesnt have one and not all scanners can read each others microchips because there are different types. Do you have to have a special permit to cross the border with a dog or do they just let any pets cross over with no questions asked if a little green crosses their palm?

OK...I posted the thing on my page, but when I click on it, I get a "cannot find that page" message....anyone else having that problem? The picture is exactly like it is here, but the link doesn't go anywhere. Maybe it's just busy?

How can they remove a Classifed Add that has been paid for, they can't flag and add till it runs it's course, is there any way of finding out why? Maybe they just all expired at the same time???

No CL is FREE . What happens is some one posts a add and it takes a few people to Flag it and then boom they take it off?
I just happened to catch the one before it was flaged and She said she had placed it many times and they keep taken it off?
I would like to know why but???? If they take hers off maybe they took one off that could have been Zeke?

A very good friend of mine got her pet back because of a scanner, the pet was in Aspen, got lost, my friend had her registered with her vet in Texas, she was found in Aspen, scanned, and notified the Vet in Texas, who in turn notified the owner and she got her dog back, so I do believe that Vets, and mostly shelters do use scanners, I have 3 Vets I use in the Area, and know almost all the Vets, between Aspen, and Grand Junction, and I know they are required to have scanners, and are the ones who put in the micro chips, so I believe more Vets than not use them, expecially when notified that their is a missing, possibly stolen Yorkie, in the Modesto Area, Calif is way ahead of us in the number of animals that change hands because of population! So I am not going down that road that Vets do not use Scanners that are aware of the amount of missing yorkies in the Modesto Area, and the fact that there are a lot of theft rings that steal them. Especially when asked to scan any new customers who have an 18 mo old neutered pet that has been stolen. Vets do not have a reason to scan your pet when you bring it to them, as they have know you since you have had your puppy. But I do believe they scan new pet owners who bring in an older puppy for the first time, espically when so many are being stolen in Calif, and all over the country. I also do not want to think that the person who stole Zeke is headed to Mexico, after all the trouble they went to to get into this country, to steal a dog and go back to Mexico, that does not make any since to me. They can get a lot more money for a dog here than they can in Mexico, so to me they are not going to give up everything they have in this country to steal a yorkie and run to Mexico with it. I feel we should be concerned with what we can do here to get Zeke back, someone, somewhere knows where Zeke is, and with the large reward, i feel we will get him back. If he is in Mexico that door is closed, so why go down that path. I'd like to keep the focus positive, and do all we can to get information about Zeke as the person who took him has friends that i am sure could use 1,000.00, even the person who took him! That person could get Zeke returned by someone else, and if they really wanted a yorkie, they could get a puppy with that kind of money and take the pressure off themselves. I believe they steal yorkies to get rewards, not because of the love for the breed! Please Dear Lord bring Zeke home to Maureen. In the name of Jesus we thank you. Amen. These are just my thoughts, anything I guess is possible, but I feel Zeke is here in Calif. and hopefully will be found.

I see, didn't really know what a CL was, thanks for explaning. I wonder why they would want to flagg a yorkie add, unless they have a time frame. It makes me sad to think Zeke's add could possibly be flagged. Hopefully people will continue to Pm the gifts for Zeke so we can get more and more flyers out their, and possibly do a letter to the editor Maybe do the summary about what we have done in the effort to get Zeke back. It would probably be a half page add. Someone in the California area would have to let us know what a 1/2 page would cost. We also should decide what is more important, more flyers, or more adds in the paper. I think the more flyers we can get out there the better, and I think they will be more effectibe than adds in the paper. What does everyone else think or suggest, our focus should be? Your imput is really appreciated, and helpful, as we do have to remain focused, and put the crunch on these theives, and pray the pressure will be to great and they will have a friend return the dog for the reward.

I have to sign off for a while. I will get back to the forum tonight, thanks to all who are doing so much in the search for Zeke, we can't thank everyone enough for your prayers, gifts and support in Maureen's time of need.

Candybaby you are a doll, thank you soooooooo much for all the work you have done, that is so great that Stockton is covered, bless you!!!!
Hugs,
Donna Jean

Hi all.
I'm going on a trip for about 10 days (furkids going with!) my skinkid will look after cats, so I wont be able to come to Yt till I get back. I have asked skinkid to check on here for me, just this thread, cause I need to know whats happening with Zeke. If anyone talks to Maureen, give her lots of love from me, I will keep on praying. I feel so useless being so far away:(

Lauren I PMd you re: internet.

:love: Take care of yourselves and your Yorkies. Please find Zeke:)

c.l. cant figure this one out
 

I am a dealer of antiques in sonoma county. I do craigs list all the time/ When I first heard about zeke. I started looking on c.l. That is when I p.m. maureen and told her there are a lot of yorkis lost" or what ever in her area. so why are they not posting.your add??.
1. are you saying he is stolled or lost??
2. is there to much info so poeple are flaging it. rules say "nothing illegal"
so may be the posting should be mor like lost dog.
did you know you can post in more than 1 town. i can post it here sonoma.
i had a big sale and 2 people (competadors) did not like it and had it removed. i am wondering ... I am going to write the powers that be and see why. you cant post this on c.l.
julie & tede-bare

Jeannie, every single word you said above makes total sense. I agree with you completely. The vets I spoke to in the Modesto area, all have scanners and are on high alert for lost Yorkies. My dogs' microchips are read by all scanners, no matter the brand. Most are that way today - readable across the board. You bring up a good point also about the reward. With so many posters, myspace pages on Zeke, there is a good chance that he will be recognized by someone that has seen him with his new "owner". It is logical from that point, that just for the reward alone, they would be prompted to make a phone call to Maureen.
I have not given up on Zeke. I just have such a strong feeling that he is out there, closer to Maureen than we could imagine.

Okay covered a few more places today :) Someone has got to see these flyers they are going up all over Northern California... I have a few family members in Lodi, Ca so I will tell them about Zeke and whenever I go visit them I will put some flyers up there in their pet stores, etc.. (Lodi, CA is about 15 minutes from Stockton and Stockton is about 30 minutes from Modesto (where Zeke was lost from)..

you are soooo amazing! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!

I soooooooo feel the same way!!!!! Thank you for your support, we have only had the reward posted for a few days, when the word gets out, the pressure will be on the one who took him, and will not want to be seen with him, cannot sell him, as would be reconigned, so will have a friend call Maureen for the reward and return him to her, and split the reward or whatever. That is a lot of money, and I feel he was taken to resale, my prayers remain full of hope that the Lord will bring him home to Maureen where he belongs, it is just going to take that one person to come forward for the money!!!!!! They will get another type of reward for what they have done and I'm not talking about money. I can not believe the amount of pain they have inflected on a young, beautiful, and loving person as Maureen, and I pray the Lord will make it right and help us get Zeke home, as we are all working and praying so hard for a happy ending to this thread. So everyone please keep the prayers coming, and the flyers going up, and the gifts for Zeke to bring him back home! somehow, someday, that little boy has to come home!!!!! Thanks to every one of you for the prayers, gifts, and the hope that Zeke will come home, without hope what do we have? This formum has been filled with more love and hope than any I have witnessed, I will continue to pray.................................and pray..........than pray some more!!!!!

I was just checking another "lost pet" sight and found a picture of this small neutered male. The info says he has been shaved because of matting, but his coloring is still very similar to Zeke's - blond face, darker coloring on the back. Tell me what you think. The ears do appear a bit longer than Zeke's, but it's hard to tell once a dog has been cut that closely.Here goes:
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Good Post :thumbup: :thumbup: I'm going to say a prayer tonight for his safe return

Lauren, could you post a picture of Zeke side by side so we can pull them both up to compare, that poor baby looks so sad in his eyes. He does have big ears, that does not bother me as they really look big when shaved all the way down, the coloring on the ears looks to be a little red, and I rember Zeke being almost blonde gold. A side by side would help so much. It would be so great if it were ZEKE. Has Maureen seen him?

Here goes Hon. I just want to make sure it is not Zeke.Zeke is on the left :
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(See you PM as well Jeannie)

I see a lot of similar things, but I think the other dog is more on the red side, and I think Zeke has more of a baby face. That poor Baby looks so very sad, it is hard to tell what his eyes would look like if her were happy. I think Maureen needs to check him out.

Thank you so much for looking so hard to find Zeke, one of these days we will find him, hopefully sooner than later! I continue to PRAY.

Thank you Candybaby, your prayers are so appreciated!!!!!!!!

I agree, but just wanted to make sure, because he fitted the age group, is a neutered Male and was found in Northern California.

Erm..... could you please post a link to your website;)?