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This page is dedicated to finding an 8 year old redbone coonhound who ran away from her home in Fairfax VA on June 11, 2021. Call or text 703-596-9296 if seen.

Please do not chase, follow, or call her name. https://www.gofundme.com/f/finding-bogey About Bogey:

Bogey is a 9 year old Redbone Coonhound Mix. She is tan with floppy brown ears and black/grey around her muzzle and eyes. She has a very short smooth coat. She weighed about 47 pounds at the time she went missing. She has long legs and a lean athletic build. Her appearance may have changed somewha

t since she first ran away, though most people who have gotten a good look at her report her as looking like her pictures. How You Can Help

Store Annie’s number in your phone so you can call immediately if you think you might have seen her. Talk to your neighbors, especially those who might not use social media. Ask them to store the number in their phones. Volunteer to pass out flyers in your neighborhood, at your church or other gathering place. Message us for a printable flyer. Ask your HOA to be kind and leave signs up in the neighborhood. People need to know where to call if they do see her! Regularly check your RING or other security cameras for her. Extend the boundary to include a bigger area than just the front door. Send us a private message if you regularly feed outdoor cats/wildlife or know of someone who does. Depending on your location, we may want to set up a camera near your feeding station. FAQs

Q. How long has Bogey been missing? A. Bogey went missing on June 11, 2021. Q. Where does Bogey live? Where/how did she get lost? Bogey went missing from her home on Piney Branch Road in Fairfax VA. When going out for a late-night potty, the buckle on her collar failed and the collar came off. Unfortunately, her GPS collar was being charged at the time. She ran off into the night to eat cicadas. Why are there signs all over Fairfax county? Where has Bogey been? Bogey has covered an extremely large territory. We have had sightings that were confirmed by a professionally trained scent dog that have ranged from Fairfax Station, Lorton, Springfield, and Fairfax Station to the campus of GMU. Some of her sightings include sunning herself in a field near Lake Mercer; standing in someone’s breezeway in Crosspointe; on the Fairfax County Parkway near Hooes Road; sniffing around homes off Henderson Road and Hampton Road. Running through a neighborhood near Lake Braddock, and on the campus of GMU. Her known territory runs east/west from the Accotink Trail in Springfield to Fountainhead Regional Park and north/south from Rt. 29 in Fairfax to Lorton Road. The area is roughly 80 square miles. For most of the winter, Bogey was roaming back and forth between Springfield and Fountainhead Regional Park. More recent sightings have been closer to home including Burke, Lake Braddock, King's Park West and GMU. How did Bogey get all the way down to Lorton? We don’t know exactly how she got so far away. Our best guess is that a well-meaning person picked her up and brought her to the Lorton area thinking they would take her to a vet or shelter but she ran away from them. Have you contacted the shelter? Bogey’s owner Annie is a volunteer at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. They were notified immediately as were all the local shelters. Most of Team Bogey also volunteers at the FCAS. Who is helping to search for Bogey? Bogey has an awesome team of people working to help bring her home. Team Bogey is comprised of professional trackers, shelter and rescue volunteers, friends, and neighbors. We have even had several of our followers become active members of Team Bogey! Is Bogey friendly? Will she come if called? In her normal life, Bogey is friendly to people but can be reactive to dogs she does not know. Since she has been missing, she has been avoiding people. Everyone who has seen her says she has turned and gone into the woods whenever she has been spotted. We ask that you do NOT try to call out to her if you see her. The best thing to do is sit down, look away and crinkle a treat bag. If she is going to approach someone, it needs to be on her terms and that person will need to be VERY patient! There is a great video on "calming signals" on the website for the Missing Animal Response Network. Why is she so skittish? We do not know for certain what Bogey has gone through on this journey. It is quite possible that she went through something traumatic, such as being chased, that has caused her to avoid people. Many lost dogs go into survival mode and become feral within just a few days of being lost. To learn more about lost dog behavior, visit the Missing Animal Response Network

Q. Does Bogey like other dogs? Bogey had a bad experience at a dog park when she was young. She doesn't like to be approached by unknown dogs and is unlikely to come to another dog that she does not know. Where was the last sighting? We prefer that people not focus just on the last sighting as Bogey moves around a lot! We know that Bogey has moved as much as 4 miles in a single night. We must keep watch in all the areas where she has been because she could return at any time. Unfortunately, we have not had enough sightings to establish a pattern to her travels. How is she surviving? What is she eating? There is a surprising amount of food available to a dog as resourceful as Bogey. Lots of people feed wildlife or outdoor cats. She has been known to eat birdseed, horse or deer p**p. She has also been tracked going through neighborhoods on trash day. One person that saw her reported that she had something in her mouth that looked like a squirrel. Has anyone gotten a picture of her? So far no one has been quick enough to get a picture of Bogey. Many sightings were reported by people who were driving when they saw her. Others just saw a tan dog run into the woods. She has quickly run from anyone who has made eye contact or tried to call out to her. What do you mean by a "confirmed sighting." How do you know it was really her? When we get a sighting in a new area, we will bring out a tracker team with professionally trained scent dogs. If the tracking dog picks up Bogey's scent in the spot where someone reported seeing a tan dog running loose, then we feel confident enough in the sighting to label it "confirmed". What do the trackers do? Why have they not found Bogey? Trackers have dogs that are specially trained to follow the scent of a specific animal. They can help us to confirm if a sighting was Bogey, can follow her path and tell us where her scent is strong. Afterwards, we set up cameras with the goal of eventually setting a humane trap. It is rare for a tracker to actually see a lost dog. Only about 5% of tracks result in a "walk up sighting" where they actually see the animal during the track. They are usually starting a day or more behind, so for a dog who moves as much as Bogey does, it is unlikely that the tracker dog will catch up to her. If the tracker feels they are getting close, they will usually have to stop. Animals can sense when they are being followed and the trackers do not want to "push" a lost animal out of a safe place and into a busy road! Why don’t you want people to go out and look for her? Why don’t you give out specific sighting locations? When we get a sighting or track Bogey to a specific area, we set up trail cameras with the goal of eventually setting a humane trap. Extra people walking through the woods looking for her would be more likely to drive her away from our cameras thus delaying the process. Worse, she could be scared out of a safe area and into a busy road. We want to keep her safe! Have you set a humane trap? Trapping Bogey is one possible strategy. We have not been able to do so because she has not stayed in one area long enough to get her on camera. We cannot just set random traps in an area as large as Bogey's or we would trap fox, raccoons and other wildlife all night long. Have you considered using a drone? Team Bogey has explored the possibility of using drones with thermal imaging technology. We spoke to several drone operators in the past who were not hopeful. The majority of Bogey's territory is in restricted flight zones. We had a search and rescue drone operator apply for an exemption, but the FAA would not give approval to search for a dog. Without FAA approval, drones need to be within eyesight off the operator, so we would not be able to cover much of an area.

08/11/2024

Update: Owners have been located. A big thank you to the staff at Merrifield Garden Center for looking out for these pups!

Found dogs...These two lost dogs were seen running up Rt. 29 near Marymead Dr. Thankfully they made their way to the Merrifield Garden Center where they were captured by the staff. Two kind staff members brought them to my house thinking that one of them might be Bogey. (It's not) They are being taken to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter to be scanned.

03/09/2024

We had a possible new sighting last night. It was off Braddock Road near Danbury Forest and the Ravensworth neighborhoods. Trackers have picked up her scent here before. The last time we tracked her, she moved north through the neighborhoods on the north side of Braddock Rd.
If last night's sighting was her and she follows the same route, perhaps this time we can get ahead of her. Anyone in the neighborhoods from Wakefield/Ravensworth to GMU and Fairfax Villa, please keep an extra eye out and remember to call ASAP 703-596-9296. As always, we are so grateful to everyone who continues to keep an eye out for our girl!

21/08/2024

08/21/2024: We had a possible sighting call yesterday. From the description and location it might have been the mangy coyote that lives off Pohick Rd, but we are grateful that people are still looking out for our girl and taking the time to call. Thank you!

12/07/2024

Public service announcement-
Team Bogey learned early on to beware of scammers. If you have lost a pet and post on social media or put up flyers (which is the best way to get sightings to help you find pet), you will be contacted by scammers asking for money or for you to text them a code or click on a link. If someone truly has your pet, they should be able to show you a new photo or video and be willing to meet you in public place. Few people will demand a reward and no professional trackers or drone operators will require payment in advance via PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or gift card.

We have become aware of a circulating scam where pet owners are contacted by individuals falsely claiming to represent our shelter. These individuals state that we have the owner’s missing pet in our care and request money, allegedly for the pet’s immediate medical expenses. They may ask owners to send funds via platforms like Apple Pay or Venmo, while falsifying their caller ID to appear as though the call is coming from our shelter.

Rest assured, the Fairfax County Animal Shelter does not ask for funds over the phone or in advance of picking up a lost pet. If you receive any suspicious communications claiming to be from us, please do not hesitate to hang up and contact us directly.

☎️ Michael R. Frey Campus: 703-830-1100
☎️ Lorton Campus: 703-324-0299
📧 [email protected]

29/06/2024

Please keep an eye out for this dog who is also lost in Bogey territory. Poppy went missing from the Fairfax Hills/ Wakefield Chapel area of Fairfax. Professional Pet Trackers is helping with the case but they need fresh sightings! If you can, please take a picture, but as with any lost dog, please do not call out, or follow/chase.

22/06/2024

Update June 30 - Drogon is SAFE and back with his family!

Please keep an eye out for a large black lab / Great Dane mix in the Burke area of Fairfax County. He escaped June 19 from pet sitter and is already in flight mode. Do not chase, follow, or approach him as he will run away. Stop and call 703-861-1810 or 703-691-2131 immediately. His family returned from vacation and is very worried about him. Sightings are crucial to reuniting him with them. He will be searching for food, water, and shelter due to the heat. Last confirmed seen near White Oaks Elementary/ Shiplett Blvd.

07/06/2024

6/7/24 Update:
Yesterday was a crazy day, in a good way! Carmen and Kenny from Professional Pet Trackers came out to check the recent sighting. Two different dogs picked up scent in the Westmore/Fairfax Villa area! They also checked on a tip from one of our awesome followers and picked up her scent near a feral cat feeding station in the Lake Braddock area of Burke. Interesting fact...the one thing that a majority of sightings have in common is that that there are feral cat feeding stations nearby.
The good news is it seems our girl is still out there roaming. We just have to figure out how to either lure her home or get ahead of her. It feels like we are always a step or two behind. Or with Bogey, more like a few miles behind! Food is not going to do it. She's clearly finding plenty of food!
We have a camera near the new location in Lake Braddock. We would love to get a picture of her. If she does pass by here regularly, it would be amazing if we could establish some kind of pattern. It does seem that she regularly goes from Fairfax to the Lake Braddock area, but we don't get enough regular sightings to determine a route or a pattern.
We can't tell you enough how much we appreciate the support of the community and our followers! We continue to have hope that one day soon our girl will be home!
Please spread the word to friends and family, especially those who may not follow social media. Ask them to please call 703-596-9296 with any possible sightings or any info on feral cat feeding stations in the areas around the City of Fairfax, GMU and Burke.

29/05/2024

Possible new sighting this morning in the area of Westmore/ Fairfax Villa. If you live in this area, please check Ring cameras between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. today (5/29/2024). We would really love to see if anyone caught Bogey on camera. Annie and Cassie are out in the area (dodging the storms), so if you do see Bogey, please call 703-596-9296 ASAP! Thank you.

11/12/2023

We have had a number of possible sightings in the area of Pohick Road over the past few months. The tracking dogs did get fresh scent earlier this Fall, so we believe that Bogey continues to pass through this area.

We had a few more calls recently. The descriptions have varied from a healthy looking dog to a mangy dirty dog with a limp. Our trail cameras have picked up a coyote with severe mange. Much of it's fur is missing and it's ears do not stand up straight like a typical coyote. We believe that this is the animal that several people have reported as possibly being Bogey. We feel badly for this poor coyote, but are glad that it is not our girl in this bad shape.

The good news is that this morning we had a sighting in a similar area. The caller looked at the coyote pictures and said it was NOT the coyote. She saw a healthy looking dog with longer floppier ears.

We also had a few other calls from other areas including Newington Forest and Middle Run. Some were ruled out and a few are possibilities, but it was dark, so the sightings were not strong.

23/11/2023

🍁Happy Thanksgiving! We had two possible sightings this week. One in the Newington Forest area; the other near Ollie Lane, north of Braddock Road. We certainly hope the second one was her, as that would mean she is back closer to home again!

We are thankful that our girl is still out there surviving, and for the support of the wonderful community! We never would have been able to keep up this search without all of your help. Thank you.

14/11/2023

11/13/23 Update...We got a call yesterday from a woman who was quite confident that she saw Bogey crossing Pohick Road once again. The sighting was on November 2, but unfortunately the signs in the area had been taken down, so the lady didn't have the number to call until we put up new signs.
It is likely that Bogey continues to roam and that this is just one of many areas that she passes through every week or two. In the past she has moved from Pohick Road to Saratoga then on north to Braddock Road. Other times she has gone west from Pohick to Fountainhead. Ten days later, she could be anywhere!
We are continuously updating signs. It is a challenge to keep them up in such a big area. If you live in Bogey territory, please store our number so you can have it handy if you do see her! Please ask friends and neighbors to do the same. If you live in a high visibility location and would be willing to put a sign on your property, please let us know and we can have someone bring you one. As always, we are grateful to the wonderful community of people who continue to help with our efforts. We would never have been able to keep up the search without all of your help and support!

27/10/2023

We follow lots of lost pet groups and inevitably someone suggest putting the litter box outside almost every time someone posts about a lost cat. If you follow lost pet groups, please read and share! Thank you!

Placing your cat's litter box outside when they going missing is nothing more than a myth. The MAR Network does not advocate this practice for many reasons.

25/09/2023

09/25 Update: We've had two sightings this evening off of Pohick Rd. possibly headed toward the Saratoga area. Annie is in the area, so call 703-596-9296 immediately with sighting information. Please continue to remain watchful and share with your friends and neighbors. As always, THANK YOU!

14/09/2023

New Sighting! 9/14/23
Just when we were starting to feel discouraged, the keen eyes of a nine year old girl picked up a skinny brown dog crossing Pohick Road near the power lines last night. As luck would have it, Carmen and Kenny Butler and their team of tracking dogs were in the area today. Two different scent dogs picked up Bogey's scent at the location where the girl saw the dog, so we are pretty confident that it was our girl! She was headed in the direction of Saratoga. The last time Bogey was in this area, she crossed the parkway and was seen near Hunter Village Parkway/Accotink Creek. Another time, she went from Saratoga to Lake Braddock. Our guess is that with as dry as it has been, she will stick close to either Pohick Creek or Accotink Creek as many of the smaller water sources have been running very low.
If you see a dog that looks like Bogey, please call immediately! 703-596-9296
If you see her and have a fenced yard, you could try to lure her in with a strong smelling food like wet cat food. If she sees you looking at her, she will run, so try to stay out of sight! Thank you to all of our followers for helping keep an eye out for our girl and a special thank you to the young girl who saw her last night. Because of you, our hope is renewed!

13/09/2023

Also LOST in the Northern VA area

Brown lab/pittie mix with white patch on chest
10 year old neutered male
Possibly wearing two collars - one blue, one red
Went missing on Sept. 5, 2023 from Clifton VA

Last seen this morning (Sept. 13, 2023) in Fairfax Station
He appears to be following power lines. If sighted, please call or text ASAP. Because he's on the run, it's best not to approach or follow him as that might push him farther from home. You might to be able to lure him into fenced yard if grilling but right now, owners need to know where he's been and where he's going next.

Thank you for sharing and keeping an eye out for him!

05/08/2023

8/5/23 Update: Just a reminder that our girl Bogey is still out there. It’s so hard to keep signs fresh with such a large territory. Additionally, Annie recently had a knee replacement and has not been able to get out as much. Fear not, she’s on the mend, and so she and Team Bogey will be working hard on refreshing signage. Doing so usually brings new sightings. We are grateful for those who have reached out to alert us about areas needing new signs. Remind your neighbors to save 703-596-9296 in their phones and call ASAP with any sighting information. Thank you!

27/06/2023

06/28/2023 Update: Animal Protection Police followed up on sightings and found the Ridgeback in Lorton. She’s been returned to owner. Yay!

06/27/2023 Update: Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out to us about the dog in Lorton. It is not our girl, but we are so grateful for everyone looking out and thinking of us!

The good news is that we did have a different, possible sighting this morning. It was on Huntsman Blvd. The description fit and it was a typical sighting. The dog crossed the road and quickly disappeared into the woods. The location was close to the power lines that run from Lee Chapel up to Braddock Road. We believe Bogey uses these power lines as a major travel route, so anyone within a mile or two should be on the lookout.

Please remember not to try to approach Bogey, as she will run off. If you think you see her, the best thing to do would be try to lure her into a fenced area with some kind of smelly food, but stay out of her sight. And always call 703-596-9296 immediately with any possible sighting information. Thank you!

23/06/2023

Please read and take action.

𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘‼️

As we approach our 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧 time of year, we implore you to take precautions to prevent your furbaby from becoming a statistic!

🚫 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 take your dog to a fireworks event!
🚫 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 leave your dog in your yard untethered & unattended.
🚫 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 think it can’t happen to you!

➡️➡️ 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪, make sure microchip info is up to date.
➡️➡️ 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪, make sure your dog is wearing an 🆔 tag
➡️➡️ 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪, make sure you have a good scent article for your dog, just in case you need to hire a professional tracker.

𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑯𝑰𝑮𝑯 𝑫𝑬𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆!

❣️KNOW what to do if your dog goes missing.

Maybe if enough people see this, we can save some heartache, & even some lives. We refer to DOGS in this post, but of course cats and other pets go missing due to fireworks as well.

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Today is National Lost Dog Awareness Day. Please share this video and help people remember that there are still many dogs missing in our area. Most “stray” dogs are really lost dogs! Thank you to Professional Pet Trackers for putting this video together. #lostdog

Great News!!! Today Carmen and Kenny from Professional Pet Trackers came out to check the most recent sighting near the Saratoga Elementary School. Two different dogs got strong positives for scent. We feel quite confident that it was our girl! Saratoga is the far southern end of her territory, but the way she moves, she could be anywhere from Fairfax to Fountainhead by now. We are just ecstatic to have confirmation that she is still out there surviving. In the next few days, we will do a more detailed post about ways you can help. Thank you so much to everyone who continues to spread the word, call in sightings and keep the the positive energy going!

Bogey’s Scent Confirmed in Burke

5/12 Update: The Tracker team of Carmen and K9 Rose confirmed Bogey’s scent in #Burke! Thank you to those who called in the sightings. Please report any possible sightings immediately to Annie at 703-596-9296. Thank you! #fairfaxcounty

Tracking Bogey Spring 2022

4/10 Update: This week was both exciting and frustrating. We had three sightings. All were in the area of Accotink Creek. The first was around 8:30am on Wednesday morning. Bogey was seen along the creek bed and looked to have something in her mouth, like a squirrel or small rodent. That’s great news for her survival, but a bit frustrating because if she is hunting and feeding herself it makes it even harder to attract her to feeding stations. The second sighting came on Wednesday afternoon. Bogey was seen crossing the road toward a neighborhood where Annie had just finished putting flyers up about 30 minutes before. It’s exciting to think that perhaps she picked up Annie’s or Cassie‘s scent and came looking. It’s also frustrating to have been so close and missed her. But if Bogey is picking up and following our scent then we have hope that maybe one day we will actually run into each other! Since this was a new area to us, we decided to bring out the tracker team of Sam and Abby to confirm that the sightings were actually Bogey. They came on Thursday and did get Bogey’s scent. The third sighting came on Friday about 2 miles from the ones on Wednesday. It was a typical sighting of a dog matching her description moving fast like it was chasing something. Since we did not have signs in this area, it’s hard to know for certain whether this is a new area for Bogey, or whether she’s been here before but no one reported it. While waiting for the tracker, I was approached by a lady who said she had seen a dog in the area twice before but never reported it. She had seen signs in other areas, but her husband had convinced her that the dog she saw was probably not Bogey, so she did not call. We know our followers would report sightings right away, so we really need your help to spread the word… if you see something, please say something! Please let us decide whether it might have been her. 703-596-9296 #FairfaxCounty

Sam and Abby Tracking Bogey

2/14 Update: Volume up—the two most recent sightings of Bogey were confirmed today by Sam and Abby! Bogey raided some trash cans in front of townhomes and continued down Rolling Rd. in the direction of #Saratoga. Please call 703-596-9296 immediately with any possible sighting information. Thank you for all you do to help us bring Bogey home. Happy Valentine’s Day. And yes, we feel the love. ❤️ #FairfaxCounty

Cook Out

Here is a look behind-the-scenes as to what happens after we get a report of a Bogey sighting…

Bogey Speaks

We’ve shown pictures and videos of Bogey so you see what she looks and how she loves. But have you ever HEARD Bogey? Animals have distinct tones/inflections just like people. Put your sound on/volume up and take a listen. This is what Bogey’s “voice” sounds like. If you hear or see Bogey, please call 703-596-9296.

Merry Christmas! While NORAD is tracking Santa tonight, Sam and Abbey are busy tracking Bogey. Positive scent was confirmed along the Fairfax County Parkway. ❤️🎁🤞🏻

Happy Holidays

Here's a holiday message from Bogey's mom and (adopted) sister, Annie and Cassie, along with information on yesterday's sighting in #FairfaxCounty. Report any sighting information to 703-596-9296 immediately. Thank you again for all you continue to do to help us bring Bogey home. #FFX #FFXCTY #LostDog

Bogey Opening Presents

Everyone LOVES opening presents during the holidays, especially Bogey! Check out this video from 2019 and look how SMART she is. We hope you enjoy the footage, courtesy of Annie. As a reminder, please remain watchful Fairfax County friends and report any potential sighting information to Annie at 703-596-9296. Thank you.

Bogey Takes the High Road

Bogey typically likes adventure (as you know), but take a look at this video where she clearly does not want to get her paws wet! The other dogs on the pack walk had no problems crossing through the water, but Bogey took the high road. Another theory is that Bogey was showing her loyalty to Annie, not wanting her mom to walk on the pylons without her. ❤️

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