HOW YOU CAN HELP
More than 7 years have now elapsed since Beau was stolen.
Beau is now 9 1/2 years old, if he is still alive.
I believe there is a chance Beau might still be alive. I may be wrong and Beau may be dead. I may be right and Beau is alive. Whatever the answer, I cannot stop searching for Beau.
Even though Beau is now 9 1/2 years old and I have not seen him for 7 years, I am still offering a Large Reward for the safe return of Beau.
I love Beau unconditionally, as he loves me. I have never stopped missing Beau, worrying about him, searching for Beau since 1 July 2003. I still carry this ache in my heart for Beau. I always will.
I have never expected anyone who chose to help me find Beau to do this for nothing.
We are supposed to live in a democratic society in Australia so I am morally and legally entitled to advertise and ask for help in finding Beau. This does not mean that I expect to receive help.
I know many kind humans have helped me without even telling me because they know I am genuine and because they also love their dog unconditionally. Unconditional love is completely different from conditional love. The human species is capable of unconditional love even though there is little evidence of this in our current day society.
I know many kind humans in every State of Australia have not forgotten Beau because of the extent of my advertising and because they know I will never give up.
Word about my search for Beau has travelled around the world .. to Iceland, Russia, Slovakia, China, Singapore, United Kingdom, Canada, America .. too many countries to name.
To this day, more than 7 years later I am still receiving phone calls and emails .. some offering help, some asking for help, some expressing their grief for a beloved companion animal who has died.
If you wish to help me find Beau, you could either email Beau's Flyer or print out Beau's Flyer and display this to remind people about Beau. If you click on the words Beau's Flyer you will be directed to the web page showing the flyer.
Beau will no longer resemble the dog in this photo on the flyer.
Beau's litter brother, Hammer was re-homed with me in November 2006.
This is a photo of Hammer in June 2010. Beau has more spots on his face than Hammer but this will give you some idea of what Beau might look like now.
It is highly unlikely Beau has been groomed regularly and depending on the level of abuse he has received, he could look quite different from Hammer. However, what cannot be taken away from an English Setter are their spots !!!
Please notice the spots on Hammer's front and back legs.
An English Setter is not a large dog. An English Setter is a medium sized dog, similar in size to a Golden Retriever or a Labrador. An English Setter is nowhere near as large as a Great Dane, which is a short-coated dog.
An English Setter does not have a cream coat nor a red coat.
An English Setter is a rare purebreed dog in Australia now. This has caused me a great deal of difficulty because the majority of dog owners do not recognise the English Setter breed. In addition the majority of staff who work at council pounds, the RSPCA and private dog rescue organisations do not recognise the English Setter breed.
Most veterinarians and their staff do recognise the English Setter breed. The problem is that the majority do not care that it is a crime to steal a dog and they do not care who legally owns the stolen dog.
A description of Beau:
Beau is a registered purebred English Setter.
Beau is an Orange Belton in colour, which means he has orange/tan markings through his coat and tail, orange/tan markings and spots on his face, and orange/tan spots on his legs.
Beau has a WHITE coat, and NOT a cream coat OR a red coat.
Beau has a very distinctive looking face. He has a lot of orange/tan colouring and spots on his face which make him look as if he has freckles; and he has a sad, goofy expression.
Beau's ears are long and have a lot of orange colouring. Beau has a small pink mark in the bottom corner of one of his eyes where the pigmentation is missing.
Beau has a heart-shaped nose. This photo of Beau when he was 6 months old shows his heart-shaped nose clearly.
Beau was not desexed when he was stolen from our home.
In the last 7 years Beau should not have been desexed because I am Beau's legal owner and I have not given one veterinarian in Australia permission to treat Beau.
Legal ownership DOES NOT CHANGE when a dog (all companion animals) is stolen.
Beau is microchipped. I cannot rely on this to find Beau because legal ownership is ignored unless the stolen dog ends up as a stray. The crime of stealing a dog is also ignored. (Refer the The Legal Status of a Dog and the Stolen Dogs web pages).
~ Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.
