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Help Find Mack the Yellow Lab

Hey Novato people! A lost dog needs your help!

He's a muscular yellow lab named Mack. He ran out after his grandparents' car in Wild Horse Valley as they left for a trip — and he's still running.

He was seen on the freeway around the Bel Marin Keys overpass, then seen on Ignacio Boulevard. He made it to the hills of IVC; people spotted him but no one has been able to get him.

Mack has been looking for his owner, Victoria, who has been out calling his name since Saturday, Oct. 27. He is skittish around other people and might not come to you. If you see him please call Victoria right away at 415-595-8097.

And try to keep an eye on where he goes. The last woman who saw him said his paws are bleeding from running. Breaks my heart!

And guess what? Some Indian Valley homeowners told Mack's heartbroken owner they will call police if she keeps calling his name and would hurt the dog if they found him!! Can you believe that? FYI, there is no sound ordinance or restrictions on calling your dog. And threatening an animal or hurting an animal that is NOT on your property is a punishable crime.

He could be anywhere between Indian Valley and Wildhorse Valley, trying to find his way back home. Let's please help Mack get home!!

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NovatoAVID May 23, 2013 at 07:27 am
Excellent---"for going the extra mile for others." Service Above Self isRead More Rotary....Excellent!
Joe May 23, 2013 at 02:45 pm
Ventress , Common sense tells you if you block your e mail address you will receive nothing . TheRead More trolls have not taken over as they have just put people like you out of business with your phony stories . Why do we need to keep reading your crying when you say you are gone ? Please take your friends with you as the regular readers do not want your garbage
Peter May 23, 2013 at 08:38 am
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Ventress Dugan May 22, 2013 at 02:54 pm
Tina, I have left a few comments on blogs and they been eliminated. I have also emailedRead More Jim....don't think I will get response. So sorry the trolls have taken over. I am blocking Patch from my email.
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Shelley Klaner May 21, 2013 at 03:01 pm
Moylans has always been there for us. They rock! They also provided the brew for my biz openingRead More party and they are an important part of Novato.
NovatoAVID May 19, 2013 at 08:40 am
Thankful for Moylan's Brewing, and their commitment to the community. Support locally owned businessRead More first in Novato.
Karen Dionne May 21, 2013 at 08:56 am
Where's the daily/weekly weather report? It used to be at the top of the front page? I really likedRead More reviewing it with just a glance.
Peter May 20, 2013 at 10:16 am
This new site is great . I wonder if the Posters who wanted to run the old Patch site with allRead More the phony garbage/ postings are sneaking a peak to see a new / better patch . They all complained and said they will quit if not changed back. Guess what folks We have always told you if you want change you need to get out of your computers face and take action . We did just that and look at our reward, A new site for regular people who have common sense .. Thank You Patch
Hopkin May 19, 2013 at 06:20 pm
What is going on here
Craig Belfor May 18, 2013 at 05:51 pm
Making us start over is the plan to wear us down. Free press is paid for by advertisers, andRead More pressure is put out to stifle stories. That's what the tobacco industry did to 60 Minutes, and the Isreli government did to the Goldberg Report. The United Nations couldn't put out the story of mass genocide of the Palestinian people, and we'll be kicked off the blog soon because we don't advertise.
Tina McMillan May 18, 2013 at 04:36 pm
Craig I thought I was being overly suspicious but the new site eliminated months of research andRead More commentary and has replaced it with irrelevant banter and Ads. It won't even let you edit thoughts into smaller blocks or comment directly to another post. It is the ultimate dumbing down of Patch. If you have been following the Plan Bay Area debate here is a link to the response from the Supervisor's: http://www.marincounty.org/Main/~/media/Files/MarinGov/Board%20Actions/20130514CDAPlanBayArea-LTR.pdf There is also a presentation by the Marin Economic Forum on Plan Bay Area: Is it good for the region? Is it good for Marin? Calendar: Novato Community Alliance Title: Marin Economic Forum on Plan Bay Area Date: 30.05.2013 18:30 - 20:30 Location: Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael " A forum sponsored by the Marin Economic Forum on the Plan Bay Area will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 30th in the Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael. Panelists will be Plan Bay Area proponents Marin Supervisor Steve Kinsey; Napa County Supervisor Mark Luce, president of ABAG; and critics Randal O'Toole of the Cato Institute, author of "Gridlock"; and Thomas Rubin, an Oakland-based transportation consultant and former chief financial officer of the Southern California Rapid Transit District. Moderator will be Marin Superior Court Judge Verna Adams. Admission is free."
Craig Belfor May 18, 2013 at 02:54 pm
We got sold down the river by the developers. Under the guise of a new improved format, they justRead More erased our history. Now we have to start defending our town all over again, while they are already in gear. Some of the opponants of AH can't get on anymore. Brent would not have allowed this to happen. Maybe that's why he left so suddenly, and unexpectedly.
Joe May 24, 2013 at 03:52 am
Eleanor, The market and not your group will tell us where our property values are going. TheRead More square shopping center has an owner and if you think he Is going to listen to you and your friends,I have a river for sale. You and your so called group complain about everything this town does and nobody listens to you or your friends . Relax and enjoy life as you are a nice lady but the local groups you have joined have twisted your brain in the wrong direction. They wanted you as a member but when you ran for office did they vote for you ?
Eleanor Sluis May 23, 2013 at 05:18 pm
Peter- Correction- the meeting about property is at the Marin Board of Supervisors on May 30, atRead More 6:30.
Eleanor Sluis May 23, 2013 at 05:12 pm
A rhetorical question by Peter in actions to save property values. Some suggestions are: 1.Read More Research the opinions and facts and vote for whomever you think will save property values. 2. Go to the Wilson Novato Square meeting about the redesign and new 24/7 hours wanted by the Shell owners at the Open Door Church at 7 pm tonight. 3. Go to the meeting about property and planning for Novato as part of the One Bay Area Design on May 30, 6:30 pm in San Rafael Corp Center. 4. Keep supporting the best schools and best governance practices by the council to maintain our rural, suburban vision. 5. Learn all you can about the complexities of politics, culture, environment, and the financial issues of local, state, and federal monies so that when values of property come up, you will be better informed. 6. Support groups, which are dealing with those issues such as political, social, religious, financial, educational, philosophical, cultural, judicial, and environmental. 7. Keep posting for opinions.
Tina McMillan May 24, 2013 at 09:23 am
Peter The whole point of this article was to complain about the problems with Patch's new format.Read More You appear to be part of the comment thread. Your comments continue to attack people personally. According to the new Patch guidelines that is inappropriate behavior.
Peter May 24, 2013 at 08:19 am
The complainers are all still on here . They talk the garbage all week and look at them postingRead More once again. What a bunch of phonies .
NovatoAVID May 24, 2013 at 07:58 am
Never mind! It is posted as an event---YEA--Support the community, support your Rotary Clubs