LEICESTER — Having a runaway dog is a heartbreaking experience for any pet owner. The first few days of frantic searching, the Facebook posts asking for help, the constant vigilance scanning the fields and walking, calling your dog’s name. If you’re lucky, those efforts pay off and you find your dog, but so often, days turn into weeks and hope fades. That’s where Mort Pierpont was on Aug. 29. His two-year-old black Labrador retriever, Darby, ran away from the pet sitter on Aug. 3 while Pierpont and his fami … (read more)
