Have you seen Josephine?

Published 8:00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2015

Monte Ramvick’s beloved dog, Josephine (pictured), a 7- to 8-year-old Newfoundland, disappeared from the Warrenton Costco parking lot the afternoon of June 13. Monte went inside for a short while, leaving Josephine in the back of his truck. While he was gone, she either got out of the truck, which would not be normal for her, or was taken out.

A woman, who had Josephine on a rope (it was not Monte’s rope), approached the doorman at the Costco. She appeared to be in her 40s, and had three older children with her, two boys and a girl. She said she had found Josephine, and was going to wait for the dog’s owner to come out. If she couldn’t find the owner, she was going to turn the dog in to a pound in Washington. Why Washington? Nobody knows, and she disappeared with Josephine shortly thereafter.

Monte went directly to the Clatsop County Animal Shelter as soon as he realized Josephine was missing, just in case, but she wasn’t there. She was wearing a purple collar with lots of identifying tags, yet no one has contacted him. The Warrenton Police Department has put out aflier (http://tinyurl.com/lost-newfie), and Rita Smith of River Song Foundation (http://riversongfoundation.org) has been helping with the search, but so far, no luck.

Monte is worried. Josephine needs medicine, and it’s now been almost two weeks since she’s been gone. He’s also worried about the Fourth of July, because she hates fireworks.

Have you seen Josephine, or do you know someone who has? If you have any information, call Monte at 503-458-6828 or Rita at 503-861-2003. The Ear hopes someone will come forward so Josephine can be returned home to the family who loves and misses her.

— Elleda Wilson