Sightings of Arjun

We have had to rely on the kindness of people around us to help us find Arjun and through word of mouth there have been some interesting developments and progress in our search for Arjun.

A very nice, helpful friend (& fellow dog/animal lover) who tutors students in SS1, Kampung Tunku called her students and learned that a dog had recently walked into the house of an ex-student. She promptly contacted us on Friday (January 16, 2008) and we investigated it immediately.

We can now confirm that Arjun was in Jalan SS1/32 Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, January 13, 2008 between 11am & 1pm.

Arjun walked into the garden of a corner house (on Jalan SS1/32) but the homeowner chased him away. Arjun later re-entered the house (a 2nd time) through a hole in their chain link fence but was once again chased away. After speaking with the homeowner (& his family) and showing them some video footage we had of Arjun, all of them confirmed that was indeed our dog Arjun which had walked into their compound.

So, we immediately distributed flyers in and around the area. We also interviewed residents in that area, a few of whom had also sighted Arjun in the neighbourhood that week.

Over the weekend, as we covered Jalan SS2/3 (the SEA Park Secondary School road) and spoke with yet more residents, we learned from a lady that Arjun had walked into her compound and had jumped onto her car (peering through the window) as she was leaving the driveway, at 1am in the morning. She shooed him away and drove off.

We know Arjun well, and he absolutely loves car rides & always jumps onto our own cars in the same manner. We showed the lady some video of Arjun and she confirmed that it was him. The lady could not remember which night it was, except that it was "5 days ago" which would make it approximately Tuesday, January 13 as well.

In both instances, Arjun was looking for help from people but sadly he was chased away. My worry has always been that people would see his red MBPJ license and ignore him, (wrongly) believing that he belongs to someone who lived in the neighbourhood very closeby.

Jalan SS1/32 and Jalan SS2/3 is around 1km to 2km away from Jalan SS1/11 (where we live), and he is lost but clearly trying to find his way back home. We are worried that he may be going further away. Arjun has been away from home for 1 month 8 days (since December 10, 2008).

Here's some video of Arjun playing with his chew toy last year.