COMMUNITIES around Oxford are pulling together to help find a beloved pet dog who fled from the scene of a house fire last week.
Jolly the dog, a border black and white male Border collie cross Spaniel, went missing on Friday night after a major fire broke out on Watlington Road, Cowley.
UPDATE* Beloved pet dog missing from Cowley fire confirmed dead
He is yet to be found.
Now, residents in Blackbird Leys and Cowley are pulling together to search for the lost pet.
One, Samantha Gellatly, posted on Facebook that she had been patrolling her local area in search of the Border Collie.
She posted on Facebook: "Poor Jolly. I have been out in the car having a look today for him but no joy, but will keep on looking. I hope he is found safe and well."
Another, Jane Tyrrell, pledged to search the woods. She wrote: "I will look in the woods tomw [tomorrow] on main Rd of leys and good place to hide away."
This is the information about Jolly posted on the website Dog Lost:
Status: Lost
Name: Jolly
Gender & Breed: Male Border Collie
Age: Adult
Colour: Black and White
Marks & Scars: Collie cross Spaniel
Date Lost: 19 Feb 2021
Where Lost: Blackbird Leys/Watlington Road Oxford
Lost in region: South East
Lost in post area: OX4
For more updates, and to report any sightings of this lost dog see here.
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