ADVISORY/Dogs Roam the Streets of Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Houston to Find Missing Dogpile.com Mascot; Will Make Another Appearance Tomorrow to Spread Word of $20,000 Reward.Photo Editors/News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY... NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031503/bb2 --(BUSINESS WIRE) Today, in the first half of a heroic two-day campaign to find beloved meta-search engine Dogpile.com mascot MASCOT - Modular Approach to Software Construction Operation and Test: a method for software design aimed at real-time embedded systems from the Royal Signals and Research Establishment, UK. "Arfie," several of his canine companions pounded the pavement in five major U.S. cities to spread the word of a $20,000 reward for the missing animated Dalmatian dog (Zool.) a carriage dog, shaped like a pointer, and having black or bluish spots on a white ground; the coach dog. See also: Dalmatian . Twenty-five dogs in total roamed the streets of Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Houston wearing "Missing Arfie" sandwich boards and asking their handlers to pass out leaflets containing information about his reward. In Seattle, even a local celebrity joined the pet parade. Marilee Rush, best known for her 1960s hit "Angel in the Morning," agreed to participate as a handler for one of the dogs and was spotted on several downtown streets. In another tireless effort to find Arfie, the dogs will be appearing again tomorrow in the same cities between 11 a.m.-4 p.m. If you would like to meet these dogs and get more information or a photo, they will be available between 11-11:30 a.m. at the following locations: -- Seattle - Pike Place Market -- Denver - 16th Street -- Atlanta - CNN Center/Centennial Park -- Philadelphia - Walnut & Broad -- Houston - Uptown Park Arfie has been missing since Tuesday, March 11. Concerned search engine users can help Arfie's furry fur·ry adj. fur·ri·er, fur·ri·est 1. Consisting of or similar to fur. 2. a. Covered with, wearing, or trimmed with fur. b. Covered with a furlike substance. 3. friends and enter to win a chance to scoop up Verb 1. scoop up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" lift out, scoop, scoop out, take up remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something the $20,000 reward by visiting www.dogpile.com. Participants need only answer five quick questions correctly and they qualify. Dogpile's meta-search technology lets users dig through 13 different search engines -- including leaders like Ask Jeeves Noun 1. Ask Jeeves - a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product , About and Overture -- all at once, in a single click. So the answers you get are comprehensive, relevant and fast. *Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Pictures from today's pet walk in Seattle are available for publication. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031503/bb2 |
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