please be kind-very upset first time poster-trival but sad....

Just marking my place to know if you get the dog back, or win the ebay or both!

Also could send a postcard from Australia if you want?

Just reminded of finding a Peter Rabbit face down drowning in a puddle. We fished him out & left him sitting on the wall. I hope he was found.

My little brother left his blanket on Great Blasket Island at some point along a 3 hr walk. Only discovered when we got back to the mainland. My mum took the ferry back again & did the whole walk again trying to find it.

Good luck Balletpump family...

Aw, this is one of the sweetest threads I've ever seen. I could send a postcard from New York if you like?

Good luck OP, hope you get the right one!!!

Iwish, what about those metal key fobs that have an address on them, postage paid and a code that relates to you, do you know the ones I mean credit card companies used to push them? ( www.easycare.com/OtherCoverage/KeyCare.aspx like this.) All someone finding the toy would have to do was stuff it in a postbox! When it arrived at headquarters ( your house!) you could just look up the code and call the frantic parent, pop the toy in the post and bobs your uncle it would be back it its owners arms in no time! If you go for it, I really need a job!!! :)

I'd be happy to send your DS a postcard from doggy from sunny Sydney.....

Tll your DH that he's just shatted my dreams! I thought we might have been onto something there!!

Iwishiwasmoreorganised! If I was more organised I would do it myself!

However DH has just found a problem with proposed lost teds centre, he doesn't think finders would bother to post found teddies on. Better to put a tel contact number on ted then finder could just tel owner and sort something out.

radiohelen, this saturday

Serin - I'll start one!

I'm having childcare nightmares difficulties atm and am looking for a job that would fit around school hours!

my cat (the live variety) has his own email address, which is on his tag in case he ever goes missing.

i've been inspired now to do the same for DD's 'babies', and am labelling each of them with it.

There should be a national centre for lost teddies.

Bit like a big pets rehoming centre where they could go and wait to be found by their owners for a couple of weeks before being humanely recycled.

What about microchipping the very special ones.

yes...I'm in R

Marking my place... when does the auction end? Don't want to look and add to the ebay seller's avarice...

fairly close, somewhere beginning with C

we must be!! [hgrin]

Near horsham?

Oooh, migrating are we neighbours? I'm on Surrey/Sussex border!

Am I the only one who is beginning to think that this thread is moving towards a classics nomination??

I can't wait to find out how the 'cousin' goes down and where the first postcard comes from.

(I'd offer to send one but am not sure the Surrey/sussex border is hugely exciting PM me if you'd like a postcard!!)

There is a very wet and muddy teddy in Golden Acre Park in Leeds, we saw him yesterday afternoon and I picked him out of the mud and sat him on a bench, a bit further round from where the ducks are - I hope he's been reunited with his owners and fingers crossed for the dog in the OP! x

Wow, just wow.

The kindness of strangers has yet again blown me away.

You should all be very proud of yourselves for being the kind of people who care.... I mean that without any sarcasm.

You are all so lovely.

I hope you win the bid or manage to get the little chap that KickAss found. xx

KickArse, you absolute star!

I'm reading this thread with tears welling up. My little girl insists on keeping the teddies she finds, but she takes good care of them. Perhaps a child like her found him? Perhaps he is now sitting on a shelf somewhere in luxury? Maybe he's surfing, sailing and having a good time (see PM offering postcard).

I'm sure you already have but you really should report him lost at the local police station because if he is handed in there even months later they will contact you. I know that's old fashioned now, but you can't afford not to try it. Sadly I suspect he may be long gone but all credit to you for the effort and I sincerely hope it works out.

Also have you considered "lost teddy" posters on lamp posts like for a real dog?

What a lovely/sad thread. Hope he is found soon!

have just read this thread from beginning to end and Ive got to say i love mumsnet. I'm quite new on here only been around for a few months and when i have posted Ive been helped so much.
balletpump i hope doggie turns up or you win your ebay bid.