An Algonquin family that lost a special dog in Barrington Hills earlier this month is hoping someone found her and will return her or that she’ll be spotted.
Jason Martin said Xena, a coon hound-ridgeback mix, got away from him near Penny Road Pond and Old Sutton Road, ran into a wooded area, and disappeared. That was nearly two weeks ago.
Martin described Xena to be “brown like a deer, white chest, white feet, with black muzzle. She is really easy to spot with those colors.” She weighs about 60 pounds.
And although dogs are special to everyone, what makes Xena special is that she has been a comfort to Martin’s 13-year-old son, Jack, who has sarcoma.
“Ever since my son was diagnosed with stage-4 sarcoma, he’s been going through all these treatments and he’s been down a little here or there and she helps him out. Every boy loves their dog. It’s a big help to have her around and now that she is gone, it’s too bad for him. We would love to have her around. We have other dogs, but she’s part of our family. We’d like to have her back and Jack misses her pretty bad.”
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