Maverick, a 7-year-old blue merle Great Dane, accompanies owner Justin Greathouse as they go Christmas tree shopping. Maverick has been missing since Jan. 11 from New Cumberland. (Submitted photo)
NEW CUMBERLAND — Maverick always was an attention getter which one could not miss when visiting Justin Greenhouse’s home, so he cannot help but be puzzled how the 160-pound dog has not been spotted in almost three weeks.
Maverick is a blue merle harlequin Great Dane.
Greathouse and girlfriend Brittany Cooper are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to Maverick being reunited with his family.
Greathouse said that friends are sharing their plea for Maverick’s return.
Neighbors are checking doorbell cameras.
Thermal drone operators have swept more than 3,009 acres.
All has produced nothing.
“We haven’t had any reliable sighting,” he added.
The couple use invisible fencing for their dogs. But Maverick did not have his collar on while going outside on Jan. 11 at 5:30 p.m.
Thus, the saga began. A super healthy Maverick, age 7, disappeared from the Pleasant Hills Road area in New Cumberland that is his home.
The reward started at $500 and has now increased to $5,000.
Some may ask why $5,000 for a dog, who is not only micro-chipped but neutered and thus cannot be used for breeding?
Greathouse has a simple answer. “We just want our dog back with us,” he explained. “He is family to us.”
“If someone knows something, anything, hit by a car, shot by an angry landowner, snatched to try to make some money — anything at all, so my family can have peace,” Greathouse said, adding the family of four includes a 7-year-old boy and a baby on the way.
Anyone with information should contact Greathouse at 304-277-9925 or Cooper at 304-374-4604.
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