Search continues for Bertie the missing golden retriever

The search and appeal for sightings and information has widened - but no one has yet picked up Bertie’s scent.

The beloved seven-and-a-half-year-old golden retriever has been missing since haring off to chase a rabbit in Redcliffs’ Barnett Park on June 24.

• Owner fears dog may have been stolen

Her owner Mary McNulty fears the oldest of her three retrievers has been stolen, a reward has been offered to secure Bertie’s return to her Moncks Bay home.

“If we can get her back we’ll pay,” she said.

New ‘missing’ signs have been posted at Barnett Park and also at dog parks throughout the city.

“We’ve had a couple of people say: ‘We’ve seen a golden retriever'. But it’s not been the right dog, obviously. It’s just gut-wrenching,” McNulty said.

“People pass on anything they see but at this stage nothing’s happened.”

McNulty still takes her other retrievers Reg - Bertie’s son - and Clifford to Barnett Park for their daily exercise.

“Clifford and Reg are still looking, we go there every day, just in case,” she said.

Earlier in the search, trained tracking dogs and a drone operator were used in a forlorn attempt to trace Bertie at Barnett Park and the surrounding area.

• Anyone with information on Bertie’s whereabouts should phone 027 436 6566.