Blue reflective dog collar with paw-tag
Description
I lost my blue reflective dog collar yesterday around 3pm near the Starbucks on Main Street in Lynchburg. It's a medium-width nylon collar, electric blue, with a small brass paw-print tag engraved with my dog's name, Nova, and my phone number on the back. The buckle is a bit scratched and the D-ring is slightly bent, but it's still totally usable. Nova is my rescue dog, and that collar has sentimental value—it helps me know she belongs to me when we're out wandering the neighborhood. If anyone found it, I’d really appreciate getting it back; please text me and I’ll pick it up as soon as I can.
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