Another Newly Adopted Dog Lost, Community Searching for Winky

RIVERHEAD, NY - A Calverton family is hoping for a miracle as they search desperately for the shelter dog who went missing only minutes after she was adopted Tuesday.

According to Eileen Kreiling, manager of the North Fork Animal Welfare League's Shelter in Riverhead, Winky, who lived at the shelter for about a yar, was just adopted and on her way home, wearing a collar and leash, when she ran off, she said.

"They opened to door to get her out of the backseat and she bolted," Kreiling said. "She got scared and she ran."

Winky is wearing an Adopt Love collar and is dragging a red leash with hearts on it, Kreiling said; she is also microchipped and the chip is registered. Winky is also missing her right eye.

She was lost on Parkway Drive in Calverton; the area is surrounded by the Pine Barrens.

Search parties have been out all day Wednesday and Winky was spotted once near the shooting range in Calverton.

Anyone who sees Winky or has information is asked to call the Riverhead Animal Shelter at 631-369-6189 ext. 2. or, after 4 p.m., 802-238-6916.

Recently, the community came together to help find Jazzy, another recently adopted shelter dog that went missing. Her disappearance brought neighbors and friends together; they celebrated with a party after she was found safely.