Smitty found. Thank you all for your help and for your willingness to help.

Reports of sightings were helpful in my finding him. He was hit by a car and required emergency treatment, but was not life threatening at the time.

When he wakes up from the vet's sedation, he will be spoken to sternly, grounded and hugged. I'll probably skip the first two and just salt his water bowl with the tears as I cry about the vet bill.

Thank you all.

FYI This escapade began as a result of someone removing a gate to enter my backyard sometime in the night. Between midnight and 8 am.

I was so relieved to hear that you had found your dog. It breaks my heart that he was injured. What a good idea to put the loss on seeclickfix. I wouldn't have thought about that, but it was a great idea. He looked so bewildered and frightened when he came up on our porch. I don't think he meant to be naughty and it wasn't really even his fault.

I am so relieved to hear that Smitty was found and seems to be on the track to recovery.

SeeClickFix really is a great tool for lost pets. We've seen several examples of animals being found thanks to the efforts of the community/neighbors when a dog or cat goes missing.

May I ask, how did you end up finding Smitty?

Thank you for your concern Jayne and your help. Smith has several weeks of recovery ahead of him and he'll be back to normal. I agree with you, Smitty was just being Smitty, we do not think him naughty nor do we think it was his fault. We do our best to anticipate all the things that can hurt our pets and children and minimize the risks, but it will never be foolproof. Smitty will not be punished any more than the vet is punishing him with treatment. I doubt Smitty has learned anything from this experience, but we have; New Haven is a great place to live full of people who care for one another.
Regards

Multiple forms of social media came in to play that day with the source being SeeClickFix. The result was reports of sightings being relayed to me throughout the day. I drove around the city with my son putting up posters and calling his name throughout the day. As time went on, I expanded the the search radius. Reports would come in via facebook and other social media that allowed me to collapse the search radius again and I eventually found Smitty within a 1/2 mile of the house limping along on three legs with people trying, in vain, to lasso him. He had had enough and he allowed me to scoop him up and I took him to the vet.
In short, there was a small crowd of people chasing Smith down the street trying to put a leash on him and the spectacle of it all caught my attention.