Hi HoraryQueen, thank you for your time and interest concerning the matter. You drew up some interesting arguments regarding the lost dog, i had not contemplated the possibility of the dog having been robbed through the connection of the 7th house ruler mars although the owner instinctly felt that this is what had happened. The 3rd house maybe explaining that the dog was already found by the "new owner" roaming the roads before it was taken.What do you think moon trining mars means in this context?(even though it is separating) I would like to tell her about this chart with these possibilities but i'm not sure how much information to divulge to my friend regarding these findings as i do not want to make her nervous. Forgive my lack of expertise yet in my humble opinion this chart had never looked very promising from the start and i have been discreet so far. Anyway, thank you once again for your help, i feel like i am learning lots through this (and my errors too!!) Warm regards, Aqua_girl

Interesting - because I was thinking the dog being near stationary it wasn't running away trying to escape - more likely lying down to it all. Also Mars being in the third shows the neighbourhood, so indeed poor Hunter may have been wandering around nearby somewhere. Re the trine from Mars to the Moon, the last aspect of the Moon was the Sun, so I am not sure. The Moon is translating light here bringing Mars to the Sun, then the Sun to Saturn. Sun rules the fifth house and Sun is natural ruler of men. So if you wanted to elaborate you could infer that Mars found the dog and was off to the authorities to return him, but then a man intervened, i.e. a partner or another man. But oppositions are not great anyway, they usually signify breakups and endings.

I guess the only comfort you could offer is that the dog is likely okay, although it must be a nightmare. Fingers crossed. Don't worry about being a beginner, we are all still learning!

Hello Susan, i contacted my friend again and mentioned the latest findings re; Hunter and she updated me with the news that someone from Animal Control had called a while ago with details of a lost dog found but it was a false alarm and was n't Hunter by description so both yourself and Deborah Houlding were right about the news to come shortly from an authority! I also meant that the dog was wandering around close to the neighbourhood (had not run away) on interpreting the 3rd house, although i did n't specify. My friend has recently got a new cat which she is currently enjoying so she is doing as well as she can despite the circumstances.
Thank you once more Susan for your kind input on the matter, i'll continue to follow this thread so any further insights or corrections are welcome.
Best, Aqua_girl

Interesting, because the Moon Saturn is an opposition, so I wasn't too hopeful about that one. At first glance the Rx 6th ruler seemed positive, but perhaps it should be read as stationary - which isn't really good!

Glad your friend is enjoying the cat though!

From Al Biruni:

+Part of Lost Animal = Asc. + Mars - Sun (day or night formula)

+Significator for "'...animals which become attached to man" = Taurus

+Significator for "...domestic dog" = Mercury