Hingham officials continue search for abandoned dog's owner

By Nandini Jayakrishna, Globe Correspondent

HINGHAM -- Animal Control Officer Leslie Badger took an abandoned Saint Bernard around the town today, hoping that someone would recognize the animal and provide officials with clues to his missing owner.

"We're pretty much in the same place as we've been so far in this case," Badger said this afternoon. "We're trying every angle possible."

Police are searching for the elderly man who walked the Saint Bernard every morning near Accord Pond -- a reservoir that supplies water to several South Shore communities.

On Wednesday, a manager at a Chili's restaurant called police after the large dog turned up, wet and alone, near the establishment.

The mystery has only deepened as police have talked to residents and business employees, conducted extensive searches, and followed up various leads.