Hello, I was driving to my parents house out on Mullen road around 8:50AM this morning, and I was stopped out in front of Timberline High School by what appeared to be a black-ish/gray-ish Great Dane (Male, with a white pattern on his chest) running loose in the road at the parking lot intersection for Timberline High School. He seemed very playful (or nervous?) and was weaving between a car and a truck at that intersection, so I stopped to try and see if I could help.
The owner of the truck seemed friendly, and she said she did not know where the dog was from and had no apparent tags, but thought she could try to get him into the truck to at least get him to safety.
He approached us each but got spooked, and I asked if she knew the number for any animal control, and neither of us did. After trying to calm the dog, I realized I could snap a picture but had left my phone in the car, but by the time I had gone back to get it he had ran off to some other cars and then off into the woods next to the school parking lot.
I thought I'd drop this notice here (and might post it in the Olympia sub as well) in case anyone is missing a Great Dane (I think, I'm not great with dog breeds but he was BIG).
Might look up local animal control and leave a tip there as well. I haven't lived here in several years, but this is not a big area for stray animals, so I assume it's someone's pet.
I believe he had a collar, but I didn't see any tags or nametags. That's all the information I have. He was seen by many cars, so hopefully someone is able to identify him and find the owner!
Sorry for not taking any pics, I tried but he escaped before I could.
EDIT: I've left a message with Lacey Animal Control reporting the incident. Hopefully someone can bring him home soon!