"I'm a little bit stumped" - update as hunt continues for My Dog Sighs' flagship treasure

With treasure hunters keeping their eyes peeled for My Dog Sighs’ buried necklace, the artist himself is still unable to find where he left it.

Paul Stone, otherwise known as My Dog Sighs, has been undertaking early morning missions to find where he buried the treasure, however his 3am hunts have so far been fruitless. The item was buried as part the Portsmouth treasure hunt which took place over the Easter weekend with 8,000 pieces of artwork hidden around the city.

Earlier this week it was revealed that the flagship item of the hunt, a £3,500 necklace which the artist collaborated with master goldsmith Charlotte Cornelius to make, was still missing. However, it has been confirmed that it is not the necklace itself that was buried, with the high value item remaining protected in the jewellers safe.

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Buried somewhere on the beach is a small box with a golden ticket enclosed which can be used to claim the prize. My Dog Sighs has been doing early morning trips to the site where he hid it to avoid being spotted with the general location still being kept as a mystery.

On a video posted to Facebook, the artist said: “I’m a little bit stumped. I can’t go out at 3am every morning, quite literally digging for treasure, as I have loads of stuff on at the moment and I’m working long days. Despite the fact that I am the one that buried it and I should know where it is, I can’t find it.

“It is still there and you can find it. All you have to do now is not look for a stone with an X on it but look below the surface. I have been using the heel of my shoe and dragging it through. I have been systematic and covered about 10 square metres today. It is literally just below the surface.

“Have I made it too hard? Is it going to stay there? I don’t know. It’s exciting isn't it.”

The Portsmouth treasure hunt was apart of the Portsmouth 100 celebrations and proved a big success with family and friends heading out in their droves to find pieces of art ranging from brass statues, beer mats and coins. While thousands of pieces of artwork were found over the Easter weekend, the hunt continues for the elusive high value treasure.