My pup is lost. Update 2/19

[lilibet]

Oh no, I hope you've found him and if not I hope he's home soon!

[gingery]

My local area has several lost dog FB pages, I would also try that. I've seen tons of reunions from those pages.

[starburst604]

Oh no Definitely check local FB groups, I see pics of lost and found pets there all the time.

[mskitkat]

I'm so sorry! I hope someone just saw how cute he was and is waiting for time to take him to the vet to check the chip.

[lilibet]

Is there a lost dogs page for your area on facebook/twitter/instagram? Try posting there.

I hope you find him soon. ((hugs))

[dexteroni]

Oh no! I hope someone has him and that you'll find each other soon.

[sapphireblue]

I am so sorry, you must be beside yourself.

Once my dog got out of the yard and she was missing for three nights. She came home on her own. I really really hope your pup comes home or someone finds him and calls you.

[Deleted]

Oh no! I'm so upset he's not home. Hopefully someone is just hanging onto him over the weekend because they don't know how to track you down. I bet you'll get him back once everything is open and someone can figure out how to get a hold of you.

Keep us posted!

[monsterz]

I am sorry. I hope he comes home soon,

[LoveTrains]

I am so sorry and I hope you get him back soon.

[thatgirl2478]

I'm so sorry   I know how rough it is when your pet gets lost - I've been there a few times once with my cat and once or twice with the dogs.

Have you tried calling the non emergency police line?  Have you put up fliers? 

ETA:

Put a lost dog ad up on Craigslist.  Does your area have a lost pets facebook group?

[jene]

I hope you find him soon!

[MrsE]

Oh how sad. Hope he makes it home safely. Big hugs to you.

[Emerald1486]

I hope you find him soon.

[smilee1079]

Call vets in the area too. I know he is microchipped but some services require you pay an annual fee to keep your info up to date for the chip. Maybe someone brought him to a vet to get checked for a chip.

[RandZB]

Try to keep hope! We got our first dog when we were dating, December 2003. DH's roommate at the time left the door to the garage and the back door open while we were out one night, and that little 10-week old pudgy lab took off. We looked for her every spare moment for WEEKS. Put up signs everywhere, scouted the neighborhoods, nobody had seen her. In mid-February we got a call from someone who had seen our sign at their vet about a found chocolate Lab. Went to their house and it was her! A little skinny but no worse for wear. She had walked about five miles down a major road and crossed an interstate in the dead of winter to get where they found her. Then in 2006 she got through a hole in the fence and got lost on a golf course. People reported seeing her for about a week, and she would take off when anyone got close to her. I looked for her for hours every day. On Saturday I was driving around looking and saw a kid sitting in the back of a pickup truck with her. They had found her the day before and just brought her in since it was raining, and they were driving around looking for her owner. She's stayed close to home since then. I really hope you find your buddy soon!

[spunkarella]

Huge hugs. I am so, so sorry.

If you haven't already, I would put up flyers around your neighborhood, big grocery stores, and vet offices.

This website was a great resource during the spunky kitty search. We used their recommendations for our neighborhood signs, and a tip from one of the signs led us to our kitty's hiding spot.

Do NOT give up hope. I hope he comes home soon!!

www.missingpetpartnership.org/recovery-tips/posters-5555/

[insominac]

I'm so sorry.... please don't lose hope!

[hurricanedrunk]

Just read your update, sending lots of good finding vibes your way. Big hugs to you!

[lime]

Hugs to you and Toby.

[julianabixby]

Just wanted to say I've been thinking of you and keep thinking lots of good thoughts that Toby will be home soon!

[crashgizmo]

I've been thinking about you and your pup, too. Don't give up hope!

[spunkarella]

I'm sorry you haven't found him yet. It is so tough. Hang in there! You are doing the right things. I can't wait to see your reunion update!

[iheartbanjos]

I am sick for you. I hope he is found soon.

[4speedy]

I lost my SIL's dog about 5 years ago. She assured me he was too old to walk much. They had not even pulled out of our driveway after dropping him off before the dog wandered out of our yard and never came back. I put flyers everywhere. Checked every shelter in a 60 mile radius. I also printed flyers and stuck them in mailboxes. DD was 3 years old. I gave her a stack, she sat in her car seat as I drove up to all the roadside mailboxes and she shoved them in the boxes.

The first two days were absolutely silent. The third day, we drove back to the same houses (all the houses within a mile radius of my house) and put the same flyer in a second time. That did the trick. My phone was ringing off the hook with sightings of the dog. Everyone called to tell me that so and so on XYZ street had a giant sign in front of her house saying "found dog" and I should drive over there to check it out.

I firmly believe that people just weren't paying attention to a lost dog when I put the first round of flyers out so they just threw it away. After the first flyers went out, people were more observant so when they drove past the sign, it made a connection/impact so they remembered it when the second round of flyers went out and were able to call me with info about what they had seen.

Keep expanding your search but don't forget to repost flyers in your initial search area. It might take people a couple of times seeing your flyer before they put it together that they saw your dog.

[mbcdefg]

I'm sorry. I hope he comes home soon.

Apologies for not reading the earlier posts ... did you post on FB and encourage your friends to spread the word? If you're comfortable, maybe MMers local to you could also post?

[redredwine]

This breaks my heart!!! I'm so sorry!!!

I second PP in posting on FB and getting everyone to share!

[hamster]

I hope it's him and that he can come home!

[kalil]

I hope y'all find him soon!

[MrsDarcy]

Thinking of you and your puppy, and hoping for the best!!