Originally Posted by friscomom  Hi, don't know the circumstances of his disappearance (fireworks??), but this just happened to us in a small town, we posted everywhere crowds go, incl. every ATM & fast food drive-thru, city offices, our car windows, downtown benches, dollar stores, garbage cans, waste depots, main intersections & leading out of town, the county sheriff said they wouldn't hassle us if we posted on county traffic poles - everywhere visible. When businesses take them down, put them back up if you can. Mobilize the football team to take turns replacing removed ones daily at Walmart in the milk, bread, pet departments, sneak them up at the checkouts, keep on keeping on, because chances are someone is keeping your pup warm somewhere. Buy a Saturday newspaper spread thanking the Good Samaritan who is taking care of your pup in the cold, etc. was another good suggestion. Reward for information is said to be an effective policy on the off chance the people wanted to keep him. This is assuming there wasn't a traffic or hawk or mean dog incident. Pissing people off by putting your posters up without permission is the lesser of evils, in case you're conflicted, and try not to let the imaginings get the better of you. Do everything you and your helpers can think of that you are able. Drive around a lot. Don't be embarrassed, tell everyone, people will be gentle.
We went through some tape and printer ink, and luckily ours was home the same day the posters went up, because a caring person had rescued him from traffic.
If you will find him soon that will be the way I think. |