OMG!!! I'm so glad your dh found her....how SCARY!!!! Loved the "she looked at me like I was stupid" comment...
I needed that bit of levity after your story had my heart pounding out of my chest!!
We lost our Daizy for a COUPLE hours one time...thought she got outside because our grandson kept opening up the door....we searched the WOODS around our house for HOURS.....turns out she was under our sofa....dh had closed the foot rest...and she was underneath sleeping...
one of the ONLY times she's ever chosen NOT to bark...she just slept away.
Glad she's home safe and sound!