Oh, I am so sorry to hear this. I know what it is to lose a dog & it truly is one of the most traumatic, painful experiences life can hit us with. You blame, you grieve, you worry & agonize, you get angry, scared, depressed, hopeless & that's just part of all of the feelings & emotions. I can only pray that somehow your baby got out some tiny opening(my Tibbe recently got out a less than 4" wide space between my gate & fence post) & ran for a bit, then was found by someone who is taking good care of that baby. My sister's dog got out, was gone for a time & then it turned out, the postwoman spotted him in the house of a neighbor just down the street & told her. Or, he could escape from whoever took him, if they did, & find his way home. Just keep doing all of the recovery things you've been doing & checking outside frequently in case he returns & looking all around the house every time you check. When Tibbe has gotten out the 2 times he has, he turns up on the side of the house & hasn't responded to my calling! I had to go around the house to find him! And you do hear those stories of it taking 2 -3 weeks or longer for some dogs to get found. Since you've likely alerted all vet clinics & if he's chipped, you never know - you may get a call from one of those that you little one is there, having been brought in by the person who has him. I will be praying this baby finds his way home & praying for you & all that you are going through. It really is miserable. I'm so, so sorry but hope is alive.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |