Lily's gone missing - post I've dreaded making

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Lily went out hunting this morning, and hasn't been seen since, I was at work and have only just found out.

So far she's registered on dogslost, with the local dog warden, on FB and with the local vets....

anything else I'm missing?

This thread has recent photos: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=494359

If anyone is in the Cricklade / Wilts area and sees a little white shape... please contact me.
 
Lanky Loll said:
Lily went out hunting this morning, and hasn't been seen since, I was at work and have only just found out.

So far she's registered on dogslost, with the local dog warden, on FB and with the local vets....

anything else I'm missing?

This thread has recent photos: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=494359

If anyone is in the Cricklade / Wilts area and sees a little white shape... please contact me.
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Contact Petlog for a microchip alert and dog wardens in adjoining councils.
Posters in local pubs & chippys.
Posters on lamp posts near schools ASAP - preferably before tomorrows school run.
 
Put this up on Facebook with her own page. FB seems to have a very high return rate for lost dogs. Also keep calling the pounds and rescue ..often the descriptions don't match up and there have been cases of dogs being stuck when that has happened.

So very sorry though. It's pretty much every owners nightmare..
 
I'm sorry Lily has gone missing,both mine went missing for 27 hours in November.

These are some other places we tried,

Police,
Postmen (contact the post office) as they cover a wide area.
Bus drivers


I hope she turns up soon safe & well.
 
So sorry to hear that your lovely little dog is missing. Is there a special FB link you can share?

Our two labs got out for an hour on Sunday and that was horrible, I can only imagine how you feel right now.

Someone I know had her JRT stolen and got it back 4 years later (http://www.doglost.co.uk/dog_blog.php?dogId=9621). Never give up hope. xx
 
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Hope you find her soon, it is such a horrible feeling and mine only went missing for 45 mins chasing a deer. Have you seen there is another dog on Dog Lost missing today from the same area, possibly you could share putting up posters for each other and maybe cover a broader area. Lots of posters seem to be the best way in case someone has picked her up and also call all the vet practices in the area.
 
Are there any warrens/fox earths around you? Any farms?
When either of mine go missing (nearly everytime we go home...) They end up either being stuck down a fox hole (for 3 days...he's never been fully sane since!) Or off near one of the chicken farms. I would drive around further afield calling. We found ours MILES away last year, they were happily hunting oblivious to the worry they'd caused by being missing for 2 days!

Twitter seems a good way of raising awareness as well. Hope she turns up xx
 
Have you got other dogs to help you search? Sometimes, especially if shes down a hole or stuck out of sight another dog can be invaluable. Really feeling for you, there is nothing worse than the not knowing, I know from first hand experience. I hope you find her. I dont think I'm all that far from you (bristol area), if you need more help searching let me know.
 
Searched last night with mum's GSD and Border Terrier, then back out this morning with Lily's mum (who belongs to my brother) and his BT who was the dog Lil was playing with when last seen. Non of them showed any signs although we put up plenty of rabbits :(
The yard and barn are adjacent to the main road, and I have a horrible feeling someone's bundled her into a car :(
 
I'm so sorry you have lost you dog. Charlie went missing for two hours once when he was rabbiting in a wood. I was beside myself with panic so can only imagen what you are feeling :( .
Where I used to work there JRT used to run off hunting all the time. (Infact thats how I ended up with charlie ;) ) One day she didn't come back. I surched and searched for days. Taking the other dogs up onto the downs and across the local farm land and also calling her when out on the horses. We had given up hope and thought she must have been dead but after 9 days we heard a barking at the door. We thought we were going mad but when we opened the door there she was :) She had got stuck down a hole and only managed to escape when she had lost enough weight. She was so skinny but she was alive and we nursed her back to health. :)

I hope your story has a similer out come. I'll also share your post (if I can work out how :o ) On facebook as i'm in the new forest so not so far away from wilts. (((((((((hugs))))))))) for you at this worrying time. xx
 
So sorry she's gone missing! Mine went missing from my garden over a year ago and i also fear she was stolen - police were useless and told me there's nothing they could do because she's a dog - i doubt the response would have been the same had it been a car or something! I have had many calls over the last 6 months of people thinking they have seen her or know where she may be and although i havent had her back it's good to know people still keep an eye out! Dogs lost is where i had most of my replies and also from posters offering a reward. However do search rabbit holes etc as my friends jrt is always hiding there - she even had a litter of pups down a rabbit hole!
Keep your chin up!
 
None. I'm actually at the stage of hoping someones pinched her at least then she's hopefully somewhere warm and comfortable. Been out with all the other dogs again this pm and just no sign of her :(
 
So sorry to hear she is missing. It's just awful the not knowing.:( Positive thinking is required and a plan of action! Posters everywhere. Inform all vets within county, inform all local police stations and harass local dog wardens. When my MIL lurcher went missing I made a complete nuisance of myself and harassed all the above. I'm sure they all thought I was bonkers but I didn't care, I even attemted to bribe the local dog warden to get off his lazy arse and checkout a sighting! Ring all the above daily, word soon gets out. We finally got my MILs dog back after three days when the dog was spotted by a paperboy doing his round at 6 in the morning.
 
so sorry to hear shes missing but dont give up hope - next doors JRs used to go missing for whole days at a time - down the badger/rabbit sets/holes and a lady I know lost her JR for over a week - it then reappeared - very thin and without some hair but otherwise ok - when she had it checked over by the vet he said it was almost certain it had got stuck down a rabbit/badger set and got out when had lost enough weight to get free - it had survived as there had been rainfall - she was convinced it had been stolen !

fingers crossed she reappears - possibly a bit bedraggled and sheepish but ok x
 
I really hope she's somewhere warm - rather that than anything else. Checked buildings and watercourses today, and spoke to people in the yards, postie, random dog walkers anyone and everyone
 
Have you got it out on local radio too?

When our Holly went missing at 12 weeks old in early January (about 16 years ago now, her mother had taken her off and lost her, she was back in 30 minutes!) we feared the worst. Scoured everywhere, notified everyone, went out all day and night both with other dogs and on the hunters; all our farmers were great, said I could ride anywhere; checked every trough and pond, on the radio, signs at each end of the road and so on, just as you're doing. She was brought back by a distant neighbour 4 days later as she had found her way into their old kennel and taken shelter there. Was as thin as a twig but bright in herself; after some small feeds of warm Weetabix she was happily sleeping in front of the fire.
I do hope you have a similar happy ending.
 
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