poor doggy :( UPDATED

jenber77 · June 2010

My mom's dog, Riley, has been missing for two weeks now. He's 13 years old. She got him at my urging (I even helped pay for him) when I was starting my second year of university, and although I ended up moving away the next year to go to a different school, I've always thought of him as "my dog." He's such a sweetheart.

On Sunday of the holiday weekend, my mom took Riley with her to see fireworks with her boyfriend and his dogs in the small town where the boyfriend lives. Well, Riley's a big coward. The noise from the fireworks terrified him and he ran away from my mom. They couldn't find him. They've put up posters, placed ads on Kijiji, talked to local vets and animal shelters, etc. Nothing.

I'm losing hope that she'll ever find him and I'm so sad. I keep thinking about all of the horrible things that could have happened to him wandering around by himself. How scared and hungry he must be/have been. I hope somebody's taking care of him. I hope I get to see him again.

UPDATE: HE'S BEEN FOUND! My mom's boyfriend was out four-wheeling today and spotted him in the bush! I have no idea how he could have survived for three weeks on his own, but apparently he's fine! Dirty and full of burrs, but fine! I'm so happy!

AndLyn · June 2010

Poor Jen

He's such a sweeheart, I'm sure somebody's found him and taken him in!

Temp679314250006041 · June 2010

This is really common, fireworks are not fun for most dogs.

I would tell her to actually GO to the shelter/pound and look at the dogs and probably do so within a large radius, back to where you live. A terrified dog can run a long way, fast. Going to the shelters to see what they have is better then calling, sometimes the volunteer on the phone doesn't have an updated inventory of dogs or they could have him listed as a brown dog and your mom is asking about a brown and white dog.

jenber77 · June 2010

kmap24:

I would tell her to actually GO to the shelter/pound and look at the dogs and probably do so within a large radius, back to where you live. A terrified dog can run a long way, fast. Going to the shelters to see what they have is better then calling, sometimes the volunteer on the phone doesn't have an updated inventory of dogs or they could have him listed as a brown dog and your mom is asking about a brown and white dog.

Thanks for the advice. I'll pass it on.

JEHC · June 2010

I just wanted to say sorry about your pup. Our little fur-girl went missing for a night about two years ago, and I'll never forget how I felt that night. We were visiting friends in another town, and she got out the front door when another guest arrived. It turns out she visited a dog a few streets away, and their owners took her in for the night. They put a sign up on their front lawn that we saw the next morning, so she was only missing for about 12 hours. I can only imagine what you're going through right now - your little man is totally adorable! Good luck and I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!! xo