I don't know why I'm posting this, maybe I figure that you all can understand how I feel. This morning I let my 2 goldendoodles outside to play and when I called them back in, I couldn't find them. We have 6 acres WAY off the road and the only cleared area is immediately around the house. The dogs have a couple favorite spots so I went looking and found Webster but not Charlotte. Charlotte is only 9 wks old and she is missing. I have been searching since 9am and my legs literally ache from the amount of walking I have been doing. My 2 kids, my parents, my sister and 3 other doodles have been searching with me. Now my husband is home from work and he is searching until dark (it's 5:30). We've talked with all the neighbors, driven the local subdivision, called animal control, checked craigslist, and posted a sign. I'm feeling hopeless and miserable. I just lost my grandma and Charlotte went with me to Mich for the funeral - puppy comfort, you know. If you have a doodle puppy, please give him/her a hug for me.
Are there large prey animals in the area? (bear, bobcat, coyote) .....i don't mean to alarm you by asking...Just trying to get a feel for the area.....Any places she could hold up in if she were tired?.....Rabbit holes etc......abandoned out buildings....etc?
I'm sure it goes without saying -- but ALWAYS go look in person. Growing up more then once we owned dogs with terrible wanderlust... one in particular. He was a Lhasa Apso mix my parents had -- we found him as a stray. He was kept with medium length hair. I would call looking for him and they never had him -- I would go look and there he was. Once they even had him down as a FEMALE. They often had the color wrong, much less breed guesses. This happened in two different states, different animal control places. Better safe then sorry.
Oh I am so sorry, lets hope that she is ok, just is hiding somewhere. Maybe she was tired and possibly is hiding in a rabbit hole or some place where she can climb into?...Please keep us informed ...