Blythewood, SC Lost Male Dog, Nash Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

1 week ago

🙏🏼 Please ask that people DO NOT try to chase, follow, or call out to your dog if spotted. Whenever possible, it’s best if people report sightings and direction of travel to owner immediately, and don’t post specific sighting locations publicly. It’s important for a lost dog to remain in the same area so it can be safely brought home, and unfortunately many well meaning people scare these dogs away and owners must start the search over. Even stopping a car nearby or closing a car door can be enough to accidentally scare the dog off. As soon as possible, the owners/guardians should place some items like unwashed laundry that smell strongly of their owners (clothes, socks, sheets) in the area last seen. Dogs in particular who get lost from an unfamiliar location almost always circle back to the place they got lost from, often at dusk or dawn when it’s quiet. Check the clothing/laundry spots at dusk and dawn, sometimes dogs are found laying on these items. Place the items in a place away from the road so the dog doesn’t move toward traffic. Keep in mind, the dogs won’t be using their noses when they are scared, and may not smell treats or recognize the scent or voice of their owners right away. Dogs are scared/lost often won’t recognize their owners when in that mindset and may not act at all like they do at home- even a super friendly and social dog might be in fear/survival mode and run away from even the people they know. Avoid calling out or whistling to the dog – they will likely run away if they are in fear mode and it makes it even harder to safely contain them. For those who the dog knows - if you are close, don’t move toward the dog. It’s best to sit or lay down and pretend to eat something delicious (smack lips, “mmmm yum yum”), loud crinkly chip or food bags help. Avoid eye contact, stay facing sideways, and avoid making movements toward them (if needed walk in general direction in an arch). If they move toward you, ignore them and then drop some food/treats! If you reach for them too soon, they may run off again. Be cautious offering a large reward for a scared dog on the run – it can hurt the dog’s chances of being safely recovered (people are more likely to call out and chase/follow the dog for a reward, which can cause the dog to run farther away or continue hiding). Eye-catching, clear flyers with the dog’s photo, your phone number in big font, and phrases like “scared- do not whistle at or chase” and “contact owner with sightings immediately” can help prevent even well-meaning people from scaring the dog more (and accidentally setting the dog running blindly into the road/traffic). The more people who go search the greater the chance that the dog will be scared away again.

Linda N.

1 week ago

Make flyers with picture saying LOST DOG. Put up 1-4 miles from where last seen. Not everyone has social media

Caroline W.

1 week ago

Shared. Check every shelter, humane society, rescue and animal control in a 60+ mile radius in person. You never know where a finder will take them bc everything is full or how far they will travel. I’d also email the all their photo. Google and Facebook rescues and ask the shelter to provide names of them. Black river rescue helps find pets with drones. Reach out. They say to hang worn clothing on a fence or tree in the last area they were seen. I know there’s a west cola AC and Cayce AC. There is a small Richland county AC too that feeds into Columbia Animal Services. Def Colombia animal services & Lexington. I’d email them all his photo. Plus final victory, because of Roscoe, homeward bound, pets inc, pawnetto lifeline and so on. There are probably more rescues and shelters out in your area.

Whitney A.

1 week ago

The owners need some help.They need to get a grid search going with help friends, family neighbors, any volunteers they can get. They need to contact Black river bloodhound search and rescue group asap they should be very willing to help on this case. They have excellent reviews and recommendations and they have worked many cases in our state. This is out of Kerri Lyons area but she would probably give you some recommendations. She is excellent. They need to see if there's any cameras in this area.If there's wooded areas, they need to have those searched, there are thermal drones that would be helpful for the woods

Sheri D.

1 week ago

Try posting on Nextdoor.

Marilyn P.

1 week ago

Swp and love 😘

Barbara F.

1 week ago

🙏🙏

Mary J.

1 week ago

Sharing

Jan S.

1 week ago

- If there’s a neighborhood Facebook page where your pup went missing, post on there right away so people in the area can be on the lookout. - Ask them to check their outdoor cameras for any sightings. - Put up MISSING DOG flyers all around the area where he went missing with his picture and your contact info. - Email a copy of your MISSING DOG flyer to Animal Control to hang in their intake area in case your sweet pup is brought in. - Go IN PERSON to Animal Shelters in your area in case he is brought in. There may be more than one shelter, so go to each one. They don’t keep them for long, so go at least every other day, so you don’t miss him if he ends up being brought there. - If Nash is chipped, notify the microchip company that he is missing, AND make sure your contact info with them is current and up-to-date so they can get ahold of you if someone finds your baby and gets him scanned. Praying you find your beautiful pup real soon!

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