Germanton, NC Lost Female Dog, Maizey Is Missing

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Will L.

2 days ago

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Carol H.

4 days ago

Shared with prayers 🙏 ❤️

Ray A.

4 days ago

Praying shared 🙏 ❤️

4 days 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). If you haven’t already, you may want to take a few flyers and then walk the neighborhood, knock on doors and ask people to take a picture of the flyer – that way they have his photo and your number on hand, and you don’t have to print a ton of flyers. And then stop at all nearby, gas stations, convenience and grocery stores, etc… anywhere that has a lot of locals traveling through. Ask if you can post up a flyer, preferably in a very visible place, such as facing inward & outward on the door or anywhere else they will allow. Near the gas pumps at gas stations would be great but not sure if any places would allow that. And of course follow up to remove the flyers when you find him 🙏🏼❤️ Additionally, you may want to consider reaching out to a a professional tracker. He may need to be tracked with cameras/scent trail and big trap set/monitored. It can make a huge difference, especially when dogs are in fear/survival mode. For reputable trackers you can look up Bravo K911/Balynda Brown and/or Epic Animal Recovery to see if they go to your area (go directly to their websites for contact info, unfortunately have to watch out for scammers). Many legit ones give some free advice as well.! 🙏🏼

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