OMG!!!!!!!!MY BABY'S GONE!!!!!!!! - Page 4

I never said I condoned letting your dog run loose unattended, anywhere, at any time.  What I said was, some people who live in the country do.  I WOULD NOT.  The fact that she did is not helping to find the dog, that's my point.  I'm hoping that the dog is okay, for the sake of the dog.  If the she found, that will be the time to chastise.  Right now is supposed to be about finding the her, period.  If she continues to on this same path IF she finds the dog, I'd have no sympathy and would chime in with the rest of you.  Let it be a lesson learned, the hard way.

I live on 40 acres in a rural area. NO dog is ever outside a fenced area unless I am there with the dog. Yes, sometimes people do have to learn the hard way. In my area, should a dog get loose, it could be miles and miles away from here in an hour for chasing a rabbit, or another dog, or a car or a cow. People shoot dogs chasing livestock, cars driving very fast through the area hit dogs, or people sometimes pick them up. Unfortunately, this happens all too often because people let their dogs run loose on purpose. One time, I turned my back on a dog here and noted she was gone immediately and found her a good half mile away! Had more time passed, I likely would never have found her. I never turned my back on a dog again. Who knows what motivated her to go....possibly chasing one of the hundreds of rabbits that congregate here.

It always seems cruel in the heat of a situation when people speak their minds, but I wanted to ask initially "what were you thinking"? I do hope the dog is found. Many of us hope that the routine for the dog will be modified in the future. Hopefully the dog will be found and soon. The longer it is missing, the less likely it will be a happy outcome.

I also live on forty acres on a quiet country lane BUT my dogs are always on lead when outside of the 6 foot fence areas, simply because I know for sure that they would chase the first rabbit, duck or kangaroo they see and become lost and around here other farmers would shoot on sight, especially a GSD. Only last year a Ranger called apound looking for 2 Jack Russell Terriers that had attacked and killed 6 lambs.

Not trying to scare you,  I sure hope that your girl turns up safe and sound  >>>>> I know how I would feel should one of mine go missing.

I keep checking to see if there's any update, I'm so hoping she's okay.

I live in acreage in the countryside too and as many others have said it is much easier to lose a GSD because there is so much prey stimuli. A loose GSD can even pick up an animal scent and trail it for miles.
You did not mention if your GSD was spayed or not. If she is in heat, this can be another reason for roaming. See if any homes in the area have an intact male dog, your dog may be hanging out with him.
I really hope you find your dog.
I have lost a dog in the past and he turned up after several days at another house but since that house had my flyer they called me to pick him up. It was fortunate that their Rottweler had passed away just one month before because they said if their Rott was still alive, he might have killed my dog (who was not yet an adult at that time) for trespassing on their property.
See if radio stations around your area can make a lost pet announcement. Some stations will do it for free. If they ask you to pay, pay.
Also a classified ad or even a half page or quarter page advertisement in the local country paper.
And as a last resort, just to know, ask the office responsible for cleaning up road kill, if they had picked up any dog remains that looked like a German shepherd. If there is a railroad in the area, walk up and down the tracks. GSDs have been known to chase trains and get killed for it. In fact, legend has it that the very first GSD, Roland, was killed chasing a train.

 There's a thread that has lots of other ideas for searching for lost dogs too.  It may be the one that is linked in a previous post above.

A couple of other ideas: you've probably already tried it, but I don't suppose you have snow on the ground do you?  With tracks to follow?  Also, do you think the lab that is friends with your dog may be able to help find your dog?

I send you prayers for the safe return of your dog.

She is spayed.  At our humane society they have a book with a list of animals that arrived deceased,she's not in it.  We go to the shelter several times a day to walk through the stray holding kennels.  They also have a log book of people who have called in saying they have found a stray.  No luck.  She is in our local on-line paper, I put her on a ad on craigs list.  Home Again has sent out an alert.  We put out an on-line flier through the humane society that goes to all shelters in theU.S.  We will just keep passing out flier's and remain vigilant.  Thank you to those who are offering ideas,prayers and hope. Thank You Thank You Thank You.

Halley, what do the owners of the Lab have to say?  Did they see her that evening or did she not show up there at all?

Good question, GSD Travels. Also, is the Lab missing, too? There is a company that specializes in hunts for lost dogs. They use technology to make mass calls to people in the area. Not sure of the cost, but I understand that they are quite sucessful and in some cases have been able to determine that lost dogs were in fact many miles away when found.