Gloria is a 20 pound Dachshund and went missing on Monday, April 12, at around noon. Her person was in their yard doing yard work and Gloria was sitting nearby in the sun. When she looked up Gloria was not in her previous spot. She started looking for Gloria, assuming she had gone under the deck, which is what she has done in the past.
Despite visits from the local fire department and another contractor with a camera on stick, Gloria was not found under the deck. Several holes were cut in the wood to find her, but still she was not found.
I was called the next day on Tuesday and asked if any search had been done outside the house and I was told no since they believed her to be in the yard. Animal control had not been contacted and no flyers were up. Gloria was microchipped and wearing a collar with ID tags. I suggested they call animal control and the microchip company immediately to report her missing.
Two days later we arrived, and I brought Tacoma and Asia. Tacoma would do the search under the deck and in the yard and Asia would pick up if nothing was found in the yard.
Despite over two hours in the yard and cutting new holes and having Tacoma search the entire yard and under the deck, we didn't find any evidence that Gloria was in the yard. I brought Asia out, had her check the area surrounding the house and she found a track leading away from the house and down the hill toward the marina. Gloria's person did confirm she had not walked Gloria in that area for as long as she can remember. She always drives Gloria in a car anywhere and does not walk in the neighborhood.
After another two hours of tracking we found the track went down the hill and through some neighborhoods, towards a popular local market and then back up and around to a previous location.
The search was stopped at the four hour mark. They said they would continue to search for Gloria outside the house and surrounding neighborhoods.
