Can you post any information on here and I will share it.. pics, flyer, location, ect???

Oh no... every Shiba owner's worst nightmare. =(

Yes, please do post details and pictures here so forum members might be able to help you crosspost.

Here is an old thread that gives some really helpful suggestions for how to search for lost dogs:
http://www.shibainuforum.org/forum/discussion/6033/lost-dogs/p1

I would underscore the need to visit shelters in person to check for lost dogs. You can also check petharbor.com and such sites for shelter listings. However, animal shelter workers frequently misidentify dogs by breed, or something may get lost in verbal communication, or they just might simply miss a dog. I would make sure to go in person.

Also, message vnovikova on the forum. Nami was lost for three weeks and they were super thorough and lucky to get her back. She'll have good tips too. Twitter will help too if you already have an account.

Sending good thoughts, and hoping you find your baby. Mine are runners too, and it's horrifying when they dig out of the backyard. It can happen so fast. Keep your thoughts positive - goodluck.

I hope that you find Lucy! I would go by all the vet clinics in your area and leave a picture and contact info.

I'm expanding my search tomorrow after work and trying to stay positive. Thank you all for your tips. I've gone to the shelter. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and there isn't a local shiba Inu rescue here. I've sent her picture to some vets but will be contacting more. I live in the downtown area with residential and business areas all kind of mixed together. There also aren't many rescue organizations I only know of one here besides city animal control which only holds animals 3 to 5 days before euthanizing them.

@Sawazi, I believe they can only euthanize dogs that DON'T have a microchip.
Hand out flyers to the shelter and post them everywhere.
Stay positive. Walk around the area and call for her....squeak her favorite toy (if she has one).

I wish you the best of luck and hope you find her!

I'm so sorry this has happened and I really know how you feel. We were really lucky to find Nami. My best advise is to go crazy with flyers and not to stay in the same area, brunch out. Nami went back to where she was staying with my parents. From what I know, they stay close to the area familiar to them.
Give your flyers to postal workes, UPS, FedEx, garbage truckers, cops, ice cream trucks.
Nami came out only at night (around 10pm) and would not approach anybody, she ate cat food laid out for feral cats in the neighborhood. At the end, she only came out to us, when she saw us looking for her. We barely had any sightings of her, because she would stay under the radar, so don't panic.

DO NOT GIVE UP! Shibas are really smart and will find a way to survive and come back to you.

I am so sorry to hear this happened! I agree with everyone else stay positive!! Esp @nvovikova, Shiba's are very smart and she will find a way to come back to you! Keep posting and keep searching, I pray you find her soon.

I posted it on my fb I know a few people down that way. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

All I can say is thanks for all the support ;) it really really helps

Keep us updated! I hope she returns home to you soon. We are praying for her quick return.

Every time I see this thread lit up, I'm hoping it's good news. Hang in there.

Any update on Lucy???

I still have my fingers crossed for you and I will keep promoting the craigslist ad. I really home the shelters do have good news for you.

If you feel you need to have a dog with you. Do it! It is no ones place to scrutinize you especially when no one knows what situation you are in.

I really really hope something comes up for Lucy. I know you have to be worried sick. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for you. Did you have Lucy micro-chipped? If so be sure to go to as many vets as possible with a copy of your craigslist ad that way if anyone tries bringing her in as their own they will be sure to have your information just in case.

I really hope so. :)

I suggest the same as shibamistress ... Have you looked into rescues out there? I know there are plenty pups who need a loving home :)

FYI - it's easy to change microchip registration. We did it easily when getting a retired show dog. Also, most ethical breeders would already have placed a ten week old puppy unless someone pulled out last minute as happened with @arctic. Not to be a jerk two threads in a row but we also have members that did carefully research and still ended up with a byb. It says more about the increasing cleverness and tactics of bybs than owners, so please do be extra careful, especially since you are stressed. Also note that training a new puppy will leave you with little time to look for Lucy.

@violet thank you for the micro chip info. I'm going to contact the foster and the rescue organization again about the micro chip. Still don't quite understand how it works. I doubt you can pull your pets location on a map but I know vets and shelters check for them so ill try again. I did wonder why the pup was still available at 10 weeks but didn't ask. I'll do so today. The breeder is Asahanna. I didn't name her earlier due to the forum guidelines.

@DianaBoston use the advanced search function on the site to look her up and decide for yourself.

@sawazi - you can't pull a location, but vets scan for chips and the service itself sends out alerts to members in the region. Check with the foster. On the slim chance that the puppy came from an ethical breeder, they often require that they be listed as a secondary contact on the chip. You should also investigate in the future which service is prevalent in your area. It may be the unfortunate case that Lucy is chipped by a company that isn't prevalent where you are and therefore they know the dog is chipped but their scanners can't read it.

Another note - if it 's rainy where you are, it's good to laminate your posters and to specify things like whether the pup is people shy. Do keep expanding the search area. It's emotionally harrowing but sometimes it's the perseverance that gets the pup home. Also, as I said, check to see if the foster knows what breeder Lucy came from on the off-chance it was an ethical one. There have definitely been owners that abandoned the dog (literally abandoned in the street) and because the breeder was a secondary contact, they go there, get taken care of and either stay there or get placed carefully. It seems very much a long shot but you should try all options. Plus they might have other contacts in the area (one of my breeder's dogs was lost and they drove several times to help with the search and contacted me and probably others that could spread the word to friends and family in the area).

Oh and in case you weren't doing it, it's worthwhile to ask the residential buildings (check with a manager if it's an apartment) and retailers if they'd permit you to post a poster there with your contact info and Lucy's. @sukoshi'smom also had a really good suggestion re:police, fire stations, utility workers. It 's best not to concentrate mostly on shelters, petstores, and online since if Lucy is skittish the sightings will be more likely with others.

Thanks violet. I live in a smaller community but have talked with the landlord and surrounding residents as well as local police, we have a lot of bicycle cops patrolling the area, and fire stations. I haven't been turned down on posting a flyer yet :) I also tried the fast food restaurants in the area as well. Lucy isn't skittish. She loves people and that's what's scary to me. I know the previous owners were contacted when she was found in Miami but the foster didn't say anything about the breeder. She was turned over to a rescue organization so thanks to the info I've gotten today ill be checking with them again.

Any word @sawazi ?

I hope I hope I hope

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