Our 3 year old let the dogs out the front door this morning. It was as I was getting my coffee that this happened. I ran outside and saw the mastiff sprint off to the left of the house. As I was calling the mastiff. I noticed a white tail disappear around a hedge row to the right of the house. Well that's just great the Beagle went one way the mastiff the other. I figure being a 120 lb dog the mastiff should take priority. So I start after the now vanished mastiff. After 15 minutes of searching I return home to look for my beagle. Which also ended in a disappearence. After spending the next 20 minutes calling for both dogs. I decided to drive around and hunt for them. After an hour of driving and searching I returned home.

I picked up my girlfriend and our two boys and continued the hunt. We drove for another hour and still didn't find them. All the neighbors around have been alerted so there wasn't much else to do but wait. We ran some errands and 6 hours later returned home to find a dirty worn out beagle on the front porch completely alone.

Now for the confusion. These two dogs go EVERYWHERE together. They are completely inseparable. To the point that they have to share a kennel or they will bark all night long. If the two were together I don't see them leaving one another behind. That doesn't make sense to me. Even going in opposite directions in the beginning I figured they would have met up at some point. Secondly. I'm quite surprised the beagle returned home. Generally if they take off on scent then they are gone. It's not uncommon to find them wandering around out in the country down here. It's just how they are. People generally don't return them if they are found either. We value their hunting instincts quite a bit down here. So him being on the porch seemed strange to me. Don't get me wrong. I am overjoyed that he is home. I was worried sick about him. Thirdly. Where the hell is my mastiff!?! He is truly missing. No clue where he may be and my scent hound(the beagle) is too pooped to get off the couch and help me track him. So yeah its a sad day down here. If yall could send positive thoughts for the mastiff safe return home that would be awesome.

Also, I might as well beat a few of my buddies to the joke.

Yes I have checked with the local Chinese restaurants down here. No they have not seen giant horse dog wandering around.

dang, sorry bro

Please check with your animal control office every day.

 

Take a map and try to find where the dog may have run into and out of the woods.

 

Check the roads and then go by the houses on those roads and ask if they have seen the dog.

 

He is probably at someone's house eating steak.

Update:

Apparently they spent the afternoon from around 2 to 5 lounging around outside a neighborhood pet clinic. Then left out of there about twenty minutes before we arrived home. The girlfriend is heading back over there in the car to search the neighborhood behind the clinic now.

The beagle is currently in the most comatose state I have ever seen him in. He is completely worn out and zonked out on the couch next to me. I will keep yall updated.

Update 2.

The mastiff has been located. After almost getting hit by a couple cars someone picked him up and was taking him to get scanned for a chip. They saw her post on the Facebook community wall and called her. She is going to pick him up now.

The beagle has still not stirred from his spot on the couch. I'm starting to think he may be happy to be home. I may have to put one of my gps collars on him incase he pulls a stunt like this again.

Anyway, it's nice to have them both back home again.

Glad both are back safe and sound!

Jeff

Glad to hear they are O.K. 

Our 3 year old let the dogs out the front door this morning. It was as I was getting my coffee that this happened. I ran outside and saw the mastiff sprint off to the left of the house. As I was calling the mastiff. I noticed a white tail disappear around a hedge row to the right of the house. Well that's just great the Beagle went one way the mastiff the other. I figure being a 120 lb dog the mastiff should take priority. So I start after the now vanished mastiff. After 15 minutes of searching I return home to look for my beagle. Which also ended in a disappearence. After spending the next 20 minutes calling for both dogs. I decided to drive around and hunt for them. After an hour of driving and searching I returned home.

I picked up my girlfriend and our two boys and continued the hunt. We drove for another hour and still didn't find them. All the neighbors around have been alerted so there wasn't much else to do but wait. We ran some errands and 6 hours later returned home to find a dirty worn out beagle on the front porch completely alone.

Now for the confusion. These two dogs go EVERYWHERE together. They are completely inseparable. To the point that they have to share a kennel or they will bark all night long. If the two were together I don't see them leaving one another behind. That doesn't make sense to me. Even going in opposite directions in the beginning I figured they would have met up at some point. Secondly. I'm quite surprised the beagle returned home. Generally if they take off on scent then they are gone. It's not uncommon to find them wandering around out in the country down here. It's just how they are. People generally don't return them if they are found either. We value their hunting instincts quite a bit down here. So him being on the porch seemed strange to me. Don't get me wrong. I am overjoyed that he is home. I was worried sick about him. Thirdly. Where the hell is my mastiff!?! He is truly missing. No clue where he may be and my scent hound(the beagle) is too pooped to get off the couch and help me track him. So yeah its a sad day down here. If yall could send positive thoughts for the mastiff safe return home that would be awesome.

Also, I might as well beat a few of my buddies to the joke.

Yes I have checked with the local Chinese restaurants down here. No they have not seen giant horse dog wandering around.

Nor would they admit it if they had

Nor would they admit it if they had

Roflmao

Yes I have checked with the local Chinese restaurants down here. No they have not seen giant horse dog wandering around.

Did they also chase you off with a ladle?

You ask for chicken I give you dog. You no taste difference.

Glad your day turned better

I'm glad this had a happy ending.

Glad you found them, and all ended well.

You're missing the obvious.

 

Your dogs were abducted by aliens. 

I'm glad you got them both back.

 

Now, for the sixty-four dollar question.  Are they chipped?  If not, get them chipped.  Collars with ID tags work great too, but they can get pulled off. 

Sounds like u need a better lock on the door, so your little man doesn't turn them loose again, or worse go with them next time. When my son was three I sent him through the doggie door, I had locked myself out! He thought that was so cool and actually crawled out the door one day.

May be time for some obedience training for the pups.