UPDATE: Missing Burmese Mountain Dog Found

UPDATE Thursday, 7 p.m.

A Burmese mountain dog that went missing Thursday morning near Sullivan Street in Charlestown was found safely less than one block from where she went missing.

The dog, "Vivi," lives in Beacon Hill but got out of the dog walker transport van near Sullivan Street in Charlestown on Thursday morning.

People around the Charlestown area spread the word about the lost dog and social media and via Patch in an effort to return her to her owner.

Just before 7 p.m., Vivi's owner Elyse Guyer, sent an email to Patch confirming that the dog had been found.

"I am the owner of Vivi, and yes, she was found safely in Charlestown, less than a block from where she went missing six hours earlier. Thank you to all the wonderful people of Charlestown who took my number and kept a look out for her. Especially thank you to the gentleman and his dog who found her, the woman who called me, the kind person who gave me trail mix and chips after I had been walking the streets for five hours looking for my dog, my friends who came and drove the streets with me. Thank you for sharing information about her being lost, and hopefully you will share the news of her safe return."