$6K Reward Offered For Puppy Missing In Morris County

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The search continues for Meep, a one-year-old Boston terrier rescue who has been missing since Jan. 1, according to her owner, Summer Sheldrick.

Meep went missing on New Year’s Day after being let out to use the bathroom. According to Sheldrick, Meep got scared by fireworks let off by a close neighbor at 12:15 a.m.

"She got loose and sprinted and never looked back. I was laying in bed ready to go to sleep and by the time I was notified that she got out, she was already so far gone," Sheldrick said.

Meep was last seen on Dorothy Drive.

A $6,000 reward is being offered for her safe return.

Sheldrick and Ryan Hitchcock, who live in Morristown, said that they searched until 7 a.m. the next morning with no luck.

Since then, the couple has posted flyers on every block and in every mailbox and hired multiple search dogs, drone services, and dog rescue groups.

Meep was rescued from a puppy mill and had several health concerns when Sheldrick first adopted her.

"She was a very sick puppy and had pneumonia for weeks. Meep had to have oxygen and use a nebulizer every day. (She still needs her nebulizer.) Recently, she was diagnosed with a luxating patella, is awaiting surgery and takes daily medication," Sheldrick said.

A luxating patella occurs when the kneecap becomes dislocated, either toward the inside or outside of the leg, according to the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

The search for Meep has been ongoing since her disappearance at the beginning of the month.

According to Sheldrick, Meep has not left her side since she was eight weeks old.

"She is everything to me, and I always used to say I don’t know what I would do without her, and now that I don’t have her, I’m a mess. I wake up crying and I go to sleep crying. I miss her so much, and I’m praying for this nightmare to be over. She is not just a dog to me. She is my family," Sheldrick said.

Sheldrick, in a Facebook post, asked if someone had found Meep to return her. "Whoever you are, you are taking good care of my baby. Do you know that she can only eat from a certain plate due to her smaller trachea? Are you aware that she needs to be eating a certain type of food because she has belly issues and often throws up her food after every meal? When she goes outside for a walk, do you have her favorite pjs to put on her so she doesn’t get cold? No. You do not know these things."

Anyone with information about Meep's location is asked to call (201-400-4397). Meep has been microchipped and spayed; if she is located, she can be recognized via the microchip.