Lost
LOST: Puppies in Hickory / Lenoir
Behind the Hickory Mall on 4th St.
Lost
listing
Posted
10 days
ago
Description
I woke up around 6:15 a.m. and found my two puppies missing from the yard behind the Hickory Mall on 4th Street in Hickory, North Carolina. They’re about eight weeks old, one brown and white with a white blaze, the other golden with floppy ears. I’ve been driving the neighborhood, calling their names and asking shop owners near the mall to keep an eye out, but I haven’t seen them. They’re friendly but curious, and I’m terrified they’ll wander into traffic. If you’ve seen them, please keep an eye out and I’ll come right away.
Approximate last-seen location
Behind the Hickory Mall on 4th St.
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