Rescue Pup, Home 3 Days, Lost in Southold: 'She Doesn't Even Know Her Name'

NORTH FORK, NY - A heartbroken family is searching for their rescue dog, who has been lost since Sunday — and doesn’t even know her name, or how to get home.

Jazzy, said Cathy Weschler, was brought to Southold on Thursday from a rescue organization in New Jersey.

“Poor Jazzy had it rough,” she said. Her elderly owner has been very sick in the hospital, and had to surrender the dog. “We drove to New Jersey on Thursday to get her. She’s pretty much been in a kennel for a long time.”

When Cathy and her husband Chris brought Jazzy home, the Norwegian buhund immediately won the hearts of their five children, who range in age from 27 to 11.

“She’s very sweet but very, very shy. She’s been sleeping in bed between my husband and me. She’s not even housebroken,” she said. Jazzy is three years old, she said, 30 lbs, and white, with a lot of fur.

Her voice breaking, Cathy said, “She’s got to be absolutely petrified out there.”

Jazzy got out Sunday when she squeezed through the fence. “We have other dogs,” Cathy said. ”We don’t know how on earth she could have gotten out.”

The family lives on Glen Road off Main Bayview in Southold. She was last seen at Pine Neck Road and Main Bayview.

“We are so devastated,” Cathy said. “Just seeing how shy and frightened she was. Our kids are completely in love with her. They carried her outside to go to the bathroom because she didn’t even know what to do out there. She was totally clueless.”

Her son, 11, was so upset over Jazzy that he was sick this morning and unable to go to school, she said.

“I’ve been driving around, crying, trying to find her,” she said.

One resident saw Jazzy by Catapano Dairy Farm at 5 a.m. Monday and another saw her on Clearview Avenue in Southold at 6:45 a.m., she said.

Her older daughter was out Monday hanging up posters around town, Cathy said. My daughter said, “Please, tell me we’re going to find her for my birthday,” which is on Saturday.

While Jazzy is not aggressive, she’s very shy, so she may run if spotted. Anyone who sees her is asked to sit or lie down quietly; the dog “might come over to see what on earth is going on,” Cathy said.

She added, “I’m worried sick. It’s going to rain and she’s been out there all night. She’s got to be cold. She can’t even come home — because she doesn’t even know where home is. She’s hasn’t been here long enough to know.”

Anyone who sees Jazzy is asked to call or text 631-655-4770 or call 631-765-6866.