Waukesha family searches for beloved missing dog amid dangerously cold temperatures
By Andie Bernhardt
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WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Tuesday, Jan. 20, marks 10 days since a Waukesha family’s beloved dog went missing.
The freezing temperatures are not making it an easy search, causing major concerns for the dog’s safety.
“It becomes very discouraging,” said Melinda Basterash. “We just want her home, it’s cold.”
Basterash says she’s spent the past 10 days worried sick about her 5-year-old lab, Shelby.
“No sleep, not eating, trying to really just get her home,” said Basterash. “You know, it was driving around, crawling through woods, trying to get any sightings.”
Basterash says she was at her mother-in-law’s funeral when her dog was let out into the backyard with no leash and ran off.
“We are telling everybody, check Ring cameras, check Nest cams,” said Basterash. “She’s trying to get warm, check under bushes.”
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