Deaf Rescue Vanishes in Snow—Owner Checks GPS Collar, Then Panic Sets In

A pet parent retelling the "worst moment" of her life left viewers devastated until her nightmare ended three days later.

A deaf dog named Nutmeg managed to escape during a snowstorm in January, and for three days, owner Emily Dougherty spent countless hours out on foot in the snow, hiking through the woods and using the community for help, she told Newsweek via TikTok.

In the TikTok video posted to the account @nutmegthedeafdog, Dougherty explained to viewers the horrible panic she went through as soon as Nutmeg went missing. She worried her dog would not make it as the temperature dipped below freezing.

She took all the right steps one should do when searching for a missing pet —make flyers to post in the community, spread the word on social media, contact animal control, and leav