I can’t sleep properly while she is missing and we're frantic with worry... she's like a child to us
“I can’t sleep properly while she is missing.”
The owner of a cocker spaniel which went missing earlier this month refuses to give up hope of her being found.
Mabel, 18 months, suddenly vanished while playing with other dogs at the family farm in Inskip on Friday morning, April 10.
Searches have been ongoing since and remain as thorough and intensive as ever, with the family joined by a group of supporters and offering a substantial reward for information.
Drones along with ground searches are used to scour the countryside between and around Inskip, where Mabel went missing, and Catterall, where owner Sarah Livesey and her family live.
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Any leads further afield are checked out as quickly as possible and posters printed from social media appeals are appearing in various parts of the country.
Sarah told the Gazette: “We can’t and won’t give up hope that Mabel will be found. We have had her since she was a baby and we are frantic with worry.
“She is such a friendly, loyal and lovely dog and she is like an actual child to us - she is our world. I can’t sleep properly while she is missing and my children are absolutely devastated.”
Sarah’s concern over Mabel is shared by husband Paul and their three sons Joshua,18, Harry, 12, and Arthur, eight, and 16-year-old daughter Mia. “Mabel is my first dog,” said Sarah. “I was never a dog person before she came along, but the children were keen to have a dog and she changed my world.
“It’s horrible without her.”
Sarah fears that Mabel might have been taken and police have ben looking into various sightings, including one close to junction 3 of the M55 at Kirkham, which resulted in posters being put up on the roundabout at the junction and police issuing an appeal.
Sgt Dan Wilson, of Lancashire Police, said: “As our investigation continues, we look to the public for any information they may be able to offer to help us find Mabel and to return her home safely to her loving family.”
Anyone who can help is asked to email [email protected] or call 101 quoting reference LC-20260410-0878. The family can be contacted with any information about Mabel’s whereabouts on 07971 866 679 or 07825 986 832.