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TN is in a state of emergency due to the weather. I'm so glad they found him before the storm came in. RIP little guy :(

My son has done this to me only it was in a department store. I was looking at some clothes and swore I could see him from the corner of my eyes, but I didn't, he had managed to run off and was hiding from me inside another clothes rack. I called for him and he never came out. I search for a...

1. He could have been playing a "hiding" game, like lots of kids do. My kid would also play this game, and no amount of calling him to come out and show himself worked. You either had to find him yourself or just leave and hope he would follow you. He also could have, like you said, gotten hurt...

I'm so sad Noah still hasn't been found. We're all buckling down over here and preparing for horrible weather. If the season is anything like last year, they may not be able to continue the search until warming weather arrives :( Last time we had horrible ice storms that not only made driving...

Thanks everyone for the nice posts. It's midnight here and I'm passing out at my keyboard, so I'm gonna hit the hay. Night!

<modsnip> 1. Dogs are not as good at picking up scents as CSI and Law and Order would have you believe. In a best case scenario, the dogs must be trained well, they must be experienced, have a good handler, and then have a clear scent to follow, and then they must find that scent else where and...

I've been a lurker on this forum sporadically and always thought it was much more objective than people on facebook. There are a lot of members who are, but I've also sadly found out that even people with good intentions can be wrong and unintentionally spread bad information/rumors. I know most...

They really have gone above and beyond. I was surprised at how awesome they have been. Just FYI, the "Bless your heart" thing depends on the context and who it is being said to. Generally speaking, when people say it about kids, they really mean it. Saying it in this context, no one would think...

<modsnip> Some people keep saying it doesn't add up, yet they can't provide any valid reasons as to why. It's always "Why haven't the dogs picked up anything?" or "How could she really not notice Noah running off?", both things which have easy explanations and have been discussed to death. So...

He's two. I have a child. I remember him being two. At that age he was running wild and like many two year olds, would escape if you weren't careful. Being "wobbly" doesn't mean you can't move, it just means you'll fall a lot, and that's something two year olds do all day without caring. They...

I bet it would just cause more speculation. Maybe a camera picked up grandma and/or the sister, but not Noah. If it's something like that, I can understand not wanting to share it. Think of the rumors that would spawn because of something like that.

Right. I agree that they are a tool. But people act like they are better than they are. I'm not saying don't use them. I'm saying people need to stop acting like if they don't pick up Noah's scent, it's cause he isn't in the woods. As someone who lives near by, it's awful to see so many people...

Maybe I shouldn't have said they were a joke, but I was referring to how people act like they can pick up even the smallest of scents and then find a person. I even said that they aren't completely useless, but that people give them way too much credit. There are a lot of stories of dogs passing...

He's right about not giving specific details because people will go on google maps and create diagrams and make up rumors. Already seen it happen.:facepalm: They have done a great job organizing this search. Sucks people think they're hiding something.

I feel the same way.. Even if all the conditions were right, I don't think your average two year old is going to think to climb trees, especially when they're scared.