Spot has been disappearing the last couple of days also. He was spotted at the gate and thats 2 1/2 miles from the house, The last time he disappeared I got in the truck to go look for him and asked the farmer up the road "about 5 mi" if he had seen him and he said he was at his house for the last couple of days chasing his Chihuahua beagle mix female. That nose on a dog is something.