ADVISED. ALL RIGHT. WITH THE NEWS OF DENNIS ALLEN’S DENNIS ALLEN’S FIRING TOP OF MIND, A FOUR LEGGED MEMBER OF THE BLACK AND GOLD IS NOW IN THE SPOTLIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT. MAV HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE HALLOWEEN WITH HIS FAMILY FRANTICALLY PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS TO FIND HIM. WDSU ANCHOR RANDI RANDI JOINS US NOW WITH THE BIG REWARD AND WHY THE DOG IS MORE THAN JUST A FURRY FAMILY MEMBER. IT’S A STORY YOU’LL SEE ONLY ON SIX. IT’S BEEN DAYS OF DESPERATION FOR A DENTAL STUDENT AND HER MOTHER SEARCHING FOR HER MISSING SERVICE DOG. HE’S SO KIND AND GENTLE, BUT FUN AND ENERGETIC AND PLAYFUL. I JUST MISS HIM SO MUCH. ARE YOU HUNGRY? EIGHT MONTH OLD MAP HERE. WENT MISSING ON HALLOWEEN AFTER HIS OWNER, GRACIE, WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT AFTERNOON ON CLEARVIEW PARKWAY NEAR RYE. AS SOON AS THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, MY DRIVER DOOR WAS KIND OF STUCK, SO I KICKED THE DOOR OPEN TO GET US OUT. AND AS SOON AS THE DOOR OPENED, MAV JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DARTED AWAY. SINCE THEN, MOM AMY HAS MADE IT HER MISSION TO FIND HIM TRAVELING TO METAIRIE FROM 2.5 HOURS AWAY, SCOURING THE STREETS. I’M THE DRIVING FORCE. I’M A DOER AND I’M A FIXER. GRACIE IS MY OLDEST OF THREE DAUGHTERS, AND MAV WAS MY FIRST GRANDCHILD. SHE’S ALSO TAKEN TO THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR HELP, QUICKLY GAINING A LARGE FOLLOWING. WE CREATED A TIKTOK. WE CREATED INSTAGRAM AND A FACEBOOK PAGE AND EVER SINCE THEN, THAT’S KIND OF WHAT WE’VE BEEN FOCUSING ON. AND WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGHTINGS, NOTHING TANGIBLE JUST YET. MAV, THOUGH, IS MORE THAN JUST A COMPANION. HE’S A LIFESAVER. TRAINING TO HELP GRACIE, WHO HAS A SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. HE LEARNED HOW TO FIND IT, AND HE LEARNED HOW TO, LIKE, FIND IT. MEANING LIKE, DETECT NUTS. AND THEN HE LEARNED HOW TO ACTUALLY DETECT ME. THAT SOMETHING HAD NUTS IN IT BY PAWING AT MY SHIN. BUT NOW IT’S MAV NEEDING HELP, AND THE LADIES ARE ASKING FOR BOOTS ON THE GROUND, EYES PEELED. WHATEVER CAN BE DONE TO BRING THIS BELOVED PUP HOME. I HOPE THAT ANYBODY WITH ANY INFORMATION AT ALL WILL COME FORWARD AND HELP US FIND DASH CAMERAS, ANYTHING AT ALL, TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR BABY BACK. REPORTING FROM METAIRIE RANDI RANDI WDSU NEWS. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A $5,500 REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO FINDING A MAV. AND THAT REWARD IS GROWING, AND THE FAMILY IS ALSO PLEDGING THAT IF HE IS FOUND AND SOMEONE DOESN’T ACCEPT THE MONEY, THEY WILL GIVE IT TO OTHE
Family reunites with beloved dog after Halloween crash, search efforts
A woman and a mother are desperate to reunite with their pup following a Metairie crash
After days of desperation for a dental student and her mother, who have been searching for her missing service dog, they are reunited with their service dog, Mav. “He's so kind and gentle but fun and energetic and playful,” said Gracie Langham. “I just miss him so much.”Mav, an 8-month-old dog, went missing on Halloween after owner Langham was involved in an afternoon car crash near the intersection of Clearview Parkway and Rye Street in Metairie. “As soon as the accident happened, my driver door was kind of stuck,” said Langham. “So, I kicked the door open to get us out. And as soon as the door opened, Mav jumped out the vehicle and darted away.”Since then, Langham's mother, Aimee Dronet, has been in town on a mission to find Mav. She traveled from her home 2.5 hours away to Metairie last week and has been here ever since, scouring the streets. “I'm the driving force. I'm a doer, and I'm a fixer,” said Dronet. “Gracie is my oldest of three daughters, and Mav was my first grandchild.”Dronet has also turned to the power of social media for help, quickly gaining a large following. “We created a Tiktok, we created Instagram and a Facebook page, and ever since then, that's kind of what we've been focusing on,” said Dronet. While there have been some sightings, nothing tangible has emerged yet. Mav is more than just a companion. He's a lifesaver, training to help Langham, who has a severe nut allergy. “He learned how to find ‘it,' meaning, detect nuts,” said Langham. “That something had nuts in it by pulling at my shin.”But now, It's Mav who needs help. The ladies in his life are asking for boots on the ground, eyes peeled or whatever can be done to bring this beloved pup home. “I hope that anybody with any information at all will come forward and help us find dash cameras, anything at all, to be able to get our baby back,” said Langham. There was a $5,500 reward for information to help find Mav and return him safely. For more information on the search efforts, you can visit their Find Mav Facebook page.
After days of desperation for a dental student and her mother, who have been searching for her missing service dog, they are reunited with their service dog, Mav.
“He's so kind and gentle but fun and energetic and playful,” said Gracie Langham. “I just miss him so much.”
Mav, an 8-month-old dog, went missing on Halloween after owner Langham was involved in an afternoon car crash near the intersection of Clearview Parkway and Rye Street in Metairie.
“As soon as the accident happened, my driver door was kind of stuck,” said Langham. “So, I kicked the door open to get us out. And as soon as the door opened, Mav jumped out the vehicle and darted away.”
Since then, Langham's mother, Aimee Dronet, has been in town on a mission to find Mav. She traveled from her home 2.5 hours away to Metairie last week and has been here ever since, scouring the streets.
“I'm the driving force. I'm a doer, and I'm a fixer,” said Dronet. “Gracie is my oldest of three daughters, and Mav was my first grandchild.”
Dronet has also turned to the power of social media for help, quickly gaining a large following.
“We created a Tiktok, we created Instagram and a Facebook page, and ever since then, that's kind of what we've been focusing on,” said Dronet.
While there have been some sightings, nothing tangible has emerged yet.
Mav is more than just a companion. He's a lifesaver, training to help Langham, who has a severe nut allergy.
“He learned how to find ‘it,' meaning, detect nuts,” said Langham. “That something had nuts in it by pulling at my shin.”
But now, It's Mav who needs help. The ladies in his life are asking for boots on the ground, eyes peeled or whatever can be done to bring this beloved pup home.
“I hope that anybody with any information at all will come forward and help us find dash cameras, anything at all, to be able to get our baby back,” said Langham.
There was a $5,500 reward for information to help find Mav and return him safely.
For more information on the search efforts, you can visit their Find Mav Facebook page.
