A HIGH Wycombe couple are appealing to the public to help find their missing pet dog.

Liz Mackie and her husband Andy, of Rayners Avenue, Loudwater, have started a poster campaign to find their beloved Lakeland Terrier called Murphy.

Mrs Mackie, a personal assistant, said: "I think it's sort of keeping us going because you are doing so much to find him.

"It's awful to think if he's out there on his own hungry or if he's missing us. Hopefully he's with a really kind family having a whale of a time."

The family have spent the weekend putting up posters in High Wycombe town centre and across south Bucks.

They have also placed a picture of their tan-coloured pet on a website specifically for lost dogs.

This follows the disappearance of 17-month-old Murphy from the garden of the family's home on Friday.

Mrs Mackie, who also owns a Jack Russell and a Westie, added: "My mother phoned me at work at 11am. I dashed home. I was thinking I would just find him next door because he'd often sneak through the hedge.

"I spent a few hours running down to the park and to the golf course shouting 'Murphy'."

But Mrs Mackie says she believes the dog, who is micro-chipped, was not stolen.

She added: "I am not going to give up even if I have to travel the country."

The couple are offering a reward to anyone who finds their treasured pet.

"We got him because of his temperament. He's always happy, alert, clever and so loving," Mrs Mackie added.