Deaf Dog Cosmo Still Missing: 'Tonight Will Be One Whole Week'

GREENPORT, NY — A deaf dog named Cosmo that went missing last week in Greenport still has not been found — and his heartbroken family is desperate for answers.

"There’s no word," Bonnie Bracken said Wednesday. "I stayed home from work today; I'm just sick over this. I didn’t sleep last night."

Bracken said both she and her husband are battered and exhausted from searching. They got poison ivy and a rash from foraging furiously through the woods and brush to find their beloved family pet. Her daughter just went back to work after a week of searching.

"I just don’t know what to do," Bracken said. "Tonight will be one whole week."

As rain fell incessantly Tuesday, Bracken cried. The thought of her precious dog being out alone in the rain fills her with despair.

"My kids and husband think someone took him," she said. "No one has seen him at all. He’s not the type to wander in woods. He’d be on anyone’s doorstep, if he even wandered. It’s just not likely."

Meanwhile, the Greenport community has joined forces to help the Bracken family in searching for Cosmo by sharing messages on social media in an attempt to bring him home safely.

Of Cosmo, Bracken said, "He is a loyal old guy, a family-oriented old 'puppy.'"

Cosmo, Bracken added, has never left his yard.

"All of our friends and neighbors can verify that. We train our dogs, always."

Cosmo was last seen last Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Cedarfields area of Greenport when she let him out, Bracken said.

"An hour later he was gone," she said. "He is deaf and does know hand signals. He has back leg issues from a past surgery so he will not travel or leave my property unless he was confused; his eyesight may be limited," Bracken said. "He means the world to my family and granddaughter. We are all heartbroken."

Bracken said, with two dogs, three cats, a bunny, a bird and 11 chickens, her animals are family.

"This is so upsetting," she said.

But the community response has been deeply moving, she said.

"So many people have been out looking with us. Everyone has been amazing. This is the best place."

If you see Cosmo, call 516-383-9731 or 516-480-4332, or email Bbracken@optonline.net.