As a resident of a northern tier state, please accept my deepest appoligizes that we were unable to keep our winter weather under control.
Sometimes even the goodest dog slips his collar and goes astray. After over a week of below zero temperatures few of us were going outside. When winter realized we weren't watching close...well, away he went.
Again, sorry about winter. He's normally happy to stay up here in the north country where people have shovels, snow blowers, snowmobiles, skis and other winter recreational equipment.
Hope you at least made a snowman.