Have you seen this dog, a Great Dane named Clyde who was last seen swimming in the flooded streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

When the levees in New Orleans broke after Hurricane Katrina, Clyde's owner, a disabled retired Navy veteran, built a raft for Clyde and their other dog, but as the waters rose, he didn't have the strength to get Clyde into the raft. His owner was then airlifted out by helicopter leaving Clyde to swim for his life.

Clyde is a male Great Dane approximately 8 years old. He is fawn colored with a black mask and some grey. His right ear curls under. He also has a surgical scar on his right haunch. Where the scar is, his fur comes together to form a little ridge.

His PF number is PF56533.

I have a number also for him of SBP365.

Can you please help us look for Clyde? His owner Eric and his daughter are desperate to find Clyde. Their other dog was found dead and they think Clyde might have been picked up by a firefighter, while he was swimming down Central Park.

If you might have any information that might help find Clyde, please contact Rick Riley at rick_riley@yahoo.com. Or phone him at 352-989-2859. Rick is a volunteer with Best Friends Animal Society and been assigned to search for Clyde in order to reunite him with his owner.

Clyde is 8 years old has a wide head with a short pointed snout with black mask and graying around the mouth. He has a curly tail most of the time with black tip. His coat is more Golden and his belly is light faun. He has short ears and sometimes the right ear turns under. His front claws are sensitive. He looks a little like a Great Dane / Shepard mix. He had surgery to remove a tumor so has a scar under his fur on his right back haunch. The skin had to be pulled together so the fur forms a ridge where two sections of fur were joined, maybe 6-8 inches long.

He is very friendly. His owner tried to build a raft to put him in but didn’t have the strength to get him in as the flood waters rose. He and his daughter returned to their home after the flood to find their other dog dead. They are desperate to get Clyde back. He was last seen swimming on South Park Place in New Orleans. If you can help with any information please email Rick Riley at rick_riley@yahoo.com. Best Friends Animal Society Volunteer.