First a broken wrist, now a broken heart.

Nadia Salhia is currently suffering from the latter, and has been since her beloved Yorkie mix — Charlie — went missing in the Glen Abbey area nearly three weeks ago.

The ‘therapy dog’ — together with her shih tzu ‘sister’ Missy — had been staying with Salhia’s mother while she recovered from wrist surgery after a fall.

On March 23, Charlie found her way outside the backyard fence and ran off down the Nottinghill Gate — having since been sighted crossing back over Dorval Drive, walking along Pilgrims Way, and also as far away as River Oaks.

To say her owner is distraught would be putting it mildly.

“I’m dying without her,” said Salhia, who has MS and is limited in terms of her personal search efforts. “I really need her back. I’m reaching out to ask that everyone please take a few minutes to search their yards and keep their eyes open for any signs of my girl.

“Since my health has been failing, my main source of comfort has been the love and affection of my therapy dogs. They keep me going every day.”

Quickly coming to Salhia’s aid have been representatives of DogGoneK9 Search and Trackers Edge, as well as other area animal lovers and the Oakville and Milton Humane Society.

“It’s incredible… very humbling,” said the worried dog owner, of the tireless assistance she’s already received in the search. “It’s a blessing. I’ve been surrounded by the kindness of the pet-loving community.”

Anyone who spots Charlie, who's quite thin and now in need of a groom, is asked to take a photo and note the direction she was traveling.