Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman pleads with her social media followers to help find her dog Mylo who 'ran off' in a fright during July 4 fireworks in Boston Gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman is looking for her beloved dog, Mylo, who ran away scared during a weekend fireworks show in Boston She asked people not to call his name or chase him but to contact her via email She posted pictures of Mylo, a brown dog weighing about 35 pounds with a white stripe on his face and blue eyes. He was last seen around Boston's Seaport By Associated Press Published: 21:45 BST, 6 July 2021 | Updated: 21:45 BST, 6 July 2021 Viewcomments Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman is looking for her beloved dog, who ran away scared during a weekend fireworks show in Boston. 'My dog Mylo was terrified of fireworks and ran off,' she tweeted Saturday. 'He has a tag on and a leash. Please let me know if you see him.' She asked people not to call his name or chase him but to contact her mother via email at Lynnraisman@gmail.com. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman is looking for her beloved dog, who ran away scared during a weekend fireworks show in Boston Mylo is a brown dog weighing about 35 pounds with a white stripe on his face and blue eyes The dog is believed to be in Boston's Seaport District or somewhere nearby 'I was told that scared dogs will make bad decisions if they are pressured, and that is the last thing that we want to have happen,' she said in another tweet on Sunday. She also posted pictures of Mylo, a brown dog weighing about 35 pounds with a white stripe on his face and blue eyes. The organization Missing Dogs Mass is posting fliers in the city's Seaport area. Raisman, a Needham, Massachusetts native, won six Olympic medals as captain for both the 2012 and 2016 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams. She is also a bestselling author and a survivor of sexual abuse. More pets go missing around July 4 than at any other time of the year, according to the ASPCA, which says July 5 is the busiest day for people bringing stray animals to US pet shelters. The organization estimates that there is a 30 percent uptick in lost pets around July 4 every year. Raisman instructed anyone who sees the dog to reach out to her mother Lynn at Lynnraisman@gmail.com. 'Thank you for the help & support,' she wrote on Twitter. Raisman shared video on Instagram showing Mylo meeting some young gymnasts Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility