Michelle is a nursery school teacher who began her day yesterday as any other, but upon her return home, she was shocked to find that Adam had seemingly disappeared.

There was no sign of a break-in or an escape, and the Prinsloo’s house is well guarded with electric fencing and a massive gate, that not even a puppy could fit through, let alone Adam’s 48kg frame.

Adam is an 8-year-old big softie, and although he may look frightening, Michelle refers to him as a “big baby”.

“When friends come to visit and park their car outside the gate, he runs away to the stoop and barks from there. He is very skittish when the garbage trucks come and collect our rubbish, he gets nervous from the noise and just wants to be held,” Michelle told the Middelburg Observer.

If you have any information regarding Adam’s whereabouts, contact Michelle on 076 941 8027 or her husband Nico on 072 294 8350.