i KNOW the pain u carry... The first duck i had was a wild duck and I raised him best I could knowing and expecting him to leave someday, the day he left for the first time I was out of my mind heartbroken.. I cried, searched, yelled and drove countless miiles around our lake,, 6 days later I found him !!!!!!!! kept him 1 more nite to say my good-byes knowing it was time for him to go... He came back to our dock every few days and i would feed him and hold him and that went on for about a month..Then he left with all the other ducks for winter... I think of HIM every single day... i even have a Song that was OUR SONG LOL LOL... Your Scooter is absolutely gorgeous and i soooooooo hope he comes home!!!!! that just SUCKS !!SUCKS !!!!SUCKS !!!! thoughts are with you as I cry writing this.....