Jasper is an 8 year old Shih Tzu, missing since Saturday, March 3, from Sweetwater Branch Road in Newland (this is a residential road just below Spanish Oak Road).  He did not have a collar on when he went missing. Jasper has a rib that sticks out on his left side that he had when he was born. You can feel it when petting him. Jerry and Misti Stout are the owners and can be reached at 733-5253 or 260-6114.