Police looking for Nicola Bulley have acted with "shocking naivety" in how information has been released, an ex-detective has said.
The mortgage adviser, 45, was last seen on January 27 walking her brown spaniel Willow near the River Wyre in the village of St Michaels on the Wyre, Lancashire.
Police launched a massive search for the mum, using drones, dogs, and specialist divers and expanding more than 13 miles to Morecambe Bay.