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Red – Recovered – 04-27-2018

April 28, 2018 By tracey

Red had quite the adventure since he went missing on 04/15/18 from the Rest Stop on 81 North between Dorrance and Nuangola. His family was headed back from vacation to their home in Connecticut when Red slipped his harness. Red crossed 4 lanes of traffic and ended up on the South Bound side of 81. He never seemed to stay in one spot and kept traveling further out and making his circle bigger and wider.

But, tonight we caught the break we needed because of a wonderful alert couple that saw Red’s flyer in Weis Supermarket today. The sighter (sorry I didn’t get her name but will tomorrow) called me and said Red was just in her yard on St. Mary’s Road. I was already in the area and got there within minutes of the sighting. I snuck up in the yard undetected and setup a food station and camera and quickly left knowing Red was likely very close by the area. Less than 40 minutes later, he came and found the food station. Then he decided to make himself at home in the family’s yard and lay down. He trotted off a little later and we got everything ready to trap him.

We pulled down the long driveway and the homeowner was on her way out and said she believes Red crawled under her side porch that was open on the bottom. She was indeed correct. Our plans quickly changed in minutes from trapping to surrounding the porch. Quick 1 minute plan, everyone was on board and off we went.

Jeff went around the house to cover the backside. Sarah and I quickly but quietly approached from the sides. I blocked the back side until Jeff was in place and went to help Sarah in the front. Red was really scared, but Sarah did an awesome job at getting low to the ground and sweetly talking to her boy. So low that she had to army crawl a few feet under the porch to leash him. Red was so happy to see his mom he was crying. He was scared to come out, but with a little coaxing and help from the homeowner’s dog it all worked out. The homeowner didn’t realize that Red was so scared and accidentally let her out before we had Red comfortable walking even though he was securely leashed. But, we used that too our advantage and I started feeding the homeowner’s dog and Red was like I want some of that yummy food and came right over to me. After yummy food for both pups, we loaded Red in the car and went to surprise his dad that was waiting. He was waiting for us to come back from setting the trap. But, instead we came back with Red!!!!

From the time the call came in until we had Red it was a little less than 2 hours. Everything fell into place perfectly and by adjusting our plan it worked out wonderfully. I have so many people to thank forgive me if I forget anyone.

Thank you to Dave, Francine and Michael, Barbara, Michelle and her hubby, Dr. Stair (world’s best vet 🙂), Raelynn, the sighter, the wonderful owner of P&D Pet Supply and every person that shared the post, hung a flyer and watched for Red. You are all wonderful and helped so very much. Thank you to my hubby, my rock for always being by my side and for being my rescue partner and best friend. Most of all thank you to Sarah and Jack, Red’s owner, for trusting me with getting their baby back home. I couldn’t have asked for a nicer or more dedicated family to work with on a lost dog.

All of my love to everyone that helped get Red back home. Welcome home sweet boy, you stole a piece of my heart. You are so much cuter in person, your photos don’t do you justice. It’s over buddy, it’s finally over. Your safe and now you and your family can rest. Love you Red from Aunt Tracey and Uncle Jeff.  

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Onyx – Recovered – 09-02-2015

September 2, 2015 By tracey

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Onyx went missing on Saturday, August 29th when she pulled away from the owner while on a walk. She took off with her leash still attached. She made it over 5 miles to Sheatown where she was safely trapped today September 2nd.

We had a sighting by the owner yesterday deep in the woods and of course Onyx ran like most lost dogs do. Yesterday I asked the owner to take me to where he saw Onyx in the woods. It was way too far into the woods and not a good spot to trap and way too much quad activity back there. So, I asked the owner to show me the other area she was seen in to see if that was a better spot. As soon as we got there, it was a much better spot and an area where we could lure her out of the woods and not have to go into the woods and scare her. I knocked on the door of the house close to where she was seen and asked for permission to search the woods behind their house. Not even 5 minutes after looking, Onyx appeared and looked right at us and headed towards us. But, then she turned and went over and walked past my car and then sniffed the owner’s car and headed back into the woods. We quickly setup the trap and prepared for a very long night.

We checked the trap every 2 hours and nothing. Around 5 am I headed up to check the trap again and no sign of her, I refreshed the food and headed back out to work. She was seen in that area around 10:30 the day before and I had a good feeling she would be making another appearance there today around the same time and sure enough she did!!! The trap was checked around 10 am and no Onyx. But, then the homeowner called me where I had the trap set before 11 am and said I swear I just heard a dog bark in the woods. I told her it was most likely her and asked if she would be so kind to take a walk out to the front of her home to check. She graciously did and sure enough I heard Onyx barking as she was walking towards the trap and she said….”she is in the trap!!!” Words I live for… smile emoticon I called the owners Dave and Sabrina and they were thrilled!!!

Onyx has lost weight, has some scraps/cuts, is full of burrs (those buggers hurt I was covered in them last night) and most likely ticks. She will be seeing the vet for treatment. Onyx looked rough last night because of the heat and was exhausted and probably dehydrated. Thankfully, those are all things that can be treated and fixed though.

I would like to thank the homeowner’s that graciously without a second thought allowed me to search their yard and called me to tell me they heard her barking (I’m sorry I didn’t get your names). Thank you to the owners Dave and Sabrina for trusting me to get their baby back, it is a long and sometimes strange process to people that have never experienced a lost dog before….thanks for sticking with me and believing in the methods to my madness.

Thank you to my hubby that kept me company last night for trap checks and for always loading the trap in the car. smile emoticon And a special thanks to my friend Stacie for coming out to search last night, helping me setup the trap, and for meeting the owner to get Onyx safely out of the trap while I was at work. You ROCK and I am proud to have you as a friend and a fellow crazy animal lover. 🙂

Welcome home sweet Onyx, you are safe now….no more running.

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Onyx and her owner Dave right after they were reunited.

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