12/14/2024
Stetson’s owners reached out to Canine Crusaders, on 11/22/24. Stetson is a 9 month old red heeler, and took off while off leash. Up to this point, he was pretty good about staying with his owners. Stetson routinely goes to work with his dad-Joey, and never strays. On this particular day, Stetson took off into the countryside, and wouldn’t return to his owner.
Stetson’s mom, was familiar with the Canine Crusaders, as she was their waitress at a recent gathering. Laura and Joey reached out, as they were desperate for help in getting Stetson home.
Prior to trap deployment, Stetson returned to the residence one time. By the time he was seen on camera, and family went to let him in, he was gone. Shortly after he went missing, his family located him, but he took off as soon as he seen them. We worked with the family in getting signs up, and traps deployed. Stetson was circling a 1-2 mile radius, around the home, and went a couple of days without sightings.
Michael hired Vantage Point, whom confirmed that Stetson was within close proximity to the home, as we believed. Stetson appeared to be very aware of the drone, and ran off-even after getting his family within view of him. Stetson was in survival mode, and seeing his family had no bearing on him. We called the drone off, and reorganized. Laura ran a scent trail from a farm across the road that he had been hanging out at, directly to the Missy trap on their family’s property. Stetson’s family’s dirty laundry was placed just outside of, and inside of, the Missy trap. Within hours, Stetson could be seen on camera, smelling his peoples’ laundry. You could see the change in his demeanor, and the excitement when he realized his people were nearby. He began running around the property, then excitedly up to the front door. We all sat in amazement, watching on the camera, as he bolted into the Missy trap.
After 4 days on the run, Stetson was finally safe, and back with his family! 💗🐾