CMM Lost Pet Recovery and Humane Trapping

09/02/2024

No days off on this Labor Day 🐾 Conditioning 101

09/01/2024

This has been a year in the making. I know I'm the bad guy but I really am the good guy 😁

09/01/2024

Today is one month since we recovered Mesa, who lived at the Black Mesa Casino & travel center in San Felipe for 4 years. FOUR years! We actually have a history with Mesa. She was trapped 3 times in those four years, without getting into too much detail, she got away from where she was in Santa Fe & made her way BACK to the casino. Twice. We contemplated going for her a third time because we thought maybe she just wanted to live in the wild, but that was really no place for her. We also weren't sure we could pull it off again 😨 Mesa is a very smart, savvy girl. It took us 2 months to condition her to the missy trap again. We have learned so much about her in the last month. She is microchipped. We learned that she was born in Torrance County on 4/20/18 to a feral mama who had 11 other puppies. The folks that found the puppies took them to get fixed & chipped and adopted them out. For whatever reason whoever had Mesa took her in to the Vet to have her euthanized. It was there that a Vet tech took Mesa, saving her from being euthanized, but 3 months later she was found at the casino in 2020. Supposedly dumped by a trucker. That's where that story ends. We don't know any more. We trapped her in 2021, 2023 & a month ago. Fast forward, Mesa is thriving and enjoying being out of the elements. We knew we had to join forces with the best of the best to ensure Mesa had everything she needed to dog. Our supporter & friend Angela Stell at NMDOG allowed Mesa to decompress at NMDOG headquarters for 2 weeks. Angela has a wealth of knowledge & experience and provided Mesa, her mama Joyce & fur siblings with everything they need to have a life with each other. Mesa had her DNA done, a Vet visit, tested negative for heartworm & has perfect blood work. Miraculously a clean bill of health. Whew!
*Edit*
Mesa was being supported out there EVERYDAY for the last 4 years so the ground work was done.

08/30/2024

Thank you for your support on the 100 year anniversary burning of Zozobra 🔥

08/29/2024

So close! Maybe next year 💦

08/28/2024

We were able to visit sweet Red ❤️ He's feeling much better! Thank you all for your support 🙏

08/27/2024

Little late but Happy National Dog Day 🐾
To all the dogs we love, all the dogs we've saved, the dog we lost 😪 If we've helped you or we've inspired you please comment with a picture of your fur baby 🙏

08/26/2024

Yesterday we had the privilege to go hang out with our friends at the beautiful Sunflower Sanctuary Animal Rescue 🌻
We met new supporters who are excited to support our cause 🙏 And! We saw Lovey, our Love's truck stop boy ❤️ It's been over a year since he's been at the beautiful sanctuary. He's still skittish but he has a beautiful space he loves. Thank you Cynthia for everything you do!

08/25/2024

Whew. On our way to an event at Sunflower Sanctuary Animal Rescue we found this little guy at a busy intersection in Albuquerque. Zeus is deaf & thankfully microchiped so he is back with his owners. The wind blew their gate open last night so he wandered off sometime last night 🥹

08/25/2024

Every word ❤️

08/24/2024

Our long sleeve CMM merch isn't available on our store link yet only our T-shirts are but will be soon 🐾

08/23/2024

Thank you for your support 🐾

08/22/2024

Red says thank you all for the support ♥️

08/21/2024

CMM supporters 🐾
We have a situation with Red, the dumped German Shepherd we secured mid July. He was left at an exit east of Albuquerque with an open bag of dog food. Two weeks after he was consistently spotted we were able to secure him. He is in a wonderful foster home but for that last month his foster has been dealing with his re**al prolapse. Possibly the reason he was dumped 🥹 We initially thought he was experiencing a food allergy but that has been ruled out. When we get called to help secure a dog, we're in it for the long haul. We don't trap dogs & forget about them. As you all are aware, rescues & shelters are maxed out. And we don't trap dogs & take them to the shelter. We have been blessed with the people that have stepped up to take in the dogs we've secured. With that being said, we are asking for help to help Red's foster offset some cost she has incurred or will continue to incur. Red is a sweet boy & we're glad he is in a comfortable home & not out in the wind dealing with this. You can PayPal his foster directly at [email protected] If you don't have PayPal you can Venmo us at Conrad Mahaffey . If you wish to mail his foster a contribution you can message our page for her address. Anything helps 🙏

08/21/2024

Thank you for your trust & support 🙏

08/20/2024

We have been so busy we missed an important date. Our boy Ozzie now Rocco
1 year pupdate 🐾
He found his people and is living his best life!

08/18/2024

Good morning Mesa 🧡
Pretty sure she's never felt grass before 🥹

08/17/2024

We never posted the video of Mesa getting trapped. It's quick because we didn't see her sneak up on the trap since she came from a different direction than where we saw her last NMDOG 😬

08/16/2024

Whew 😰

08/16/2024

Whew 🐾
On July 26th we were called to help secure 'Chip' a stray dog that had been living on the backside of the Intel property in Rio Rancho since October 🥹 For months Intel employees tried getting him to no avail. The last several months a woman who works there got wind of him, started feeding him & reached out to several local rescues including animal control who was unsuccessful recovering him. Finally, our supporter Cynthia at Sunflower Sanctuary Animal Rescue gave her our contact information. Earlier this week we met with security at Intel to get permission to access the property. Our access would involve safety attire, which was a perfect opportunity to sport our CMM safety vest 😁 The ground work was done. Luckily Chip was used to the construction area so when we arrived onsite at 5:00pm last evening, there he was, watching us, even took a little snooze. Within an hour, the missy was up, food trail was laid out, bait was in, trap was set & Chip was finally safe & secure 🙏 Thank you Intel security, Diane for escorting us, Mary for not giving up on Chip. Thank you City of Rio Rancho Animal Resource Center for your compassion & professionalism and understanding our apprehension. And thank you Watermelon Mountain Ranch for providing a place for Chip! Another example of total strangers coming together to save another sweet soul. We always say the best part in all this is the wonderful people we meet 🙏
*Chip is not microchipped

08/16/2024

Whew!!!

08/14/2024

Well deserved hiatus 🙌
Thank you NMDOG for you support with two of our special cases. We look forward to continuing our statewide missy trap program partnership 🙏

‼️‼️ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️‼️
❤ Please read!!!

After thoughtful consideration & lots of internal discussion, the NMDOG Board of Directors has determined it to be in the best interest of the org & those that we serve, to implement an official six month "Public Hiatus" status on all external business. This basically means we will not be accessible for new requests for assistance through the end of the year.
Why did we come to this decision? It is a critical time in Animal Welfare & we want to ensure continued sustainability, longevity, efficacy & service from NMDOG, for many more years to come. Since our inception in 2010, NMDOG, as an All Volunteer non-profit, has never taken a "break". Instead, we have forged on with literally 24/7/365 for the past 14 years. We must step back at this time & focus internally in order to continue to meet our goals & the ongoing needs of our community.

What NMDOG *wont* be doing during this time:
🔴 Dog intakes or adoptions - all of our adoptable Dogs have been placed
🔴 Housing Dogs for other groups
🔴 Field work
🔴 Responding to most emails, social media messages & other points of contact - there will, instead, be an auto reply generated full of useful resources & answers to FAQs
🔴 Taking on new Outreach clients
🔴 Public events &/or appearances

What NMDOG *will* be doing during this time:
🟢 Providing for the 14 Kiddos currently in the NMDOG Program & their HS Care Providers
🟢 Keeping our Promise to all of our Dogs = "Once an NMDOG, always an NMDOG" = we will ALWAYS be there for our own!
🟢 Housing NMDOG Alumni &/or Home Sanctuary Dogs as needed
🟢 Internal restructure of the NMDOG Board of Directors, Mission Statement & Bylaws
🟢 Complete overhaul of the NMDOG website (which will be placed on "Under Construction" status during the hiatus)
🟢 Transition to NMDOG payroll & the hiring of a Social Media Assistant & NMDOG Fencing Assistance Program Manager (so we can continue building fences for Chained Dogs)
🟢 Development of the NMDOG Humane Education Program
🟢 Expansion of the NMDOG Outreach Program
🟢 NMDOG Statewide FREE STRAW Program for its 13th annual season
🟢 Continued work on the statewide Missy Trap project in partnership with CMM Lost Pet Recovery
🟢 NMDOG succession planning, NMDOG 3 year business plan & our long-term Legislative goals
🟢 Fundraising to support our ongoing work & the Dogs currently in the NMDOG Home Sanctuary Program = Online Auction in Oct, Giving Tuesday campaign in November & End of the Year campaign in December
🟢 Social Media posting as time allows to include statewide resources, Home Sanctuary Kiddo & MORE!

We did not come to this lightly, & we appreciate your understanding & support of this difficult, yet 💯 *right* decision for NMDOG!! Thank you!!

➡️ If you have questions about NMDOG specifically, or need additional resource info, please send an email to [email protected] & look for the auto reply. An NMDOG Board Member will reply to your email questions about NMDOG, as we are able.

& everything we stand for ♥️🐾
XO, Angela NMDOG Founder & Director

08/13/2024

Somebody got a new daybed 🤣

08/12/2024

Thank you for the support!

08/12/2024

Spa day for Mesa 🫧
Thank you NMDOG and Duke City Dog Spa 🐕

08/11/2024

1K followers
Thank you for your trust & support 🙏

08/10/2024

We have a free weekend so we yard sale for our cause!

08/09/2024

This is the why 🙏
Whew! 🐾
Last Friday we secured our 'Mesa' who'd been a feral at the Black Mesa Casino & travel center in San Felipe for 4 years. FOUR years! We started building the missy trap panel by panel since June 6th. We conditioned her and watched her for almost 2 months. Knowing how smart she is, we knew we had to take our time because anything we added to the missy would caution her. We got her schedule down & knew she'd show up late night/early morning and evenings so last Friday her dinner was put down, trap was set and within an hour she showed up & was secured. Whew. Watching the camera of her sitting & laying in the missy we knew she was ready. Thank you San Felipe Pueblo for allowing us permission to access your property, thank you everybody who fed her & supported her out there all these years and thank you NMDOG for providing rehabilitation and enrichment for Mesa. Thanks to you she is learning how to dog!

08/08/2024

This is the why 🙏
Our feral Las Vegas mama we secured earlier this year enjoys being both indoors & outdoors in foster care.

08/07/2024

This is the why 🙏
Our feral Rodarte boy Roadie we recovered last year with a severely injured front limb. Now enjoying a home 🏡