18/12/2025
Hiro needed a heroโฆ but most of all, Hiro needed his mom.
After being lost from a boarding facility in Chesapeake, VA for 12 long days, this 140-pound Cane Corso is finally home where he belongs.
A dog of his size doesnโt just disappearโbut Hiro did. With only one confirmed sighting and another vague report of him being โin a fieldโ on day five (one of many possible fields), K9 Finley had his work cut out for him.
Carmen, Paula, and Karen (Hiroโs mom) began narrowing down locations with extremely limited access, logging six out of seven negative tracks before finally hitting positive scent. Once we were on it, we moved fastโidentifying a core area and mapping likely travel paths if Hiro continued moving. That work also helped confirm three additional sightings, where families initially believed they were seeing a bear.
With heavy hunting pressure and dogs running the area, we were confident Hiro would moveโbut luck was on our side. While he did move, we had already mapped out his travel paths based on lost pet behavior. We were still โ๏ธ step ahead.
Trail cameras, feeding stations, and scent items were strategically placed, and trapping plans began to take shape. A 140-pound Cane Corso needs more than a standard box trap, so we called in reinforcements. Emma & Kelsey, both seasoned trappers with missy traps at the ready - stepped up, completing a critical piece of the team.
Today, Hiro made not one, not two, but many appearances on cameraโlong enough for his mom to get clear eyes on him before he turned and walked away. At that point, we committed to getting a missy on-site ASAP.
But then something shifted.
After his mom left briefly to gather supplies, Hiro returnedโฆ and stayed for over an hour. He zeroed in on her shirt, paying close attention to her scent. Recognition was happening.
A hand capture came back into play.
When she returned to the field, she saw him again. After several quiet seconds, the switch flipped. Hiro knew. On his terms, he chose his personโand walked straight back to his mom.
Welcome home, Hiro. ๐พ๐
"๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด"
โจ The Magic is Real. The Science is Proven.
๐ Found by Professional Pet Trackers |
