Great Dames Trap & Recover

12/03/2025

🟡 A quick reminder about helping lost dogs in survival mode 🟡

We know everyone wants to help when a dog is missing — and we appreciate that more than you know. But please remember:

🚫 Walking through the woods, calling out, or bringing your own dog to “track” the missing one almost never works. Training a scent tracking dog takes years of dedicated training.
🚫 It usually scares the lost dog farther away from the area they were hiding.

Dogs in survival mode are terrified. They don’t recognize familiar voices, and they flee from anything that feels like pressure — even well-intentioned searchers.

✨ The most effective way to help is simple: HANG SIGNS.
Signs get sightings. Sightings lead to safe captures.

Instead of search parties, please put your time and energy into hanging signs with the dog’s photo and the owner’s phone number. That is the most effective way to generate sightings that bring lost dogs home.

12/01/2025

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‼️Update-New Sighting 12/2‼️

📍Baker st Ext and Winch in Lakewood NY

Please check trail cams in the area! Report any sightings to Kelly (716)224-2244! He Is going the opposite way of home! 😢

WE NEED SIGHTINGS😢
🚨🚨 LOST DOG 🚨🚨

📍 Last known area: Route 430 near Sherman
📍 Possible sighting: Sherman/Clymer Rd on 11/22 (UNCONFIRMED)

⚠️ THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS.

With it being hunting season, we are very concerned the dog is being spooked and traveling farther and may now be over the Pennsylvania line.

❗ PLEASE DO NOT CHASE — this may cause the dog to continue running.

📞 ANY information or possible sightings — CALL IMMEDIATELY:
DCO Kelly — (716) 224-2244

🙏 Please share to help spread the word.
(PHOTO IS NOT ACTUAL DOG, BUT SIMILAR)

11/30/2025

Who wants to feel good right now and possibly even shed a tear ???
After Linda, Frankie, and Vicki did an extensive foot search and then after a possible sighting, a thermal drone was flown to try to locate him but was unsuccessful . We were getting so worried that we would never be able to find him and that he wouldn't be able to endure these frigid temperatures for 2 weeks let alone possibly fall prey to coyotes because of his blindness .Well, late this afternoon Scout, the seven-year-old blind dog, has finally come out of the woods and was seen by Joe Deering in his front yard. He immediately called Linda Jordan Loomis who had left her number with him while out searching a few days ago. Great job Linda for talking to some of the neighbors and leaving your phone number with them !!!
She then called me and Linda, Frankie, and I just couldn't get up there fast enough to try and help. I spoke with Joe on the phone and asked him to please keep eyes on the dog and not to let him out of his sight until we got there, but thankfully Joe, 12 year old Alaina Ongley, and her Mom Amanda were able to corral Scout and Alaina grabbed on to him and Larry Anderson was able to get a leash around his neck, thank God !!! They said that he was running around like crazy even, though he was blind, making it a little tough to catch him at first but the three of them did a great job capturing him, WELL DONE GUYS 👏!!! When we got there Sheri and Dan, Scouts owners were sitting with him in the Jeep getting him warm and the tears were flowing 😭 I'm not sure if they thought they would ever see him again. We then went home with Scout and his owners to assist them in getting at least 25 to 30 ticks off of him, his nose is pretty banged up from dragging it through the crusty snow and ice and he has lost a lot of weight trying to stay warm in these frigid temperatures. We would like to thank all of the neighbors in the immediate area of Newton Sanford Road and Hunt roads who were keeping an eye out for Scout and also a big thank you to Chris the owner of Frosty Jacks who graciously fed us lunch on the day of our foot search and thank you to Jeff Johnson who came out and flew his drone for 2+ hours for us. Welcome home Scout, enjoy a night in front of that beautiful warm wood stove you deserve it 🥹 Sherry and Dan will be taking him to the vet's tomorrow for a checkup. See pictures and video in comments

11/30/2025

🚨🚨WE NEED SIGHTINGS 🚨🚨
Went missing Thursday from Johnson Street Gowanda NY. Nate from ThermalSeek Wildlife & Pet Recovery flew his drone today but was unable to spot him anywhere. He hasn't been seen since Thursday afternoon. Please if you have him or have seen him ,please reach out. Please share post if you live near there . Thank you.

11/26/2025

Update : It went very well at the vet's office. Remi has recovered quite nicely on his own in the last day or so but we still felt the need to take him in and have a vet look at him ...after examining him thoroughly he decided that he did not need to give him x-rays, he didn't feel that he had any fractures . He did get a rabies shot and a distemper shot while he was there. Let me just say that Remi is such a sweet dog and you could tell that he loves his Daddy very much and vice versa . We are beyond happy there was nothing seriously wrong with him. Jessey is blown away by the generosity of the donors that we had for Remi and for the help that he has received from Great Dames Trap & Recover. So on behalf of Remi, Jesse and the Dames we would like to thank everyone for their kindness and their generosity. We did receive more donations than what the bill was and I will be contacting each one of them to be partially reimbursed, again thank you so much and everyone please have a wonderful Thanksgiving.!!! 🦃

Were on the way to the doctors 🙏❤️

11/26/2025

Would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving !!! Please keep your pets safe during the holidays 🐾🦃

11/25/2025

Update: We have a appt with a vet tomorrow afternoon. A huge thank you to everyone who has donated for Remi ❤️

This is 5 year old Remi, He is the dog we were trying to trap, but before we could get the trap up that evening he was a struck by a car and ran off. He did not show up on the porch that he had been visiting that eve so we thought the worst. But the next day we received word that he had made it back home. Remi was in some pain and wasn't walking that good. At this time his owner said Revy is walking a bit better but isn't eating that good and hasn't had a bowel movement in 2 days... His owner is having a little bit of a rough time right now and can't afford vet care. I have inquired to a couple of local vets for an estimate for some X-rays and office visit , most likely an ultrasound would be needed and some pain meds as well. The estimate is just shy of 500.00 dollars. The owner has chosen to wait a couple more days to see how he does. If his situation doesn't improve he will need to see a vet. If anyone would like to chip in for Remi's care please message me for details. I will make sure that the money goes directly to the vet toward his care. Thank you !

11/23/2025

UPDATE: we made contact with the owner of the dog that was hit yesterday and this is the same dog that has been frequenting this porch for the last couple of weeks he said his dog wandered back home last night and is kind of banged up and we're hoping he can get it into a vet tomorrow for an x-ray 🙏
We were made aware of a black dog that has been hanging around East Street in Warren Pennsylvania for a couple of weeks we just learned of it last night but today apparently it was hit on the corner of 5th and East Street and then ran off either up East Street or Water Street if anyone sees this dog please message us or call 716-397-2506 thank you and please share post.

11/22/2025

UPDATE: Scout has finally surfaced out of the woods after 2 weeks and some folks were able to capture him please see the more recent post about him .
UPDATE : Jeff Johnson flew his thermal drone this morning near the owners home and near where the possible sighting was but we did not locate Scout 😔 Please keep your eyes open and call 716-397-2506 asap if you spot him . Ty so much
POSSIBLE SIGHTING , near Torpedo tonight ,we're going to have someone fly their thermal drone tomorrow in the area🙏 🙏🙏
🚨🚨 BLIND DOG MISSING🚨🚨
This dog is missing from Newton Sanford road, Pittsfield Pa 3 days ago. Vicki Cusimano , Frankie Notoro Johnson and Linda Jordan Loomis did a foot search behind the owner's home today but we're unsuccessful. Were hoping he comes out on a road somewhere in the vicinity. If anyone sees this dog please call 716-397-2506 immediately. Please share post if you live or know anyone in this area Thank you!

11/14/2025

WONDERFUL UPDATE: Missy the dog control officer has just let me know that a Good Samaritan has captured the female and is holding on to her until Missy can pick her up this afternoon !!! 👏❤️🙂🐾Town of Poland Dog Control reached out for help in trapping these two dogs near Leach road ,Ellington NY. They have been staying together until last night when a homeowner starting shooting his gun off to scare them away.😡 The male was seen today running in and out of busy traffic near Waterboro Hill Road and rt 394. The dog then crossed over the bridge and Good Samaritans were keeping an eye on it when Kim Cusimano and I arrived. I was able to get within 3 ft of the dog by tossing him rotisserie chicken however I couldn't get close enough for a leash so we put the box trap down in the yard and baited it up, he would go a little ways in and then back out finally he went all the way in but he stepped over the trip plate because I didn't have time to cover the whole bottom of the trap with grass like I normally do, so when he backed out of the Trap and I put some grass over the trip plate I was just about out of food... he had eaten almost everything we had a whole rotisserie chicken whole can of dog food I was on my last can of cat food. I baited the Trap up again he went all the way in still didn't step on the trip plate so I hurried around behind it and manually close the door on him he is now safe in Gerry New York at a boarding facility .We need sightings of the female though I'm not sure if she was shot or if she's just scared and hiding somewhere ,but something has happened to separate these two 😢 Thank you Taylor Brainard for posting about these two pups. If anybody sees her in that area please call 716-397-2506 so we can try to get her trapped and safe as well. 🙏
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11/13/2025

This little beauty was brought to our attention by Judi Melton . Judi posted that she saw this pup last night confused and wandering on Page Hollow rd in Pittsfield Pa. She tried to lure her but she was too scared. So I gathered some info from her and Frankie Notoro Johnson and I (Vicki) headed out to set up food stations and cameras hoping the dog was still in the area. Judi came out and showed us where the last sighting was and then we set it all up and headed home. Approx 3 am she found our food station 👏 Bright and early this morning Linda Loomis and I headed out to build the Missy trap. First we went around the neighborhood to make sure she didn't belong to anyone. Just a few hours later she showed up and couldn't resist the goodies in the trap. She has a good weight to her so she hasn't been on the run too long and its possible she was dumped there. She is a sweet girl who is just scared right now. If anyone recognizes her please contact Paws Along the River Humane Society Thank you Judi and Linda and Frankie for all of your help and posting about her. No more snowy, wet ,cold nights for you honey, better days are coming ❤️🐾

11/10/2025

These four Little Cuties are the product of the Mommy/ Daddy duo we trapped back in mid October. Frankie Notoro Johnson and I visited them on Saturday. Two males and two females and oh are they ever the sweetest little puppies and Mommy remembered us and is just as beautiful as ever !!! Please consider adoption at Paws Along the River Humane Society