Great Dames Trap & Recover

09/09/2023

This handsome little boy is Usher. He was a show dog who was recently adopted . His leash broke while outside within less than 24 hours of his adoption, and he ran off. He was on the run for approximately 6 days.
Sherlock Bones Lost 'N Hound Dog Recovery reached out to us for assistance with this case as it was a bit to far away for them. Day 3 we got out there and posted about 20 signs around the area. Sightings started coming in. Beth Thompson and Vicki Cusimano got out there and would hang out for a good part of the day just to chase down any fresh sightings .Yesterday a woman called us and said she was following him up the road so we immediately got to the location. Usher headed up a mowed path through someone's yard and vanished into the woods. We then set up a food station and a camera hoping he wood backtrack his way out of there. That eve he showed up and was there all night long. This morn I asked the owner to take a dog bed up there that smelled like his sister just to get him to stay until we could get a trap up there . When we approached , there he was sleeping like a baby in her bed 🥹 I walked up the trail thinking he would retreat back up the path so we could set the trap. I got closer and closer and he didn't move . I got low to the ground and started talking softly to him and saying his name, and he got up and I thought he would retreat up the path but came walking over to me so depleted and let me get the leash on him and pick him up and carry him out. He was so ready to surrender. It's always nice when we don't have to use the trap. Thank you to Cheryl Dylewski and her husband for following our lead , they were a huge part of this rescue, and to Judy Quirk for supplying scent items, and of course my trapping g partner Beth Thompson ❤️🐾 Trail cam photos courtesy of several cameras donated by Derik Widomski . Please watch the video in the comments below and have your sound up.

08/09/2023

Tips when you find a pet

**Some tips on what to do with a Found pet**

Thank you for keeping the baby safe. Here are some “tips” you may or may not know to do with a found pet.

• Please notify and file found reports with humane society, (and surrounding counties) police and vets.

• Please take to vet or humane society to get checked for a chip (it's free)
• 🛑 Also please make sure whoever tries to claim shows ABSOLUTE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP such as photos, dog license numbers, knows identifiable information and vet records. Many unethical people troll these sites and try to claim animals they don't truly own. 🛑

• You can also place a generic "found dog" sign in your yard and flyers in area in case owner is out looking.
• Take dog around neighborhood, secured well on leash to see if anybody recognizes.
• Look under/on collar to see if owner info is written on it.

⚠️It is also illegal to rehome a found animal without due diligence and notifying authorities, checking for chip, posting online, in paper and flyers. ⚠️

‼️If unable to keep safe, please turn over to humane society in county it was found. ‼️

Please keep us posted when dog is returned to owner and update post and thank you for caring enough to get it safe.

06/09/2023

In our experience, lost dogs do not want to live deep in the woods. They prefer to lurk on the edge of civilization, near food sources. In hot weather, they will need a reliable source of water. They need a quiet place to hunker down during the day with an easy path to travel at dusk and dawn, when they are likely to be moving about for food and water.

Concentrate your flyering on places like this:
*Houses that back onto wooded areas or parks
*Tall grass or marshy areas
*Cemeteries
*Golf courses
*Campgrounds and Picnic areas
*Sporting fields
*Industrial parks and abandoned factories
*Quiet cul de sacs
*Decks, old cars, old machinery, boats – especially with overgrown grass
*Junkyards
*Untidy yards and farm yards
*Abandoned barns and sheds
*Wooded areas behind restaurants, bars, grocery stores and convenience stores – anywhere food is sold or served
*Anywhere that outdoor cats are being fed

For more tips visit www.lostdogsofamerica.org

Lost Dogs America partners with Pet FBI to help more lost dogs get home. Fill out a form and create your free flyer for your missing pet at www.PETFBI.org

04/09/2023

🚨🚨IMPORTANT TIPS🚨🚨
When searching for your Dog‼️ Have some nice smelly food, leash or slip lead, squeak toy (if they like them) or a ball. (If your dog isn’t wearing a collar, you can turn your leash into a slip lead by slipping the end of the leash thru the hand loop) You’ll want to start your search at parks, any wooded areas and the closest water source, creeks, streams, ponds, Also rr tracks or power lines, these are referred to as the doggy highways. Most importantly... DON’T YELL THEIR NAME‼️ This is very important because they’ll think they’re in trouble and may run and hide. Dogs have an incredible sense of hearing and smelling. Softly and calmly talk his/her name, use baby talk, use their nickname if they have one. If you see them, remain calm and try and not to get overly excited (all tho that’s only natural) the calmer you stay, increases your dog coming to you. They feed off your energy. When you see your dog, DO NOT CHASE THEM‼️You’ll want to sit on the ground and get their attention by using baby talk, a soft whistle, squeak toy, crinkling of a bag, or even pretend you're eating something yummy. Slowly toss food into their direction bringing it closer and closer, until they’re close enough to get a leash or slip lead on. (In the beginning it’s more of a game of catch me if you can, to your dog) If they have a dog they are bonded with, bring that dog out when searching, if you see your dog, ignore them and start playing with the other dog (the missing dog will get jealous and come out and play too) or If they haven’t been out too long, you can even toss a ball or toy and see if you can engage them in play. It’s important that you don’t have strangers or large groups of people out searching, it’s best that the people who are looking are family. (You can however have people search in cars, but no foot searches if the dog is not familiar with that person). You’ll want to get flyers made and hung up in the area your pup is missing from for sightings, also a lot of people have ring doorbells or other security cameras, walk your neighborhood, and if you see that a house has one, stop and ask them if they could please check the footage, chances are that the cams picked up your dog walking by, it will also give you the direction they went in. If no sightings come in, you’ll want to expand the area with the flyers. Most sightings come in from someone seeing your flyer. Contact your local Dog Control & Non Emergency Police to inform them your dog is missing, this way if someone has found your dog, they’ll have owner information. You’ll want to check shelters in person, not every person answering the phone knows what strays have been brought in. I’d also contact neighboring Animal Control and Non Emergency Police, as dogs like to travel and can travel several miles a day. So the most important things are, have food, keep search parties small, don’t yell or chase your dog, remain calm and inform the proper authorities. Leave articles of clothing with your scent and your dogs scent around your home (i.e. worn clothes, sheets slept in, dogs bed or blankets, also leave food and water out on your porch or deck. If you have a gated yard, leave the gate open so your dog can come inside, if you have an electric fence turn it off so the dog can re-enter the property, or if you have a garage or shed, leave the door open enough from them to get inside. If your dogs been out for a few days the possibility of them entering into survival mode increases. When they’re in survival mode, the best and safest way to get your pup back is by contacting a trapping group that can come out and assist you in getting your dog home safely. Hope you find your pup ASAP 🙏🏻🐾♥️

01/09/2023

31/08/2023

Love and be loved.
Smokey/11Months/Smart&Kind

31/08/2023

This is little Esme. She is a new rescue of only 3 weeks and went missing while visiting from West Virginia . After dark one evening she was spooked and ran into hundreds of acres of grape vineyards. There was a few sightings ,so we headed out to assist the owners. Put up cameras in addition to the ones the owners had put up . The family , Derik Widomski , Nikki Snyder , Eric and Liz would sit still in the vineyard each evening hoping for a sighting but for the next two days nothing... While Eric was Watching for a sighting one evening, he observed a coyote coming out of the row of grapes with a woodchuck in its mouth . Well guess what little Esme is not much bigger than a woodchuck !!! So we needed to get more cameras and food plots set up and get this girl on camera so we knew where to set the trap. Next day we put out 8 plots and cameras out but she didn't show that night . The next day at 5:30 pm she appeared at one of them , so Derrik and Eric deployed the trap we had left them the day before and at 3:30 am she showed back up and went into the trap . She was a very lucky little girl to survive 10 days in these vineyards where coyotes run rampid !! And let me just say how much we admire the dedication that this family had to save this pup they only had for 3 weeks !! What a pleaseure working with them. We made a great team !! ❤️ Welcome home cutie pie 🥰 See video in comments . Lost and Found Pets of Northeast Pa

29/08/2023

26/08/2023

Im a day late!!

Happy Gotcha day to my Lucy!!

She was trapped one year ago and I am her foster failure!!

I Love Lucy!!

24/08/2023

To all of our friends who like our page...

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We love ALL of you and your Beautiful helping hearts!!

23/08/2023

🐾🐾🐾 HAPPY UPDATE. 🐾🐾🐾

We had a sighting last night of Yukon, and his owner went there immediately with his other dog, finally spotted him. Got out and sat on the ground with his other dog. Yukon , came over and was visiting with his dog. His owner made a grab for the leash, but he took off... he kind of stuck around but didn't get close enough again, and then it got dark. But that must have made Yukon very homesick because during the night, he made the 1& 1/2 mile walk and showed back up at his house, he is now safe. And home with his family. Thank you everyone for calling in the sightings !!! Another safe and happy ending.❤️🐾

🐾🐾 URGENT 🐾🐾

This husky mix went missing from the vets office at the corner of Glidden and Fairmont Avenue Jamestown NY yesterday. He is dragging a leash and he has a muzzle on. Please do not attempt to make contact with this dog, Just report sightings to Randy. At 716-640-6746 or message us directly, thank you.

13/08/2023

Scent is everything to a lost dog !! ❤️

09/08/2023

There are some really awful pet owners out there!! Poor dog, I hope they catch her 😡😡😡

After failing to convince airport staff that the French Bulldog was an emotional support animal, a woman made the decision to leave her pooch behind so she could enjoy a holiday, but now may face charges.

08/08/2023

07/08/2023

So this little boy was spooked by an amish buggy going through their campground and took off into the woods for 3 days. Sightings started coming in and Henry's family and I started setting up a food station and cameras and we cooked bacon and hotdogs. Before we were done Henry came strolling up along the corn field and his Daddy Thomas Raiport and I got low to the ground but Henry went into the barn. So we thought maybe we could coral him in there but he came out to soon and ran off again. I went to get my trap and we did some more cooking and ran more scent trail and left. A cat decided to go into the trap so Henry's Mommy Kearsten Ann went to reset the trap and I was talking to her on the phone and all of a sudden here comes little 7 month old Henry straight out of the corn field right to his Mama 🥰 (see video) A super happy ending !!!
♥️🐾♥️🐾♥️🐾♥️

07/08/2023

Meet Monday with the eagerness of a puppy!
Smokey/10Months/NeedsVisitors

04/08/2023

What a feeling!

03/08/2023

I want to thank everyone for sharing our post on the malamute we now call Timber. Our post reached just shy of 100,000 people and unfortunately no one has come forward to claim him. We are putting him up for adoption to the right person or family. The ideal situation for Timber is someone who can spend a lot of time with him as he loves being with his people and also taking him for walks . A fenced yard would be ideal but I realize not everyone has one . Anyone interested in him ,I encourage you to read up on alaskan malamutes because they are a special breed. He is a pretty good boy and he is a happy dog. He has not shown any aggression whatsoever about anything. He likes other dogs ( I have only introduced him to females ), and not sure about cats. If I cannot find the right family for him within 2-3 weeks ,he will be going to the Anna shelter in Erie Pa and I'm confident they will find him the right home Please private message me if you think you might be the right family for Timber. Thank you all again !!

25/07/2023

UPDATE: this beautiful boy is not chipped and no one seems to be looking for him. He is quite thin leading me to believe he has been on his own for a good month or so. The Warren shelter is full and the Anna shelter would like the dog to stay in this area just incase someone is missing it ...looking much better after a good brushing ,a meal and a good night sleep ! Photo below

So there was a recent sighting this afternoon on this pup, My hubby and I decided to take a ride up there tonight just to see if we could spot him.
I was just about to put a food plot out and a camera where JenTaylor had left some chicken the night before, right by the Dew drop campground and I looked up and he was coming down the road . Just then a truck pulled out of the campground and spooked him back up the road.I drove up beside him and tossed him some hot dog pieces . I kept driving ahead of him several times and then got out of the car, he was so thirsty he came to me and drank. I put some kibble on the ground and made a makeshift snare out of a leash I had . When he put his head down to eat I tried to slip the noose over his head, I missed 2 times but the third time I got him. PHEW !!!! He was so tired , hungry and thirsty, he was ready to be caught. He is such a love bug !!! He gave us kisses on the way home. Video in comments .

22/07/2023

We trapped this very handsome boy this morning at 7:30. He has been on the loose for days in the Bergman park area. There has been no posts of anyone looking for him, he may have been abandoned at the park. Pick of the litter in Falconer will be checking for a chip tomorrow . This dog is so sweet, loving and calm, if your considering adopting ,I highly recommend meeting this pup. He also has some really neat markings !

21/07/2023

21/07/2023

UPDATE: A very kind soul has offered to pay the adoption fee so Kya's Foster Mom can adopt her !! Now she will be her Forever Mom !!! What a great ending to Kya's story ❤️🐾

So this is Kya, a Bernese mountain dog. She is a puppy mill rescue dog . For 2 years she has known nothing but the inside of a crate !! She was a tough one to trap because she feared all people. The only real connection with a human was the 2 and a half months with her foster Mom Carolyn Christine from 716 Paws Rescue in Buffalo. She was then adopted out but the first day there was an accident and her new Mom.lost control and she ran off. So for the next 3 weeks she stayed on the move dragging her leash making it hard to set a trap for her... We had signs everywhere and the sightings were coming in. She was traveling a distance of 3 miles from Jamestown NY to Falconer NY and back to Jamestown. We finally caught a break 2 days ago when we were out baiting food plots , her foster Mom saw her laying in a field, she walked her dog a little ways down , but Kya spooked and headed to the right through the fields. We quickly got ahead of her and started cooking bacon to get some good smells in the air, then put food out and cameras up and she came that night just at dusk to eat. So last night we put the trap up and 2:30 am she showed up and the rest is history.😊 The cool thing about Kya's story is that the property we trapped her on after all of her travels belongs to another foster couple Dick and Lynn Steveson who are also affiliated with 716-PAWS rescue !! What are the odds ?? Thank you Tanya Legters Anderson for all of your hard work searching and reporting sightings and for loving this sweet pup !!! Thanks to Dick and Lynnie Richard Stevenson for the use of your property and Rotisserie chickens😉 and all of your help !!! Carolyn Christine for your many trips from Buffalo to help in anyway you could and for taking Kya back into your home for more rehabilitation ❤️ Kim Cusimano Becky Butcher-Smith for your help posting signs and searching. And of course my trapping partner Beth Thompson who is always there for me 😉 We all worked very hard and very well together to bring Kya to safety .Its always a good day when you save and reunite a pup !!! Some videos in the comments.

16/07/2023

UPDATE : Trapped and safe 7/20/23 !!

Update, dog is on the move again and was seen on Foote ave near Tops market Fri afternoon , please keep your eyes open for her. Ty !!

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This dog has been on the run for over a week now, last seen around Tiffany Ave, Falconer. She is dragging a leash. She is a puppy mill rescue and is afraid of all humans. Please if you see her do not call out to or chase, just report sightings to 716-397-2506. Ty !!

15/07/2023

I saved a life yesterday!
Chip eluded people for years. He escaped from a different rescue back in 2020. Even though he was close, I hadn’t heard of his ordeal. However, I got a call Wednesday saying he had a plastic pretzel barrel over his ears and entire face.
Warned about the maggots, I worked diligently to locate Chip knowing his time was ticking. I hung mailbox flyers and tried to talk to everyone.
Sightings started coming in. Friday around noon he was spotted by the Rusty Rooster. I get there and he is gone. I sit and wait.
An hour later, another sighting. To the two men that ran with me down the railroad tracks and then worked hard to kick him up out of the woods, thank you. Your bloody bodies prove that you are good men. He got away from us.
I drive back around town and I see a lady on the railroad tracks. She tried to get him. Her presence leads me to the old k**b factory were several people were trying to help. I, like a madwoman, drive into the scene and dive on Chip, I got him and he slipped away!
Now the madwoman in me is desperate and my body produces a different kind of fuel needed to catch this dog and I proceed like I’m wild.
Up the road another car headed him off, he went around. I headed him off with my car, chased him and dove for him. (Have you ever seen an ox fly, the landing is never nice.) This time I hung on like the world depended on it.
He struggled some but then collapsed in shock or heat exhaustion, or a combination of both. He stopped panting his eyes rolled back and I panicked. I apologize to the people who witnessed that and thank you to the people who helped get the leash and drag his 130lb body in to my car.
Panicked I speed to the mechanic shop across the road, borrow a tool and cut the barrel off his head. He wasn’t panting. I thought he was going to die. Of course, my car doesn’t have AC!!
I tried the closest vet and they couldn't fit Chip. …oh my god please help!! Heighted panic!!!
At this point I am not holding it together.
I called Melissa at Dr. Mounts, who deserves an award for understanding me and calming me down enough to think. Melissa, you instantly gave me hope. Hope is a powerful emotion: powerful enough to replace my desperation.
At this point, I pass Alese, who has AC. We quickly stop at the drive in and dragged his lifeless body into her truck to cool him down and raced to Dr. Mounts.
With a 106.5 temperature, Cuba Veterinary went to work! First they cooled him down and then they removed the millions of maggots.
Within hours, he was stabilized.
His bloodwork came back - all good! Chip is 100% ok. He is resting peacefully and will be transferred back to the rescue he belongs to.
Your prayers mean the world to me. I want everyone to understand – DON’T GIVE UP!
If you would like to support our efforts, to help dogs like chip we put up a donate button, However, Chip is good and his bill is covered!

15/07/2023

This handsome guy walked into a house in Lakewood NY this evening. ..
He is safe for the time...
If he's yours, please call 716-450-1843 and be sure to have proof of ownership!!

Let's get him home!!!

11/07/2023

Update, dog is on the move again and was seen on Foote ave near Tops market Fri afternoon , please keep your eyes open for her. Ty !!

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This dog has been on the run for over a week now, last seen around Tiffany Ave, Falconer. She is dragging a leash. She is a puppy mill rescue and is afraid of all humans. Please if you see her do not call out to or chase, just report sightings to 716-397-2506. Ty !!

10/07/2023

These two cats have been showing up regularly at my dog rescue trap site off of Marvin Parkway. If you think they might be yours , pm me and I will give you the location .

04/07/2023

UPDATE , unfortunately Jasper was found deceased. He was hit by a car. Rip sweet boy 💔💔💔

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Has anyone seen this dog ?? Went missing 2 days ago off Timothy Ave, North Warren. Ran toward Rt 62 4 lane, Don't know if he crossed or not. Signs are up and it's blasted on social media. Not one single sighting !!! This dog just vanished in thin air !!! Dog is a bit skiddish and fearful of men so I don't think anyone picked him up. He is an unaltered male, it's possible he is in search if a girlfriend. Please if you think you have seen him please message me or call his owner Kimberly Genberg @ 814-706-2076

01/07/2023

As dog trappers and rescuers, we would like to tell you that it sometimes takes weeks or months to recover a scared dog !! So please ,please keep your dogs inside during firework hours and when they are outside keep them secure. Please do not take them with you to view fireworks. Make sure they have identification on their collars. You can write your phone number on their collar with permanent markers. Accidents happen but please keep your pets safe over the next few days !! Thank you !! ❤️🐾

29/06/2023

This is Margo, on April 22nd she broke her lead and took off resulting in an 8 week excursion in Erie, Pennsylvania. Many sightings were reported to the owner Bodi Ross but due to her being in survival mode he could not catch her. She was spotted by Sharon Wagner on 6/17 so her and Bodi Ross reached out to us for help. We immediately set a trap but that night, while she was going in and out of it, she tripped it prematurely and was able to back out of it. We then built a 5 x10 missy laser trap. But she wanted nothing to do with traps now. So we put up a bunch of signs. Sightings started coming in and now knowing her schedule, we called in her owner Bodi to sit with his other dog to see if she could catch his scent, but she only got 60 feet from him and turned around and walked away. So the homeowners Becky Meek Hilbert and Bill Hilbert Jr. started feeding her near their barn and little-by-little moved the food inside the barn. As asked, Becky would sit in a chair with her back to her, approximately 10 feet from the food dishes . Margo was warming up to her nicely. And she even slept in the barn on a dog bed Becky had left for her for 1& 1/2 hours. At that point, we made a plan to trap her in the barn when she went in far enough. So we baited with rotisserie chicken up to the chair Becky wss positioned in , Bill was behind the door waiting for Margo to get far enough in and Beth and Vicki from Great Dames Trap & Recover outside watching the live feed camera just waiting for the door to slam. It worked so beautifully and Margo was now safe. Big, thank you to Sharon Wagner, Bill and Becky Hilbert for their co operation and involvement in saving this sweet beautiful girl, what great people and a wonderful neighborhood? So happy for Bodi and Margo 😊 One more pup home safe !!! Videos are in the comments.