UPDATE: Found Yorkie mix in Stillwater, NJ
This dog will need to be held for a seven day stray hold according to the New Jersey state law. If no one comes forward to claim him, then he will go up for adoption through our friends at 11th Hour Rescue.
From the moment he was caught, he knew he was safe. You can see the relief on his face. He immediately kissed me
And wagged his tail. He was super calm and just trusted me the whole time.
As soon as he was let out of the trap, his whole body was wiggling as his tail wagged like crazy. After a quick nap, he got up to go outside and I noticed he was not putting any weight on one of his back legs. We are hoping his legs are just a little sore and as he gets more rest, it will improve.
He was covered in ticks and fleas. They were crawling all over him. They were inside his ears and embedded in his eyelids. He appears to be a little anemic. He was so patient as he received a bath while we scrubbed him all over.
He is pooping out blood which could be a few different things, such as internal parasites or something he ate caused some damage to his intestines. We are treating him for that and will hopefully know in the next twenty four hours if he is feeling better.
So far, I know he is very relieved to be indoors. He does display a little separation anxiety
but I'm not surprised after all he's been through. He is as sweet as they come ❤️
I've included the video of his capture and a few pictures afterwards. We will update everyone on his status.
A huge thank you again to all the families that helped make this possible for this little dog ❤️
Welcome Home Zeek 🎉❤️
Those dreaded fireworks strike again. Not everyone enjoyed the fireworks on the night of July thirteenth. Zeke was outside with his owner in Randolph, NJ, when the fireworks began. Zeke, like many dogs, immediately got scared and took off running.
He had only been adopted two weeks prior and was not overly familiar with the area. And of course, this crazy hot weather was a concern as well.
His family searched for hours. They called all neighboring animal control and police departments. They shared his information on social media. It seemed as if he had just disappeared.
Thankfully, two days later, he decided he was hungry and air conditioning sounded like a good idea so he wandered back into his yard at 4:30am and found some McDonald's cheeseburgers at the back of our trap.
So thankful that Zeke is now safe! Welcome Home Zeke ❤️
Welcome home Shibby❤️🐾
On April 28th, Shibby went missing from Sparta, New Jersey when she was startled by an unexpected visit that caused her to bolt out the door quickly.
She ran the neighborhood a couple of times with many people trying to catch her. Being that she's a new rescue from a backyard breeder, she was even more frightened and ended up crossing a main road and into a wooded trail system around a lake
She popped out a couple times at different homes along the woods edge but ultimately wouldn't go to anyone.
Expecting that she was trying to get home based on her sightings, a trap was placed in the front yard with access to the woods that she ran into originally and the road.
April 30th, approximately 1:30 AM. She showed up at the trap, Ate a little bit of the food around and walked right in. She was so happy to see her family again. She is doing well, but she is understandably exhausted.
Welcome home Shibby❤️🐾
Welcome home, Smokey Robinson🎉
On January 15th, 2024, in Andover, NJ, Smoky decided he had enough of a stray cat that was frequenting his porch.
As soon as his mom opened the door, he took the opportunity to bolt out and attack the stray cat. They tussled for a bit until Smokey ran up into the woods on top of a rocky ridge.
Being that he was strictly an indoor cat, we had hoped he might show up in a couple of days. But days went on, and there was no Smoky. A couple of sightings came in but ended up not being him.
Posters and social media were used to help generate sightings. Cameras were placed around the property that was also shared with coyotes and fox. Snow, ice, and freezing temps made it even more urgent to get him home safely.....it was not safe out there for him.
On day 46 of Smoky missing, he wandered out of the woods and walked around the property. He ran when his owner came out. We set a camera to see if he would return. We knew we would be dealing with at least 2 other cats and a couple raccoons. He came for only a few minutes and paid no attention to the trap. The other critters seemed to be more interested in it.
The following day, he came again and walked around for a short while. Again, he didn't pay much attention to the trap. I could see on camera that he was super skinny. With freezing rain in the forecast for overnight, we made a few changes and put the trap in a better position to where he was walking. We trailed mackeral across the deck leading to trap. We quickly got two raccoons and a cat.... but not Smokey. With the other critters out of the way, we knew it was just a matter of time for him to show. With fresh bait out there, at 12:34 a.m., Smokey decided to come back. This time he found the food and followed it to the trap. He wasn't quite ready to go in as he left and came back a few times. At 1:49 a.m., he finally decided to go for the big bowl of food in the back of the trap. WE HAD HIM!!!!
He was taken righ
🎉❤️ WELCOME HOME OBI ❤️🎉
Obi went missing on the evening of February 8th when he broke through the fence in his backyard in Sandyston, NJ.
Immediately he started his adventure visiting all of the local roads around his home, ultimately crossing a very busy roadway. He went a mile in one direction and then sightings a mile and a 1/2 in another direction. Although he was seen a few times, no one could catch him, he was just running scared.
We placed cameras around the area and had home owners checking security cameras but he never found any of them.
The family had a drone out using infrared technology but he managed to elude them as well.
After not being seen for close to 24 hours, he reappeared about 10 houses down from his home which meant he crossed back over the highway. There were brief sightings of him running into the woods and a golf course behind his home.
After another disappearing act, this time, 48 hours, Obi found his way back to the area just down the road from his home. At this point his feet were injured and he was trailing fresh blood in the snow.
Concentrating on the bloody snow trail, we found a great place for a trap......set it and just waited. He didn't show that night but the next morning, with fresh food in the trap, he wandered up, circled a couple times and walked right in. Obi's 8 day adventure was over.
Obi spent the day at the vet. He lost about ten pounds, had an elevated temperature, was slightly anemic, and his paws were injured from his adventure. He is expected to make a full recovery and was extremely happy to be home.
His family did an amazing job trying to get him home safely and literally worked around the clock.
Thank you to the local community as well as the surrounding towns for all the sightings, sharing and support.....especially those families that allowed us access to their properties. Everyone was so willing to help ❤️
Welcome home Obi 🎉🐾
Rascal and Sugar arrived in New Jersey on Saturday after a long transport from Texas. They are just over a year old.
They were originally found almost frozen to death during an unprecedented cold spell in Texas. They were hiding under a deck when they were 3 months old. The rescue in Texas had a hard time adopting them out so they had been living with the foster for 8 months.
A northern rescue committed to taking them to help get them adopted. Unfortunately circumstances changed and we were told that the rescue backed out.
Rascal and Sugar are very close siblings. So when one of them managed to sneak under the fence, the other followed and off they went into the Woods.
By Saturday evening they had been seen a couple times but they were so skittish and frightened that they could not be caught.
We set the trap Saturday night and Sunday morning at 6:20am Sugar decided to walk right into the trap. Her brother came back to help out but no luck, she was not getting out of the trap. We were hoping he might stay by her side so we could get them both together but he had other plans and ran back into the woods.
With Sugar safe we reset the trap and put it back out. Rascal was now afraid to come into the yard so we ended up moving the trap out into the woods. He saw his sister get caught in there so he was very reluctant to go in. He was so hungry but every time he got halfway in the trap he would get nervous and run out. Several times he would do this until finally his hunger took over and he ran right into the back. Thank goodness they are both safe now!
Both pups are extremely tired and could barely keep their eyes open. In the coming days we are hoping that a rescue will step up and take them in.
Welcome home Rascal and Sugar. You gave us all a quite a scare. Please reach out if you are a rescue and might be able to take these babies.
Does anyone recognize?
'Woody' was found in Mt. Arlington, NJ in the Woodmont West Apartment Complex. He first appeared about two weeks ago and with the help of a concerned friend, we were finally able to trap him.
He's in rough shape with a serious infection and very traumatic tail injury that will require amputation. He's got several broken teeth, an abscess in his hip most likely from being attacked, he is FIV positive, and not neutered.
Thankfully our friends at Hopatcong Animal Shelter were able to take him in and get him to a vet immediately. He will undergo surgery tomorrow.
Sadly he was not chipped. If you recognize this poor boy, please reach out to us, Hopatcong Animal Shelter or Humane Law Officer DiMatteo at the Hopatcong Police Dept.
Woody is going to need a loving forever home if no one claims him. If you may be interested in adopting Woody after his stray hold, please visit Hopatcong Animal Shelter.
If interested in helping offset his medical bills or the continued care for Woody, please visit https://www.facebook.com/donate/1260817374750127/?fundraiser_source=external_url
Brighter days are ahead of you Woody ❤️❤️. We promise!
It's not only dogs and cats that get lost 🤣 This 2 month old piglet escaped from somewhere with his mama and his younger sibling.
The mother and other sibling quickly disappeared and this little guy decided to stay in the woods behind a condo complex in Hackettstown New Jersey.
Jeff from animal control was called to come catch the little porker. He tried snares and traps and the little piggy just went wee wee wee into the woods laughing at his efforts. This pig was obviously very smart!
He called me to see if I could set up the enclosure, maybe that would work. For a week, the little piggy went wee wee wee into the woods laughing at our efforts. Surely two grown adults could outsmart this little pig.....right???
He was in and out of the enclosure daily, not going back far enough. We had herding dogs come out that tried to get him contained but he laughed at them also as he ran into thick underbrush.
Causing severe property damage at the complex....we knew his time was short before the management would come to dispose of him.
Armed with his favorite foods Saturday morning, Jeff coaxed him into the trap little by little, stepping back as he would approach. Fresh cherry tomatoes waited for him just past the door trigger. Patiently we waited..... in the trap.....out of the trap......in the trap......out of the trap. Until finally!!!!! He stuck his gready little nose just a hair to far and SLAM!!! That's when we went wee wee wee little piggys going home.
This little piggy made so many friends in his 2 weeks running the area. He seemed like he wanted to be near humans and dogs but once he got within 5' of you he would run scared. I know everyone there is going to miss him....... Well except the maintenance crew who has to fix the lawn in several sections 😳😳
Great job to Jeff, the Animal Control Officer from Independence.. He is a very hard working and dedicated person. He would come every morning and several times throughout the d
❤️Welcome Home Julia❤️
For 7 days Julia, the Bernese Mtn Dog, was wandering Hillsborough, NJ after running out the door during a thunderstorm.
Most times she remained well hidden, out of eyesight. When she took to the roadways, sightings would come in but she would disappear as quickly as she showed up. She easily traveled 20 plus miles during her adventure.
Julia is 4 years old and has been with her family for about 4 months. She is very skittish with people and noises which added to her fear being out on her own.
Her family had immediately hit the ground running with posters and cameras around the area but she continued to elude people and drones.
A camera was placed at the families home and after a day or so, Julia visited the yard and took a nap but then just before daybreak disappeared again
We immediately set up an enclosure on the property however Julia did not return that night.
The following night, at midnight, with the enclosure set and ready, a sighting came in 2 miles from home.
The family took their other dog to the area of the sighting and walked around. Julia was long gone. Meanwhile back at the enclosure we had a fox that kept eating all the bait and tripping the enclosure door causing it to close.
3:30am ......... minutes after the fox was running around the enclosure, Julia showed up. She smelled around all sides of the enclosure for a while until finally realizing there was food inside of it. She headed through the door and all the way to the back. The door slammed and locked behind her.
She immediately ate the food and then layed down, obviously feeling the relief of not having to run again....... finally feeling safe. Her family rushed outside to her side and sat with her until she felt comfortable. It can sometimes take a little while for a dog to come out of survival mode.
With a leash attached to her martingale collar, they finally walked her into the safety of the house where she collaped fro
❤🎉 Welcome Home Sandy and Merry Christmas Everyone 🎉❤
Sandy is a young Heeler mix, currently up for adoption that went missing in Sayreville NJ a couple days before Christmas when she first arrived at her new foster's house. She was spooked walking up the front stairway and took off running with her leash attached.
There were no sightings in the first 24 hours, but setting up a camera and feeding station at the foster's house would reveal that she was in fact, coming back to the home during the night.
On Christmas Eve, we went out to set a trap. As we watched her for four hours during the middle of the night, coming and going, we realized there was no way she was going to enter the trap. She was much too skittish and leary of it. She was possibly trap savvy if she was trapped in the past as we don't know her background.
Christmas day we set up the enclosure and removed the trap. We waited long into the night and into the morning. Finally!!! 2:38 am, she would show up and initially run from the enclosure.
She smelled all the fresh food that we had grilled for her. She walked around, checking things out. Slowly, she managed to make her way into the enclosure door until we heard the magnificent sound of it slamming shut! Sandy's adventure was over. She was safe!!
Thank you to everyone who went out looking both day and night and to those who offered prayers and support. The foster family was great as they worked very hard to get Sandy back into the warmth of their home.
🎉❤ Welcome Home Sandy ❤🎉
First time for everything 🤣 hoping last night to have a dog visit our feeding station........
got this instead 😳
now it looks like we need to plan a different kind of capture as well. 🐄🐂🐃🐃
(Make sure to watch to the end 🤣😂)
Update on Sheba the golden missing in Newton: she is super skittish of everything. She is trap savvy and does not like the trap or enclosure. We are hoping she will enter it soon as we are working round the clock to conditioner her to go in.
If seen, please please please do not call out to her or try to approach her. Please just call or text me 201-841-1360
Please do not leave food out for her as we need her to be hungry enough to enter the trap.
This video right here is why we do what we do to help families reunite with their lost pets. (turn UP the volume)
Listen to her voice, you can actually feel her emotions, you can feel how relieved she is to have her pet safe. If this doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, I don’t know what will.
Kaia was adopted only 2 months ago, her family adores her and when she went missing they were desperate to find her.
We took on their case but Kaia had other plans - she was willing to go back home on her own and then into the arms of her mom.
Welcome Home Kaia ❤️
