Roaming Paws Lost Pet Services

14/02/2025

Madrona please be on watch for Darla. A sighting of her with pink leash still attached occurred on 2/1/25. Near 37th and E union.
This was just reported so we need eyes in that area. Signs are being posted and search conducted.

08/02/2025

If you haven't yet done so, please... please get your pet chipped. If your pet is chipped, here's important information. https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/microchip-company-closes-pet-owner-next-steps/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1hIkskVf9YVPC3YOmFK1sh9S1xzdZaYv5DREEG5xUTcz0aFAstVxtgAEA_aem_SzDMMVT-SnKfsIgItIcdcw

The Texas-based company, Save This Life, has ceased operations and that could become an issue for pet owners.

08/02/2025

Update 2/14/25
Sighted with pink leash still attached on 2/1/25 in Madrona
37th and E Olive St
Seattle~ Darla has been missing since Thursday, 11/7/24 near
E Yesler Way and 20th Ave S. at about 10 pm. She was sighted the next morning near Rainer Ave and Dearborn 5:45 am.
She was wearing a harness with leash attached. She was 10 lbs and 7 years old with a chip and id tag on her harness.

Darla was newly adopted and got away from the adopters the day they took custody of her. She was captured as a stray in Texas, so her history is not known. She will likely be skittish and not willing to approach anyone but her foster family.

A tracking service was used but unable to locate her. Feeding stations, camera, traps, signs and social media have been used, all leads have been followed up on without success.
Although it has been a few months, search and recovery efforts are still active. We are planning on vamping up with new poster formats, and flyers.
Since there has been no evidence otherwise, we believe she is still alive and may have been taken in by a caring individual.
Please share her post. She may not be in the same city, county or state.

Recovery advice is not needed, just sharing this post and keeping a look out is requested.

30/01/2025

Update 1/28/25

Tucker missing in Kent with no sightings reported for a month, Is now back home. His dad never gave up. I hope to post more details later. But for now Tucker and dad deserve their reunion time together.

We appreciate all of the shares.

18/01/2025

UPDATE 1/19/25
This dog is now at Tacoma Humane Society.
Several said they thought he was theirs but were unable to provide proof of ownership.

Do you recognize?
This dog was seen on Mountain Hwy and 240th. in Graham, Wa. Kira tried to get it to safety and was able to video and post on Lost & Found pages. ( see comments for post link withvideo). A few people went to try search and help it. But there was no sightings until Brandon posted and said the dog was at 240th and 33rd in Graham. When I got there Victoria and Tanya were using calming signals. The dog was just too afraid and bypassed them. Fortunately a lot of it's loop was in a large field. But it's route did include crossing the roads. We were slowing traffic down to try protect it.
The HOA immediately agreed to letting us set a trap in the field. Tracy brought one out to the location at around 6:30 pm and the dog finally got brave enough to entered the trap at 8:20 pmish.
All found animal protocols are being followed. Initial scan shows no clip.
The dog is safe but really frightened. It is resting in a warm indoor kennel. We are letting it just feel safe before trying another scan and to get photos. I will add photos on Saturday .This is the best we could get for now.
I didn't mean to leave anyone out who gave time today, just wanted to thank everyone who cared and got involved.
We are considering this to be a lost pet, doesn't matter how it got there. Our goal is always to reunite lost pets with their caring family.
ABSOLUTE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP is required.

If you recognize this dog, contact me as soon as possible. Please share. Thank you.

11/01/2025

Camas, WA
Please be on the watch for Denver. He escaped when the family had contracted with movers who left a garage door open. He has been spotted on camera since in the area near SE 3rd Way and SE 197th Pl. Camas, WA. He is 10 years old, 10 lbs, chip and neutered. He spent the first couple years of his life on the street before he and his brother were captured. He has been an inside cat since. Denver is not friendly to humans, even towards his family. He will hiss and spit at them still after all these years. His family accepts him and loves him even with his unique personality. They are his guardians knowing he may never return their affection. Social media and flyers have been used, foot searches and door to door notification made.
The family has physically moved out of the city, but are returning to the area daily and have cameras set. They will be getting additional posters up a little further out at major intersections.
Please share his post, you may reach someone who lives in the area that has seen him and can offer leads. Thank you~

11/01/2025

Please read this it includes information on why AIRTAGS are NOT pet gps tracking devices. Their cheap but not reliable so it's not worth the cost or your sense of security.

People just don't believe me on this subject.

There are safer and more effective ways to track your pet than using AirTags, experts say.

04/01/2025

It has been a tradition for years that a donation of Lost Pet posters has been given to Metro Animal Services from Roaming Paws Lost Pet Services. I do this several times a year because I know how effective posters are in obtaining sightings, leads and helping in reunions. These are available without cost to local families with a missing pet. Recommendations for poster placement and tips for searching to recover a missing pet is available. Even 10 posters to start with can make such a difference.
Because Metro had to close doors for maintenance these have not been available. That doesn't sit well with me.
I decided until Metro is open and back to normal, I am keeping the supply of posters here. They will be available for pick up in the South Hill - Puyallup area. 10 posters for dogs, 8 posters for cats will be offered. Each will need a copy of your pets photo attached and your phone number written in. Hopefully you won't need them, but if you do just send a pm and I will respond as quickly as possible, within the same day most often.

02/01/2025

The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is waiving adoption fees for dogs 1 year or older. From January 2nd - 5th.
Help create space for animals in need. When you adopt from a shelter, you have the opportunity to save two lives. The animal you adopt and because of that opened up room at the shelter to treat and care for another animal in need.

SOOOOO... Let me remind you that sweet Freya is still in foster care with her devoted rescuers. She doesn't want to roam and spends most of the day inside with her fosters.

Roaming Paws Lost Pet Services will sponsor and pay for any licensing fee that will be due. I also want to gift her a FI GPS unit and pay for her first 3 months of monitoring. NOT because I think she is a flight risk! I have posted several times previously, that newly placed dogs stand the greatest risk of escaping. It is just as a preventive measure to keep her safe until she makes the transition to feel safe and settled with her forever family.

Here is the lasted update on her.
FREYA~
We are fostering Freya (through Tacoma Humane Society). We helped pick her up off the streets where she had been living for at least 3 weeks, and offered to foster her.
She is the sweetest, silliest girl and we are dedicated to find her a family that can offer her a safe, secure and loving home. She is estimated to be 2 years old.
She is 46% Pyrenees, 26% husky, 16% malamute, plus a little samoyed and chow.
She is perfect in the house (with her people and alone). We leave her in the house up to 8 hours at a time with no issues.
She hasn't figured out how play with squeak toys. She isn't very interested in balls, fetch.
She loves to wrestle and be in active physical play. She loves her walks.
She also loves mental stimulation and is happy getting treats from her treat ball dispenser, snuffle mat, or puzzle toy. She likes belly rubs and butt scratches. We are working on her leash reactivity to dogs and working to get her to trust people and hopefully let them into our house. She is friendly (but shy) to strangers on the street.
We would be willing to arrange a meet and greet for serious minded people. We will be fully upfront with her issues to ensure that her new home is a good fit.
Freya deserves a home with people who love her, will play with her, and will walk her (she gets about 5 miles total a day right now). She was an escape artist until she learned to like us, so a good solid fence is a must if you want her to be outside unattended. She will chase your rats and squirrels. She is untested with children, and does not want to play with dogs.
Her Tacoma humane society ID is A591671.
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Even if you can't adopt please share her post. You may know someone who would be a perfect fit for her.
Thank you and hoping for far less missing pets this year.

30/12/2024

Woohoo Ashley Darla's owner saw her in a field on Vickery and 116th. We spent a hour or so searching. Another call came in of a sighting on 120th. Ashley, her husband, Tracy and I headed over. Ashley's husband spotted Darla and caught her. She is on her way to vets, but seems okay.
She is safe!

29/12/2024

UPDATE Found 12/29

Tacoma / Midland/ Spanaway ~ Darla has been missing since Sunday 12/22/24 from her home near 163rd ST E and 38th Ave E. in Tacoma. She is 12 years old and chipped She was not wearing any collar or harness when she went missing. Her owner has only had her for a month, but has known her much longer. She had major dental work done just two weeks before she went missing. Her owner has posted on social media and volunteers helped put up neon posters, pass out flyers.
The most recent confirmed sighting was on 12/27/24 near 120th St E and Waller, entering a marshy area.
There have been reported sightings since she went missing.
On 12/22/24:
Potential sighting on 38th Ave E
POSITIVE sighting near 13th Ave E and 150th - 152nd St E
Potential sighting near 155th St and 16th Ave E
On 12/27/24:
POSITIVE sighting near 120th St E and Waller RD
Potential sighting near105th St E and Waller RD.

She is scared and will likely run if approached. If seen offer her food and please keep eyes on her if possible or take a picture and contact her owner at the number shown on the flyer.
Recovery advice is not needed, but we need an army of eyes watching for her, so please share this post.

29/12/2024

Welcome home Cole! I saw a post from a family that had a black lab show up at their home on Christmas. They asked for help to find his family and prepared a warm bed in their greenhouse to give him shelter.
I offered to scan him for a chip and the finders allowed me to do this.
Because Cole's owners cared enough to have him chipped they were reunited within a hour. The expenses that people pay to find a missing pet, can often be avoided just by paying an average of $40 to have your pet chipped. Sadly about 97% of the dogs with no owners known that I have been involved in recovering weren't chipped. Or they have not registered with the chip co giving current contact information. This places an unnecessary burden on the finders and shelters. Give your pets the gift of having a chance to get home quickly. The cost of chipping far outweighs the cost of not doing this simple act.
Thank you to the finders who did all they could to provide a safe place for Cole and Bravo to Cole's family for keeping the chip company contact information up to date.

28/12/2024

Tucker was recovered on 1/28/25
He is home with family.

Kent WA,
Tucker went on Monday December 23, 2024 from his home near E Smith ST and Summit Ave N at about 3 am. There was a possible sighting 2 hours later about 2 miles away.
There has been a possible sighting of him today12/27/24, around 3 pm near Seatac park, S 200th St, SeaTac, WA 98198. The dog retreated into the bushes to hide.
He was wearing a chain collar, attached was his King County registration and current ID tags. He was wearing a RFID sensor for his dog door and a jingle bell on his collar.
He is 9 years old, 90 lbs, and neutered. Tucker has a medical condition that is being carefully monitored by his vet, but not yet diagnosed. He gets in discomfort in his gut and walks to relieve the pain. He will walk and pace.

He has gotten out before during one of these episodes and was found 2 days later about 3 miles from home. He is not people friendly. People can try get him to come to them by using calming signals. But it is best if seen to keep eyes on him and call the number on the flyer so his family can get there quickly.

His family has hit social media hard, put up signs and flyers. They are expanding the radius of the posters to try get ahead of where he likely is located. Included as a photo is a map showing a 2 to 5 mile radius from point of loss, where most lost dogs are found.
Please share this post.

Recovery advise is not needed, we just need to get sightings reported. Thank you.

24/12/2024

Missing from Walling, TN
Cheyenne went missing since Sunday 11/3/24 while on a walk with her mom and canine family. It was a route they took regularly and often. She was last seen in a pasture near home on Franks Ferry RD and Joppa RD ~ Walling, TN.
She is in good health, 11 years old, is spayed and chipped. She was wearing the harness shown in flyer when last seen. But may have lost weight enough so she could slip out of it. The family and neighbors have searched the local caves, rivers and creeks. Social media and flyers have been posted. Drones were used as well. But there has not been any confirmed sightings yet.

She is not social with humans. she may bark or sniff them but doesn't allow them to interact with her. She likes to be the Alpha of the pack. We are asking people not to try engage with her, just contact her family immediately if they think they see her. We discussed moving forward and are going to change format of signs, expand the area where they are posted to obtain more community awareness.
I realize this is out of state, but ask that you share her post especially if you know people in Walling, TN. Thank you.

17/12/2024

This is why it is so important that we microchip our pets and never give up hope if they go missing.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1E1tpYD8zi/

05/12/2024

Do you recognize this dog?

This husky showed up near 44th Ave NE and 60th St E, Tacoma. with a puppy in tow a few days ago.
Amber was able to coax the puppy to her and it is safe. Because of overcrowding at the shelter, the puppy is in foster care. The husky would get close but not close enough to capture.
Arin also saw the husky and worked to try get it to safety but it would not cooperate. She posted asking for help to safely trap.
I was tagged and we all coordinated a time that evening to get trap set up.
Arin and her husband came and got the trap, we all met up and placed the trap at the location he was being fed. Scent broadcasting was done. The trap door tethered open so it could enter and exit the trap during the night without threat.
It didn't take long before he showed up and went in the trap without hesitation. Amber was able to monitor through security camera and went out to remove the tether and arm the trap.
It only took a few hours before he choose to go in the trap again, but this time the door closed behind him. He was safe.
Because of medical concerns he was brought into the Tacoma Humane Shelter the next day. After a 5 hour wait, they were able to find a kennel for him.
Please consider sharing this post. Huskies can travel far quickly. We do not know the circumstances of how he ended up alone, but really are doing the best we can to try reach his family or someone who recognizes him.
(note, ironically Amber's cat went missing several years ago. She contacted Roaming Paws Lost Pet Services and followed the advice given Her cat was found soon after. What a small world)
Thank you Amber and Arin as well as your families for caring enough to get involved and become this dog's advocate to get to safety. You did great
It's community members like you that truly do save lives.

Please consider sharing this post to help him get back home. Thank you.

03/12/2024

Do you recognize?
Posting for a friend who had this kitten come to their home. It is friendly. Unknown if male or female. Will be chkd for chip and signs are being posted. Very unique tail.
Location is off of Hipkins, in Lakewood. I don't have cross street yet. Please pm me if you recognize.