Lost Pet Recovery

UPDATE: FOSTER FOUND!

NORTHERN KY. AND THE INSANITY IN THE RESCUE WORLD CONTINUES.

Kim got a call to trap this dog last night. As so often happens, it was only after she got the dog safe that she got the full story…

The people who asked her to trap had brought the dog home back in February after finding her on a camping trip. She got loose shortly after that and has been running ever since. The reason they contacted Kim was because animal control was going to fine them for not properly containing the dog. However, the local shelter is over capacity so, now that the dog is caught, animal control does not want to take the dog in just to put her down.

And here’s where it gets really good… the owner’s plan is to give the dog to a friend who has a 25 acre property who is going to let the dog loose on the property and “feed her once a week when they go down there”. You can’t make this $ #!% up.

If anyone is able and wants to give this poor dog a chance before she gets failed by humans for at least the third time, let us know. She is reportedly good with kids, cats, and other dogs but is a timid, shy dog who will need some time and patience to adjust and settle in. As always, we will cover all vetting, food, provide crate or whatever else she needs. Please let us know if you are able to give this sweet girl a chance. Otherwise, I guess it’s back to the wild! What a sad state it’s come to.

HAPPY UPDATE 3/28/24! Rusty has been humanely trapped by Lost Pet Recovery!
https://www.facebook.com/lostpetrecovery/videos/388819280758138

REUNION VIDEO
https://www.facebook.com/lostpetrecovery/videos/966781511707432

LOST DOG in the area of Durness Drive and Snouffer Rd, Worthington, Ohio 43235.

DO NOT CHASE! Rusty is skittish and will RUN!
DO NOT APPROACH.

Please call LOST PET RECOVERY at 614-377-1777 with the exact location and direction headed.

Thank you!

CHARDON, OH: This beautiful, pregnant mama dog gave her new foster mom the slip Friday night and caused great worry for many, thinking of her out in these frigid temps and high winds. As soon as we learned about her situation, we got a trap out at the spot where she went missing, made some heavy broth trails leading to the trap, and counted on the odds that she would return, like so many displaced dogs do. And it always seems to be at 3 o’clock in the morning when they make their way back.

We are so happy that Taylor is safe, back in the warmth and love of her new home, where she can prepare to have her pups.

1/12/24: We have a sad update to share. Scout, Nicholas’s sweet boy and Hoot’s brother, was found deceased, hit by a car on the highway about 9 miles west of home. Our hearts go out to this family.

As soon as we learned Scout was seen on US-35, the dog warden Nelson Prater immediately got a trap out where we thought Scout might return. He did not.

We share in your sadness and appreciate the warm outpouring of support the community in Washington Court House has shown for Nicholas and his pups.

>>> UPDATE 1/9@12:30p -- Scout was credibly seen today off Palmer Road NW. Please share to folks who live or work that way. If you see him, please do not pursue, as he could bolt. Instead, call/text 614.377.1777 asap. Thank you!

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE (Fayette County), OH:

Hoot SAFE! Scout STILL MISSING!

On December 26, a young man’s two beloved dogs went missing. Working in conjunction with Dog Warden Nelson Prater and his staff, little sister pup Hoot was humanely trapped this morning at 4:45 AM.

We appreciate so much the assistance of concerned local friends Jen and Kyle and Francene, who helped keep the area baited until we saw evidence of the dog on cam, and who also provided backup enabling the trap to be kept live overnight.

The community support for this young man and his dogs is heartwarming, and the sighting information instrumental.

>>> Please share and stay alert so we can help get big brother Scout home, too!

If you see Scout, please DO NOT CHASE. Instead, ignore him, and contact us immediately at 614.377.1777 or by messaging our inbox. As always, our thanks for your support!

ENGLEWOOD, OH - ‼️ PLEASE SHARE TO FIND FOSTER SO THIS HANDSOME GUY CAN BE SAFE AND WARM!! ‼️

Another handsome Corso… not sure where they are all coming from but we wish it would stop. 😢 There was an awful lot of interest for the handsome young boy we trapped last month—anyone able to foster or foster-to-adopt a distinguished possibly older-looking gentleman (pics aren’t great)?

We don’t know much about him yet other than that he needs help and we can’t give it to him unless we can find somewhere for him to go, at least temporarily. If you’re able to offer this boy a place to go please inbox us or text/call 614.377.1777. Thank you!

GREENVILLE, OH - ‼️ PLEASE SHARE FAR AND WIDE TO SEE IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SWEET BOY ‼️

UPDATE: He is currently with an experienced medical foster and is doing well. Despite his body condition, nasal/oral issues, and bit of confusion/uncertainty at all that’s going on, he is warm with a full belly and quite the adorable, loving, happy little guy.

‼️ FOSTER NEEDED - POSSIBLE MEDICAL FOSTER ‼️

OMG, our hearts just broke. Lori Miller in Greenville just set her trap up for this little guy who had been seen running in a neighborhood for the past several days and was able to quickly get him SAFE!

But it was immediately apparent that something wasn’t quite right with his nose/muzzle. The very kind neighbor, Shaughn, who was working with Lori to get the little dude safe, immediately took him to her vet to get him examined. He is extremely emaciated and has a nasal fracture that appears to be older as well as a fracture of his hard palate. It is currently unclear if the two events were part of the same injury.

We sincerely hope these wounds were accidental in nature, but they are consistent with abuse. Given how sweet of a disposition this little man has (just loves being close and being held), that thought is unimaginable.

In any case, we’ve already told him, from here on out, it’s nothing but good stuff and we’ve promised him that, if there’s anything that can be done to help fix his nose, we know a bunch of wonderful supporters who will have his back!!

Currently his medical needs are pretty simple—getting weight back on him and feeding him soft food, as currently he may be more prone to aspirating hard food. If you would be interested in fostering this guy, please message us through the page or text us @614.377.1777.

If you would like to donate to his care, you can click the donate button on this post or on our main page, and we will put other methods in the comments. THANK YOU for helping us to give this little guy the very best future!

SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF THE NORTH POLE - Have you ever seen a real live Christmas Angel? No? Let us show you!!

And if you’re one of those people who are all about the reunions (we certainly are!), you’ll want to be sure to check out the video in the comments. 👇

So this is how Christmas unfolded for a couple of our volunteers and Pearly, this little Christmas Angel, sound asleep on the back seat.

Our Cleveland volunteer, Dot, saw some posts about a dog who went missing in early December while someone was watching her while the owner was going through some personal matters. With the generous assistance of several concerned local folks, on Christmas Eve, Dot set a trap out for this little girl and soon had her SAFE!! Because she could not hold her overnight, another volunteer drove up and picked Pearly up and brought her back to Columbus.

Thanks to her microchip, Pearly’s owner was contacted and she got in touch with us early Christmas morning. It turned out the owner was not even made aware that Pearly was missing! Arrangements were made and, Christmas morning, we made the drive back up to give Pearly her Christmas miracle—reuniting her with mom and dad AND her brother Eddie the Boxer, who was quite happy to see his baby sis!

CONNEAUT, OHIO:

In Conneaut, up on Lake Erie where Ohio meets Pennsylvania, little Mattie is SAFE after running a 1.75 mile stretch of country road for the last 12 days. And she went into our humane trap at the exact place she slipped her collar and ran an hour after arriving at her new home.

Mattie’s case is another example of how displaced dogs who go missing in an unfamiliar area often stay close and track back to the very spot from which they went missing. It’s so important to maintain daily a fresh wet, smelly food station at that location, preferably monitored by a security camera or game cam. It’s often in the middle of the night when dogs come back, and without a camera, an owner might never even realize.

We are so relieved and thankful that Mattie kept herself safe until we could get her safe, and we are so glad for her family and the concerned neighbors on S Ridge Road East who worried for her and helped.

HAPPY UPDATE! Layla is SAFE! -----> https://www.facebook.com/lostpetrecovery/videos/3591592877787949

COLUMBUS, OH & I-70 - PLEASE SHARE!

DO NOT CHASE OR ATTEMPT TO GRAB!

CALL WITH SIGHTINGS: ‼️614.377.1777‼️

Layla, a shy, timid, newly rescued puppy mill survivor is missing in downtown Columbus NEAR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. Layla is in a very dangerous area near I-70 and has been spotted in the neighborhood adjacent to I-70 and has been seen on the highway itself.

If you drive this area, PLEASE keep your eyes open and do not risk attempting to catch her as she will run. PLEASE REPORT SIGHTINGS IMMEDIATELY so that we may adjust or add trap locations as necessary.

THANK YOU!

TIPP CITY, OHIO:

There’s an odd pattern of behavior that we see over and over again in dogs who are lost in an unfamiliar area—they often, in the quiet of that very first night, return to the exact spot from where they went missing. We relied on this pattern of behavior to get Sprout safe last night in Tipp City.

A recent addition to the family, Sprout was going to see the vet. It’s a scary thing, especially for a newly adopted dog not yet comfortable in her new place with her new people, to be loaded into a vehicle, unloaded in the parking lot of a strange place with the loud noises of traffic and trucks going by, and then shepherded to the front door of a strange building with other pets coming and going. She got scared and slipped her harness and ran.

Her distraught owners reached out to LPR the next morning for guidance. We explained this pattern of behavior for displaced dogs and asked them to see if the vet’s security cams saw her come back that first night. Sure enough, she was seen twice overnight, both at the location where the car was parked and at the vet’s front door.

In order to get a trap and camera out immediately, the family enthusiastically agreed to travel to pick up the closest equipment. With our direction, they baited and set the trap at the spot where their car had been parked, and we watched the camera, hoping Sprout would come back this second night. She was a textbook case. She showed up at the trap at 10:54p and went right in. Her parents rushed to collect her, taking her safely inside the trap into a contained space at their house to release her. They are filled with grateful thanks and relief to have their girl back home.

It’s counterintuitive to think that a dog who has never been to a location before can find her way back to that point of escape, but when this happens—dogs who go missing from a dog sitter, from a new foster or adoptive home, from a car accident, for example—it’s immediately actionable for a trap or at least leaving a food station until a trap can be arranged.

MENDON, OH - UPDATE ON MENDON DOG WITH CHAIN AROUND NECK AND FORELIMB

It’s been a bit hectic around here, but we’ve been wanting to get you an update on the Mendon dog we trapped Sunday morning that had the chain around its neck and forelimb.

The chain was dug in a bit worse than it first appeared. No wonder he is not real happy with humans right now. The poor guy isn’t in the best condition and wow, having that miserable thing digging into his little body for at least a month that we know of had to be so painful. The good news is that the chain is off, the wound is cleaned up, and he is on some goooood pain meds. He’s still pretty upset with people, as you might imagine, but we’ll see if that diminishes once he starts feeling a little better. We showed him the chain and told him he would never have to wear one again.

Our Farm Sanctuary may be taking this boy, still waiting to hear back from a message we sent. 🤞 However, in everyone’s best interest, especially his, we are happy to give him a few more days of monitored decompression here. Video of Mr. Surly in comments. 👇

NOT IN OHIO - One more post coming after this…

Here’s just a “few” more of the dogs our mystery trapper has gotten SAFE only just recently! I mean, literally I’ve just been looking through my phone for pics the last 15 minutes….

When you think KENTUCKY and think “force of nature” trapper, we know y’all think Kim Steinborn. But this person is also a FORCE OF NATURE!! We’re gonna introduce you in just a bit but I really want someone to ask in the comments what the significance of the map is so we can explain that too…. 👇

NOT IN OHIO

Who’s up for a little cliffhanger? Who can guess who just trapped this sweet little girl and got her SAFE after being out and suffering from her condition for more than a year? 😢