Pure Gold Pet Trackers had a very good night on Tuesday. Brie and I responded to a lost newly-arrived rescue dog from Thailand. Cookie was rescued from the illegal meat trade and had spent 27 hours on a plane coming to his new forever home. His owner was doing everything right. She kept everything low-key, used double leashes on a harness and collar, didnt leave him unattended in the yard, watched the doors, etc. Unfortunately, even this did not keep the frightened little dog from bolting away from her suddenly as they sat on the front porch. The choice to use a flexi-lead as one of the leashes became an instant regret as the hard plastic handle hit the payment and chased the terrified terrier down the street. In moments he was turning the corner and racing toward Rock Creek park and the busy Beach Drive. Frequently we get called in days after the dog escaped so there is no way to catch up with them but only to point the owner in the right direction until we have more information. Luckily they called us in the next day and we were available to come out the same day. We followed his track for 5 miles and after quite an excursion of the neighborhood the track ended up back at his new home. Susie had left his bed and a bowl of salmon on the porch. He ate, perhaps slept, and then in the wee hours of the morning wandered off, a little more calmly to investigate the immediate area and maybe go back down for more water. Halfway through the track we got the first sighting call that he was seen on the next street over from his house at 5:30 that morning. Once the track got to that location we had a timeline. It was obvious when the track returned to the house a second time down the easement that ran between the two streets that he was going to stay close by. Then we ran into a woman who said she had just seen him moments before so we jumped in my car and started driving around the neighborhood looking for him. We passed a man walking his dog who had just seen him two blocks from the house. Then we got the call from Noah, a 14 yr old neighbor who spotted the exhausted pup laying in a front yard only a block from the house. We rushed over and Noah told us that Cookie had gone in the back yard but didnt come out. The fact that Noah stayed to watch him until we got there was the key to the quick capture. Susie went back to see if he was still there and he scooted around the back of the garage and into the bushes against the fence. I grabbed my snappy snare and with the assistance of one of Susies friends we closed in on him slowly and as I slipped the loop over his head, she was able to get hold of what was left of the nylon leash. Moments later he was out of the bushes and back, safe in Susies arms. These are the components of a successful search and recovery: Good posters densely distributed (including on social media venues), a good track by a reliable tracking dog to know where to concentrate the postering, quick response to sightings, observant neighbors and patience when capturing a frightened dog. I do truly love a happy ending! This is why I love my job!!
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 03:09:42 +0000
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