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Well, apparently dogs do have thumbs.. This boy decided to hitchhike just as a ranger went by. An open door, a little be...
09/30/2026

Well, apparently dogs do have thumbs.. This boy decided to hitchhike just as a ranger went by.

An open door, a little beef jerky, a promise to let the passenger choose the radio station and it was done!

He's safe and home!! Mom and dad are extremely grateful to the show of support extended to them!

***FOUND and safe at home This pup scooted while on a packwalk in Griffith Park. He responds to strangers by proving how...
09/30/2026

***FOUND and safe at home

This pup scooted while on a packwalk in Griffith Park. He responds to strangers by proving how fast he is. He's been seen ducking off trail and heading into deep brush. PLEASE do not attempt to capture and DO NOT follow pursue, chase or anything behind his direction of travel.

Any movement toward or behind him will only send him into areas we don't need him to be in.

Just screenshot your exact location, describe as best you can what direction he was heading (like toward the Greek, the golf course or the observatory) and send the info to mom and dad! They are on scene and want their boy home!

Please share to anyone you know that walks their pups or has them walked anywhere in the park.

I spoke with the owners today, but we're way behind on this one!On Sept 4th, this girl got away from a trainer at a park...
09/22/2026

I spoke with the owners today, but we're way behind on this one!

On Sept 4th, this girl got away from a trainer at a park she's never been to.

All hope is not lost, as I learned about a recent sighting. The sighting is barely stale but it's in an area I was looking at prior to speaking with the pups owners. In terms of bad news, this is as good as any news can be in a bad situation.

After some conversation we've shifted gears and opened up to a bit of new strategy that we'll begin executing tomorrow morning.

If anyone is local and can spare an hour, we need help getting flyers up. Come get your steps in! It would be greatly appreciated. Especially in condensed areas like this, it's critical that owners STOP SPREADING THEIR SCENT as it can be maddening to a dog who picks up on it, but has no idea where it started or what direction they went.

As we know, sometimes it all comes down to ONE flyer in the right place to generate the call that gets a pup back home.

PLEASE, if you get eyes on the pup, CALL MOM, do not follow, pursue, track, or any other action behind the dog, as to a dog who is aware of your presence, that is chasing.

When a dog has been out this long, all "normal" thoughts or methods will likely generate the opposite of the intended result.

DO NOT DRIVE AROUND LOOKING! This is hunting. Every car that went by, did so at a faster pace. Imagine a birds body the second they feel a cat stalking them. Your actions by doing this are purely predatory regardless of your intentions.

DO NOT STAND ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP SHOUTING A NAME (which i generally suppress for this reason) that can be no different then the baying of the hounds and the bugle to start the fox hunt.
Many years ago I was walking on a hillside of dead and burned brush when I took a little different path down than I did coming up. The second my right foot landed on all the sticks, the sound of rattlesnakes surrounded me. I think I got two inches shorter due to the muscular contraction along my spine. Fearful dogs will react this same way even to their owners voices when mixed with emotions at a high volume.. just please, don't engage. Call mom, freeze and don't stare

This little nugget decided to fire the afterburner when she saw something in the yard after helping hydrate the flowers....
09/10/2026

This little nugget decided to fire the afterburner when she saw something in the yard after helping hydrate the flowers. Her mama rounded the corner and was shocked to see the gate open. In the time it took her to throw something on, lil rocket racer probably had that pesky squirrel, Grizzly bear, or T-Rex treed a mile away.

We all know somebody somewhere, let's push this out by sharing with anyone who even understands what PNW stands for..
get your little butt home, mama is worried about you!

A few nights ago Cynthia L says hey..dog..help and as usual I reply with two letters.. O and K. I reached out to a woman...
09/06/2026

A few nights ago Cynthia L says hey..dog..help and as usual I reply with two letters.. O and K.

I reached out to a woman who had been feeding this boy for a while. What started as three had been reduced to just this kid.

The only thing known about him (even his gender wasn't known til tonight) was that if you even stared, he ran. If the thought to move towards him crossed your mind, he ran. But hed always came back.

His feeder and protector learned this very quickly and knew she needed help. She told me she was moving out of state tomorrow morning. I reassured her that even if we weren't successful tonight, we wouldn't just leave him out there to fend for himself

Once Cynthia and I got the trap set, this boy perked up but it wasn't until act 2 of the plan was put in motion did things really get moving. I asked his feeder to not be there while we set up, but once we left, she'd come out and pretend to do all the things she normally did.

It wasnt even 15 seconds after she did her fake routine and left the he stood up from being a dark spot on the concrete, to a hungry dog on the move. Once he came into camera view, he was in and trapped within 45 seconds.

The plan was good, the feeder was smart and very consistent and THATS what made this happen so quickly.

Initially, as is the norm, he was tense and startled, but it didn't take long before he accepted a light touch which turned into "scritches" without a flinch. He softened much faster than we would've expected.

Cynthia and others after seeing him close up, believe he may have been adopted from the Long Beach shelter as he quickly began to look familiar.

Cynthia, as always, you rock, thank you for showing up for these pups!

I know it meant a lot to the woman and her family to see him safe before they left. If you think you may know his people, we'll drop his intake number in the comments shortly.

A while back I opened up IG to this gorgeous fuzzy thang. Something about the softness in her eyes and body took me back...
09/04/2026

A while back I opened up IG to this gorgeous fuzzy thang.

Something about the softness in her eyes and body took me back many years to a deep and pawerful nearly 17 year love. Maybe sometimes they just stop by to say hi.

I immediately screenshot the image and sent it to my friend Liz at I Stand With My Pack with that message, Gahhhh!

Some time ticks by.. Liz calls, I wish this were a differ.... ok got it.. dog, ok, let's have it. She gives me the basic info needed and at some point it clicks.. omg.. this is her isn't it

I'm a firm believer, if there's an ass to kick, we can always do it later. The focus now is action without panic. Unpack and serve the process.

Not long into our conversation, the adopters voice begins to smooth out. Less tension, lowered heart rate, still not like normal, but smoothed to a point the assignments are landing.

Fingers are easy to point, and when done without the absorbtion of the totality of circumstances, they tend to be extremely sharp. Situations like these get resolved through support, nothing else.

And the support came!!

Hazel had two amazing fosters, Jing and Jaiwei. Together the made the 2 1/2 hour drive south to help however they could. In tow, was Hazels buddy Ghost, not as worried, but just as willing. These women were SOLID. There were maybe only a couple points we touched on which they might not have been fluent in.

Flyers went up and today after another volunteer Megan, had just finished an area, the magic call came in.

Hazels adopter Kat was as amazing as everyone else. Her ex*****on of instructions as well as on site judgment pulled this off. Megan arrived back on scene probably 2 minutes after she'd been secured and got to pet her..yeah, i'm jealous, so what?!

The mama and Hazel shot. You're home, safe and loved girl. I can tell you know this now.
Aleks, you've got a helluva crew!

This lil girl captured the attention of many good people! She had been seen roaming around Bixby Park in Long Beach, CA ...
08/23/2026

This lil girl captured the attention of many good people! She had been seen roaming around Bixby Park in Long Beach, CA for a couple of weeks.

Being so close to the ocean, it's easy to imagine just how busy it gets.

Busy is danger, danger creates panic, panic kills dogs.

Local social media posts were being managed by Fostering in Memory of Biggie Boy 🐾 she was able to reign in some of the caring and solid people, while trying to dilute some of the energy and ideas being expressed by others.

The parks and rec employees were incredibly vested in seeing her safely captured.

For those who dont know, Cynthia L was experimentally, but successfully cloned early in life. While we've never seen the lineup, it seems clear because this powerhouse shows up everywhere. Between these two and a few local residents, reports were coming in, and first hand accounts were also being relayed. We just needed to he there at the right time.

Along comes a woman walking her pups with a shadow in tow. She brilliantly walks her into her gated apt complex. Magically, a couple who live near the gate slowly close it and wait with our girl until Cynthia got there to secure her. I wasnt even needed, but I asked for them to wait.. belt and suspenders. What can I say?

Walking between the whacks are some damn solid people and this little girl is alive because of them.

I've named her Peanut Butter.. it should stick 😉

It'll be fun they said. However, my trapping journey is self inflicted! The real key is in the absorption of the minute ...
08/21/2026

It'll be fun they said. However, my trapping journey is self inflicted!
The real key is in the absorption of the minute details. Understanding one's equipment is as important as understanding them. Seeing the clues and the ability to make the slight changes is the true secret sauce. It helps to have purchased a scratch and dent special on a shipping container of patience!

Behold, this is a dog i caught before Her experience in the trap stuck with her. A trap is not a crate, but being crated helped me to craft the plan. I'm not one that ever lines a trap with a red carpet, but the towel had been moistened and rubbed down on her bestie. Familiar scent can solve problems. Most of the time anyway! We closed down the restaraunt during the day due to the huge number of crows and squirrels while risking the normal nocturnal critters that own the space between the homes.
On the second night she entered ever so cautiously. As she began to lean and place her foot on the trigger, she felt it flex. Out she went, but thankfully continued being interested. The singular benefit to hunger! Last night we moved the food to the opposite side so as to completely eliminate the possibility of flex. The second time in, the butt/nose smacker 9000 reminded her that I never give up.

Chill girl, it's better inside. Don't put me through this again.. (please)

Her name needs to be changed to PITA!

This sweet lil guy had been camping out and roaming in a neighborhood near Chapman and Cannon in the city of Orange for ...
08/01/2026

This sweet lil guy had been camping out and roaming in a neighborhood near Chapman and Cannon in the city of Orange for a few days according to neighbors. Guessing he hadn't quite earned his summer feet. Based on the limp he's probably got a big blister from the hot concrete and asphalt.

He's a sweet dude who didn't give us any trouble at all. Please share to help find his owners or a rescue that can pull him.

Chris and Paula, thanks for all the time you spent talking to neighbors and keeping tabs on her while I was enroute.

Sometimes we get lucky, sometimes they do, and times like tonight, we all did.When Mark Orange County Outdoors saw this ...
07/31/2026

Sometimes we get lucky, sometimes they do, and times like tonight, we all did.

When Mark Orange County Outdoors saw this pup on a camera trap set for critters ranging from squirrels to mountain lions, he immediately bought a leash, bowl, and some wet food. This boy stared at him for a minute and decided to reject his kind offering.

When an animal walks or runs away from help, it takes a lot to let them go. But let them go you must.

Panic and emotion are poisonous ingredients for this recipe.

Mark posted and was referred to me in the comments. Things line up well sometimes as I was available to meet him by 5pm. Katie Katie Carcich came along to help and balanced the 6 foot trap on top of the locked chainlink gate, while I got to the other side to lower it down. We pulled away once the trap was set and within just a few hours we had him safe

He's pretty beat up, that part is known. What or how is not, so we won't even speculate. What also is known is that a local woman said to us, I'll meet your at the hospital, just tell me which one.

He looked at each one of us and showed clear understanding and gratitude.

Tonight he can rest easy knowing he survived being alone against all the wild things

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