06/04/2026
Coitsville, OH
Cricket, a fearful dog got away from her foster to adopt family!
A drone company was called out Tuesday and was able to pinpoint her general location using an AirTag, then visually locate her via drone. We were called to assit in setting a trap. When Sarah arrived, there was no exact pin location available for her. Luckily, Sarah has been absolutely crushing it with her drone skills lately and was able to locate Cricket without relying on the AirTag or drone pin. We placed a trap, camera, and food.
Cricket never showed.
The next day, the AirTag shown she had moved across the road. We searched the woods for about 2 hours and nothing. Sarah & others werent convinced she crossed.
Sarah's instincts told her to search the original area again. Despite poor thermal conditions, looking from all angles she spotted a tiny heat source in the grass. Zoomed in, it looked like a piece of trash.
Then one of the volunteers said, "Wait! Purple! She has a purple collar on!"
A second later, the object moved. Her body was covered in grass and only her head and tail were visible.
It was Cricket.
She was hidden in the tall grass, with only her head and tail visible.
We sent out Cricket's favorite person along with her best friend, Scrubby. The rest is history!
She is safe ❤️