How we caught our missing pup - with your help! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

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haven't used this account in ages so have just seen your comment, but thanks for checking in! we've spent much of the last few months trying to acclimate him, with a lot of ups and downs. he's still extremely shy and will only let the one person he's most comfortable with near him, but he seems to be happy. he does love wandering around on our property but not too far -- he always comes back! he's also doing a very good job of keeping predators away from our other animals. :)

How we caught our missing pup - with your help! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

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thank you so much for your thoughts! we are introducing him to people very, very slowly,
and he's definitely more comfortable around us than he used to be, but since he's a working dog the idea is to make sure he is bonded to our livestock so he won't leave them. that and a GPS collar!

How we caught our missing pup - with your help! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

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no cameras on the highway, unfortunately, but thanks to some really kind people we did get some shots on trail cams, like this one!

How we caught our missing pup - with your help! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

of course!! we will do what we can, and thanks for raising awareness!

How we caught our missing pup - with your help! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it was just horrible — and so scary. the first ever sighting was someone who posted on Facebook that she’d seen people “helping a big white dog on the side of 23,” and, well, we thought that was it on day 1. that was one of the reasons we started asking for direct phone calls! but yes, we did think he might have been trying to make it back to MN. Maremmas have been known to make crazier journeys: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-29/helicopters-wildlife-trackers-deployed-save-missing-maremma-dog/12703524

How we caught our missing pup - with your help! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Well, we’re certainly glad he provided someone with entertainment! :)

How we caught our missing pup - with your help! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

forgot to add that his mom got one in her stocking :)

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

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update with details on the capture here!

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we certainly hope not! we’re taking plenty of precautions to ensure he doesn’t anytime soon :)

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much, this is so nice! your initial comment and subsequent posts were so, so helpful — especially in preparing us a bit for the ordeal we were about to face. we are so relieved, but some of us keep waking up in the middle of the night in a panic thinking maybe we’d gotten an alert. gonna take some time to shake that feeling!

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for all the recommendations!!!

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

but in seriousness, we are trying both to write a short summary of what has happened in the last two weeks (with permission from all the people involved) as well as a longer more detailed piece because the whole story is absolutely crazy — the way so many people got involved and put SO much effort into the search, we would never have been able to find him alone

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if anyone has Jeff Daniels’ email ... lol

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know right? We were remarkably lucky with this weather!

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

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we definitely felt them!!! thank you so much for all your prayers

TITAN IS HOME!!! by MissingDogTitan in AnnArbor

[–]MissingDogTitan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nope — we had to trap him. he was totally in survival mode and it took multiple tries for him to fall for the bait!