View Full Version : LOST DOG near Red Cone ***NOW REUNITED WITH FAMILY***
JustSomeDude
08-26-2015, 00:35
I haven't been on here in a while, but I'm desperate and trying to help a friend who is incredibly upset after losing his dog, and I just need to get the word out.
He was hiking Gibson Lake yesterday (Aug. 25) and as they started heading back towards the car (near Hall Valley Campground), his dog bolted ahead. After hours of searching, they never found him. Here are the details of his Craigslist post, along with some photos. If you are in that area and see this dog, or know anyone up there who found a stray, please let me or Ted know.
THANK YOU! :(
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Stanley is lost!
He is a 25 -30 lb brown dog, mixed breed. Very long with short legs.
Last seen at the Gibson Lake Trailhead (near Hall Valley Campground) off County Road 60 near Grant/Bailey on Tuesday August 25th around 2pm.
Has leather collar and distinctive tag.
Any information would be helpful.
$500 reward.
Please call or text Ted at 434 9 89 zero280 or email tedpitney (at) gmail.com.
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crashdown
08-26-2015, 06:25
Damn....
Just Googled Gibson Lake Trailhead and went to the Forest Service site.
It says "DOGS MUST BE LEASHED AT ALL TIMES".
I didn't see a description of the leash, only the collar and tags.
GoldFinger
08-26-2015, 06:34
Sorry to hear about your friends dog.Tell him to take some unwashed article of clothing (needs owners scent on it) and lay it on the ground where the dog was last seen, and then check back later. I personally saw this work once when I was pheasant hunting with a friend in the middle of no-where Nebraska. His dog bolted off running after a wounded bird and was completely out of site in minutes. We searched until dark with no luck, so he took his t-shirt off and laid it on the ground where we last saw him, then came back the next morning to find the dog laying on it. Crazy, and I probably would not believe it had I not seen the dog run off that night and then at his house the next morning. Maybe worth trying, though. Best of luck!
JustSomeDude
08-26-2015, 06:50
Sorry to hear about your friends dog.Tell him to take some unwashed article of clothing (needs owners scent on it) and lay it on the ground where the dog was last seen, and then check back later. I personally saw this work once when I was pheasant hunting with a friend in the middle of no-where Nebraska. His dog bolted off running after a wounded bird and was completely out of site in minutes. We searched until dark with no luck, so he took his t-shirt off and laid it on the ground where we last saw him, then came back the next morning to find the dog laying on it. Crazy, and I probably would not believe it had I not seen the dog run off that night and then at his house the next morning. Maybe worth trying, though. Best of luck!
Thank you for the idea!
They are heading back up this morning to search again, and I have shared this with him.
I'm so sorry to hear about this. Best of luck finding one of an best friends and family members.
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dirtrulz
08-26-2015, 07:16
That sucks. It is also why we keep our dog leashed, just cant completely trust him to stay close. Live and learn i guess, just sucks its the poor pup who pays the price.
JustSomeDude
08-26-2015, 07:26
It is also why we keep our dog leashed, just cant completely trust him to stay close. Live and learn i guess, just sucks its the poor pup who pays the price.
Yeah ... I'm not even talking to him about the leash issue. I know he's devastated and feels like a complete assh*le already. What's worse is this happened while he was hiking with his brother - came home to the wife without the dog... which I'm sure that just makes it harder on him. And they got him just over a year ago.
Heartbreaking/tragic/sad/awful/terrible life (leash) lesson learned.
:(
We all tend to trust our dogs because it works at the park (except we don't let off leash at park because too many people). We did the same thing on a recent camping trip. Last year there was a guy frantically looking for his pup up at Fall River Reservoir. :(
I have some friends that live really close to there. I passed on the post, hopefully the pup turns up.
JustSomeDude
08-26-2015, 08:30
I have some friends that live really close to there. I passed on the post, hopefully the pup turns up.
THANK YOU!
I hope you Buddy finds his Pup, prayers sent.
JustSomeDude
08-26-2015, 14:33
STANLEY HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was recovered in the same area he was last seen yesterday near Hall Valley Campground. PHEW! Little guy spent the night in the woods - he's so lucky!
Thank you all for the support and prayers and good vibes!!!!!!!!!!
STANLEY HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was recovered in the same area he was last seen yesterday near Hall Valley Campground. PHEW! Little guy spent the night in the woods - he's so lucky!
Thank you all for the support and prayers and good vibes!!!!!!!!!!
Good to hear the happy ending!
buffalobo
08-26-2015, 14:51
Very glad to hear of happy ending. Lucky for pup and master. Could have been a very sad outcome.
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Bailey Guns
08-26-2015, 15:40
Wow... I don't even want to consider the odds against that pup. Happy to hear it ended well. I honestly didn't expect to see a post like that.
Fentonite
08-26-2015, 16:26
That's so great!
Great news! Thanks for letting everyone know!
HoneyBadger
08-26-2015, 16:39
Awesome! Very lucky pup!
Glad he made it back safe! Scares the crap out of you to lose a friend like that
SamuraiCO
08-26-2015, 17:33
So happy all ended well.
Very happy it ended well.
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JustSomeDude
08-27-2015, 06:59
I got a little more detail from Stanley's owner, and wanted to share the story with everyone.
As explained in the original post, my friend Ted was hiking the Gibson Lake trail Tuesday, and as they were heading back down Stanley ran ahead (out of sight), and wasn't seen again. Ted hung around for hours looking for him, to no avail. Running out of daylight, and hope, he decided to head back home to Denver. We put together a massive effort online, making the eFlyer I posted yesterday, and just getting word out to as many people in the Grant area as possible (thanks to everyone on here who helped in that effort!!).
On a whim, his wife decided to get up early yesterday to drive back out to Grant to post flyers. I guess she was up there at 6 o'clock getting flyers posted at Hall Valley Campground, and on signs along CR 60. Believe it or not, that's what got Stanley found. Some one called Ted around noon yesterday, saying they were near the campground, saw the flyer and then saw Stanley roaming around (apparently he never wandered far from the trail head). However, they said Stanley wouldn't let him come close enough to corral him.
Ted bolted out of work, drove back out to Hall Valley, and started looking around. He didn't find Stanley at first, so he let his other dog, Walter, off leash (hoping he would sniff Stanley out). Walter bolted into the woods. Within a few minutes he heard Walter barking down by the river. He went to investigate, and found Walter and Stanley playing.
HAPPY ENDING!
mackbamf
08-27-2015, 07:07
That's awesome!!!
tmjohnson
08-27-2015, 07:31
Gotta love a happy ending.
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