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Homeward Bound Recovery, Howell, MI (2026)

05/08/2026

Arnold’s Adventure
WELCOME TO MICHIGAN, LITTLE MAN
We were contacted by someone at Bottle Babies asking for help with a dog who had just arrived from Texas two days earlier—and apparently decided Michigan wasn’t going to be boring.
Arnold went missing from his foster mother, Kate’s house, on Tuesday. With him having just finished heartworm treatment and being on steroids, we knew we needed to secure him quickly.
He crossed two very busy roads and ended up near the Voss plant on Beech Daly, where he seemed to be staying in the reeds near the railroad tracks. Kathi from our team, met Kate there on Wednesday evening and were going to set up a feeding station. They both got eyes on him, but it quickly became clear Arnold wasn’t interested in making this easy. An off-leash attempt didn’t go far, so a trap was going to be necessary.
Kim came out and set the trap, and Arnold actually showed up. Unfortunately, the door shut before he fully entered. He lingered nearby until Kim returned to reset it—then decided that was enough interaction for one day and disappeared.
While resetting the trap, they heard a pack of coyotes not too far away, which definitely raised the stress level. Kim decided to stay out there all night. Around midnight, with no sign of Arnold, she took a drive—and unbelievably spotted him sitting right in the middle of the railroad tracks across the street from the plant… on the same side where the coyotes had been heard! Because of course he was!
Kim grabbed food to try to lure him back, but by the time she returned, he had vanished again.
Bob from Aerial Recon came out Thursday and droned the area, but had no luck. At that point, we were starting to worry he may have headed toward the coyotes. Nikki Sheldon helped set another trap in the subdivision behind the Voss plant, where he had been seen earlier.
That trap caught plenty of activity—just not Arnold. The raccoons, however, were very appreciative!
On Friday, we finally got a break. Arnold was spotted again in the subdivision behind the Voss plant, close to Telegraph. We we're so relieved that he was still alive! Bob came back out, but once again, there were no sightings. It was like Arnold had mastered the art of disappearing.
By Saturday, we were ready to pull the trap from the Voss plant, thinking he had moved on.
But at 5:06 a.m., Arnold decided food was more important than adventure. He walked into the trap and was finally secured.
Kate reports that he’s doing great—settling in well with her other dogs and turning into quite the little cutie.
Welcome to Michigan Arnold, but no more sightseeing allowed.

04/06/2026

Welcome to your new life, Millie! ❤️

Salem—now known as Millie to her new family—had just been adopted and, after a three-hour car ride, had finally made it home.
She was in the middle of meeting her new brother, Mack, when their leashes got tangled… and Millie decided that was her cue to make a dramatic exit. With her leash still attached, she took off two houses down and disappeared into the woods. Sean tried to keep up, but Millie had other plans.
Kimberly and Sean reached out to Bob from Aerial Recon. Bob came out Friday night to get the drone up in the air, but Millie was not interested in being found just yet. Kim talked the family through what to do at home. Our team knew this would be a tougher recovery since Millie was brand new and didn’t yet know her people—or her new brother.
Bob returned Saturday and finally spotted her with the drone. Thankfully, Millie decided to stay in the same general area for most of the day (a rare moment of cooperation). Even after losing visual, we knew she hadn’t gone far, so a trap was set where she had been hanging out.
By Sunday morning, Kimberly was getting multiple calls about sightings overnight and early morning. Then Sunday afternoon, the call came—Millie was in their backyard heading toward the neighbor’s house two doors down. That’s when we learned she had actually been visiting that neighbor three separate times… apparently conducting her own little neighborhood tour.
We quickly put another trap into the neighbor’s yard, and it didn’t take long before Millie finally decided it was time to clock out of her adventure and head inside.
She was safe, exhausted, covered in ticks and burrs—but finally home.
And now? She’s finally met her brother, Mack, and according to Kimberly, they’re already best buddies. Millie is also handing out kisses and demanding attention like she’s been there forever.
Welcome to your new life, Millie… maybe with a little less exploring next time. 😄

04/02/2026

Incredible teamwork leads to a second chance ❤️

Nikki Sheldon was contacted by a woman in Detroit who had been trying to secure a loose German Shepherd. Tragically, during the attempt, the woman’s landlord released his pit bull, which attacked the shepherd. She was unable to intervene—but thankfully, the shepherd managed to break free and ran into a nearby field.
Knowing he was injured and needed immediate help, Nikki jumped into action.
She reached out to Bob from Aerial Recon, who quickly responded and was coming out to get the drone in the air to locate the dog. While he was driving the area, Bob was able to spot the shepherd. A kind woman and her daughter were feeding him.
Bob kept constant eyes on the dog until Nikki arrived.
Nikki then contacted Kim to bring a larger trap. Nikki and Kim carefully set the trap while Bob continued monitoring the shephard's location. .
It didn’t take long—within just 45 minutes, he was safely secured.
A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue stepped up and offered to cover his veterinary care. He was transported to OVRS, where he spent the night receiving treatment for his bite wounds.
Normally, he would have had to complete a stray hold at DACC,but fate had other plans.
Ed, who had heartbreakingly lost his own shepherd just five weeks earlier, stepped forward. He is now doing a foster-to-adopt, giving this boy the chance he so desperately deserved.
He’s doing amazing—and it looks like he may have just found his forever home. 🐾❤️

04/01/2026

WELCOME HOME RILEY❤️🐾

Rileys Momma went on a cruise. A family member came to take care of him. He had decided he wanted a adventure too. So he pulled out of his harness and off he went. The family immediately reached out to us. There were multiple sightings at one address.
The next day a family member went out early in the morning to rebait the trap and unfortunately, Riley was standing there and got spooked by the headlights and ran.
We then moved the trap a bit. No more sightings until late afternoon, and it was a scary one. Riley was seen running across Grand River around 4pm.
So another trap was sent on tge other side of Grand River in hopes he'd just find that one and not cross the busy road again.
Well that didn't work cause at 430am he was back at the guest location. Took him all of 3 minutes to find his reservation with the yummy food.
AND HIS ADVENTURE ENDED SAFELY.

Great job to his family doing everything right from the start.

Riley I'm sure your Momma was very happy to see you when she got home.

03/10/2026

The moment Sandy's exercise class ended, and she was secured.

03/10/2026

WELCOME HOME SANDY ❤️ 🐾

Sandy's owner took her to Kensighton Park to get some exercise. Well she got more exercise then what was planned.

She got loose from Dad and took off running. Dad went back to the site where he last seen her and she stood there at the tree line. When Dad tried to approached she ran into the woods.

Dad didn't know what to do, she wouldn't come to him. So he reached out to us for help. Especially since he was going to be going out of town for work.

We immediately went out to the Park looking for a place near the area she had been seen all week to get a feeding station set up. We were really hoping to see her and drop the trap.

Amd when we went to the last place to check it out for a spot, THERE SHE WAS, sitting pretty looking at the road waiting for Dad.

We pulled over and got out of the car immediately, she was heading towards the road with a car coming. We had slowed the car down, pulled out some cheddar sausage and started walking away from the road towards the woods.

Sandy was so hungry she followed close behind. Tossed her a couple pieces and she went to investigate and liked what she found so she came closer and closer. We slipped a lead on her walked her to the car and she jumped right in. She was ready to go home.

Once home we had removed numerous ticks between removing them, tick meds and a good old fashion bath.

So FYI make sure your pups are on tick meds they are very bad already. She must have had at least 50 ticks on her. 😲

Again WELCOME HOME SWEET SANDY

12/29/2025

Welcome to Your New Life, Big Guy 🖤

A very handsome Cane Corso has officially retired
from street life after at least six weeks on the run.
He first appeared in a Keego Harbor subdivision on October 30th, quickly becoming the neighborhood’s most mysterious resident. While kind people made sure he had food, he made it very clear he was not interested in being touched, or caught. Denise reached out to animal control, rescues, and even the police—but the Big Guy stayed one step ahead of everyone, and Noone was stepping up to help secure this boy.
By early December, we decided enough was enough. It was getting cold and we knew we needed to get him off the streets. Kim called Denise, a plan was formed, and the mission was clear: capture the giant ninja dog. Because of his size, this required a very large trap, suitable for a dog who clearly thought he was smarter than all of us.
The trap was set on December 4th. He was curious… very curious. He stopped by three or four times a night, inspecting the situation like a professional food critic, but refused to go inside. Everything startled him, and he was in no rush to give up his freedom.
After several nights of this, we upgraded the menu—really good food, a carefully placed trail, and numerous sprays of liquid smoke. Four days later, he finally decided it was worth the risk and walked right in.
Success!
We took him to the Oakland County Animal Shelter, where he immediately proved that behind all that “tough guy” energy is a total sweetheart. He allowed pets, never barked or growled, and showed nothing but gentle manners.
Now his days of dodging humans and living outdoors are officially over.
Welcome to a warm bed, full meals, and a life off the streets, Big Guy. 🐾
Keego(as I have named him) needs to find a forever home sooner than later! He is shut down at the shelter, and terrified of everything! He needs to learn to be a dog and would be a great addition to a lucky person's family. Please pass this on.

11/20/2025

WELCOME HOME KITTY💖🐾

About 7 weeks ago Kitty's family was moving out of State.

When the movers arrived Kitty snuck out the door, to go say goodbye to his friends. He must have really been having a good time, cause he missed the departure time. Mom looked and called for him with no luck. 😢

The family had to leave and were heartbroken they had to leave without him. But had the neighbor watching out for him to come back to the house. Mom had come back a couple times in hopes to find him.

A lady named Rita reached out to us to see if we could help when she got Kitty on her security camera. Rita also put us on contact with Moms neighbor Laura. We talked with Laura had her put food out and Kitty showed up but the food was gone.
We dropped the trap the next afternoon hoping Kitty would return.

Sure enough at 2:12am Kitty showed up and walked right into the trap for a smelt and shrimp snack.

Mom and Kitty will be reunited this weekend.
The family will be whole for Thanksgiving.

Thank you Rita and Laura for your help in getting this family together again ❤️

11/20/2025

Wilma was finally secured after her 10-hour adventure — though she might say it was more of a spontaneous “freedom tour.”
Wilma, a four-year-old puppy mill survivor, had just been adopted yesterday by a wonderful family. She seemed to fall in love with them right away. She slept in Mom and Dad’s bed, enjoyed several walks, and acted like she’d been part of the family for years,but
this morning, during another great walk, things took a turn. As they stepped into the house, Wilma had two paws inside when Mom unclipped the leash — and Wilma decided she wasn’t done exploring the world yet. Off she went!
Marni got a call from Michael James asking if we could help, and of course, we didn’t hesitate. Bob Roberts, with Aerial Recon, arrived with his drone (because every good dog rescue needs its own air support team). Her foster parents tried an off-leash reunion attempt, but the moment Wilma saw them, she bolted like she was late for a meeting. They stepped back so she wouldn’t feel pressured, and Marni and Kim came out to see how they could coax this scared little girl to safety.
Wilma covered some serious ground. She started in Wixom but by the time Bob was on-scene, she was already in Walled Lake. Bob spotted her resting, and we thought Marni might get a chance to slip in and secure her, but the spot Wilma chose was basically “no human access.” Then Mom got another call — Wilma was on the run again and heading toward a busy street.
We reached out to the police, and Deputy Moran responded to help block traffic if needed. He spotted her running toward the road, narrowly avoiding cars — three times! At that point, we decided the best move was to clear the area so she’d calm down. Before we left, we set up a feeding station near her last known location.
Just as we were about to pack up, Bob spotted her not far from the feeding station. She was on the move again, and guess what? Wilma had found the food! Kim rushed to get the trap set up while Bob kept eyes on her with the drone. Kim finished just in time, got back to the car, and in minutes, Wilma circled the trap, wandered inside, and was finally secured.
Welcome home, little lady. Your adventure ends here — and the good life begins now. 💛

11/19/2025

WELCOME HOME PISTACHIO ❤️🐾

On Friday Aerial ReCon went out to drone for this sweet little boy, that had been missing for weeks. Pistachio was seen many times a day Mom and Dad were following but he just kept going so they decided before he left the area, they went home. Aerial ReCon gave them our information to reach out.

We made contact and had made plans to go out Saturday evening. Mom and Dad said that most of the sightings were during the day so let's plan for Sunday. Sure thing!

So Sunday we spoke with Dad told him to put food out Monday morning once Pistachio came to eat, we will put food out again.

Monday morning Dad put food out and within a few hours Pistachio showed up to eat. Told Dad put food out again mid evening, (let's see if he comes back) YUP HE SURE DID 💓

Tuesday morning a trap was dropped. Well he showed about 3 hours later then the day before .
Didn't take him long to comes into our little restaurant set specifically for one sweet little kitty.

GREAT JOB ANDY AND KIM.
WELCOME HOME PISTACHIO ❤️🐾

11/11/2025

Henry, the three year old Pomsky, was secured after his nine hour escapade!❤️

Henry, the Pomsky, decided to go on a wild nine-hour “adventure”… without ever actually leaving home!
When his mom stopped the car to check a bump in the driveway, Henry and his brother, Harold, saw their chance to break free. Harold, being the sensible one, went straight back inside. Henry, on the other hand, parked himself in the neighbor’s yard and refused to move—because apparently, that was his new kingdom.
After hours of failed bribery attempts and endless barking standoffs, Bill Heatley, from Streethearts Rescue, contacted us and asked if we could help. Kim lived really close so she showed up with a trap. When she arrived, Henry was sitting in the driveway, waiting. While she was setting everything up, Henry followed her around the yard, barking! She set up the cameras, baited the trap with lots of smelly food, sprayed liquid smoke, and drove down the street to watch the show! Henry couldn't resist the yummy meal inside, and ten minutes later, mission accomplished!
While he was being carried inside, his tail was wagging and he was acting innocent. You’d think he’d just returned from a heroic quest. In reality, he never even left the block!
One naughty three-year-old Pomsky in the house where he belongs!

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