08/23/2026
08/22 FOUND POODLE
W VALLEY HWY N & KNICKERBOCKER DR, AUBURN
Over 2 weeks ago, 5 different Poodles were found in the same exact area that this girl was often seen and in the same body condition.
AVHS and Auburn ACO have been trying to get help for this likely abandoned girl to get her safe and off the roads.
We were contacted on Thursday to see if we could help. We spoke to Jessie, a nearby resident, that has been feeding her for a number of days and found that she has been leaving food about 3:30 everyday and the pup usually shows between 4-7 PM. So plans were made to make the drive today because of the time and another case near the Capitol Campus in Olympia.
Upon arrival, immediately set up the trap in the area of the established feeding station. While standing by the trap getting ready to set cameras but checking battery and settings of the cameras gues who I see walking down the side of the highway and then turn onto the street where the trap is located? It is her and coming my way! 😱
I immediately jump in my car to vacate the area, drive the only direction I can, into a driveway, and leave the cameras on top of the trap facing the blue sky!! Cameras are not set but I can see the area where the trap is located. So I hop out, position myself at he end of the car, laying down on the ground, and place my phone in an area where I can hold my phone out to record but without the pup seeing me.
Well, when she got to the trap, it was pretty much a quickie. She smelled around and then just walked on in. Unfortunately though, I did not get a recording of the last few seconds after she hit the drop plate to make the door shut. It figures. 🤬😭😬🤬
Importantly though, she is safe and won't be making her daily numerous walks along West Valley Hwy.
She is not in the greatest condition missing much hair, severely matted, too skinny, and really stinky. The hair that is loose definitely does not feel like a Poodle should.
She is currently with Sumner Vet and will likely be transferred to AVHS on Monday.
Thanks to Jessie and her neighbors for feeding her and letting her feel safe and unthreatened.
Thanks also to Diane Radford who met me at the vet to return a camera we used for another case. She then stayed for quite a bit to assist with transferring out of the car to get inside the vet clinic.
