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A professional and experienced team of animal rescuers specializing in the safe/quick recovery of lost pets.

09/26/2026

Sightings needed!

Walking Stick, we need your help!

Do NOT chase, do NOT call out. Please text the number in the picture with any sightings.

Note time of day and direction of travel.

08/23/2026

"Nova's" Rescue
6/21/26-8/22/26

Nova was lost on June 21st, 2026 while she and her family were evacuating their home due to the Applewood fire in Colorado City.

Fast forward to August 21st, where a picture of her was posted on FaceBook. Some caring people had noticed her in their area of Colorado City, which was about 5 minutes from where she had been lost. Nova had been living in a quiet, safe place where she would sneak some bites of food that were being left out for her, then disappear back into the trees. During the quiet of the night, she made herself a bed alongside a bale of hay, but would slip off as the sun came up.

With the help of the property owner, who had been watching and feeding Nova, we set up our trusty TruCatch trap (complete with yummy chicken breast and a t-shirt from her momma). We added one of our trail cameras, as we knew we would need to be out of sight in order for Nova to appear: the kind woman who had been caring for her said she was unable to get close to her without Nova bolting. We chose to use Nova's safe place, the bale of hay, as our catch spot!

Within 30 minutes of placing and setting our trap, Nova appeared! We could see her from where we were parked, but watched the live feed of our trail camera so we could get a good look at exactly what was happening. What we saw couldnt have been more exciting! A confident Nova entered the trap, gobbling up every morsel of chicken we placed, until she got to the back of the trap and triggered the door to close! It was a quick success!

Our team loaded up a very scared and confused Nova (in the trap) into our transport vehicle, and headed to her home where her momma was waiting outside.

As we opened the back of the transport vehicle, Nova's mom let out a squeal of absolute joy! We encouraged her to approach the trap quietly so Nova could use her most-important sense: her nose. Within seconds, Nova recognized her mom, and this sweet, frightened, shut-down dog started letting out squeals of her own, her tail wagging harder than you could imagine. This reunion brought about many tears of joy from all of us!

We will sleep well tonight, knowing that Nova's "adventure" is over, and she can sleep safely in the arms of her family, leaving her bale of hay in her memories!

12/14/2025

Ghost's Rescue: 11/30/25-12/8/25

Thank you Pueblo!

On Monday, December 8th, a kind woman who knew of our search for Ghost, saw a dog matching his description. If you can believe it, she got the dog in her car and brought him to SoCO!
We asked everyone who saw Ghost on the nature trail to come to SoCO to see if this was the same dog. We weren't quite sure Ghost would have willingly jumped into someone's car! Every person said,"yes, this was the dog I saw".

We left our post up to see if there were any other sightings, and there have been none. With all of this being said, we are happy to say that Ghost is safe at SoCO! Dr. Ballotti examined him and he had some cuts and "road rash" but, he is ultimately in great shape!
A huge thank you to the caring people of Pueblo for your dedication to Ghost.
Another huge thank you to the whole Paw Responders team for the hours you dedicated to helping him. If only he knew how many people were working for him to get to safety!

One of our Paw Responders researched multiple local pet pages, and it was determined that our "Ghost" has been sighted multiple times since the middle of November, a couple of weeks before he was seen being struck by a car.

He has had quite an adventure on his own, but now that he finally "gave up", he has a bright future ahead of him! His "stray hold" has expired and he has been accepted into the Pawsitive Pathways program where he will receive in-home training and then he will be available for adoption!

Here's to a wonderful life ahead sweet Ghost! 🩷🐾🩷

12/02/2025

PAW RESPONSE IN PROGRESS

11/30/25 A large dog was witnessed being hit by a car and it fled quickly! SoCO Paw Responders Lisa and Brenda walked for miles searching with no luck.

12/2/25
Dog was FINALLY spotted and SoCO Paw Responders Lilli and Alexis ran to assess his behavior to see if they could catch him. It was determined we would need to use one of our traps to secure him. Trap was set at 5 pm, monitored by Alex and Lilli, but he never came by.

12/3/25

Area was scouted by SoCO Paw Responders Erin and Lisa. A place for the trap was determined and the trap was set! Within 30 minutes our boy, who the team named Ghost due to his ability to appear and disappear so quickly, showed up.....then disappeared...... We are now patiently waiting for him to catch the scent of the delicious food we placed in the trap.

12/4/25

No sightings but there was A LOT of action in the area with snow shoveling and plows. Maybe he was just hiding in the bushes nearby?
Trail camera is set on a food station where he was seen 3x yesterday. Maybe during the dark and quiet of the night, he will feel safe enough to come out and eat.

12/5/25

Our boy has moved. He was spotted in a different area today. Paw Responders were on scene to set down fragrant food in an effort to keep him in this area. He was spotted curled up under a tree, but when he saw us (from far away), he ran....we will continue to safely and quietly monitor the area so we can establish a place to set up the trap.

12/9/25.....we think we have Ghost, safe and warm and fed at SoCO......please be patient while we update.......

Stay tuned....

11/29/2025

11/29/25

SIGHTING NEEDED

Around 11 am, one of our team members witnessed a dog get hit on Pueblo Blvd on the bridge over the Arkansas. The dog was knocked down, but then hopped up and ran west across traffic and down to the river trail. Our team member immediately parked and ran down the trail. Another team member (who was nearby) joined the search.

A FB post was made by another citizen who saw the dog at the nature center. Our team members were unable to locate the dog.

PAWS for Life was informed of the situation and their staff is also on the lookout.

What we need from you are sightings.

Description is vague: medium, grey colored pit bull.

Any sighting can be reported to Lisa at 719-250-0262 via text. Please note the location, time of day, and direction of travel. If you can safely take a picture, please do.

11/09/2025

🐾UPDATE: SAFELY CAPTURED

Paw Response In Progress!

DO NOT CALL OUT DO NOT CHASE!

Area: 8th Ave, High Street, 29th Street, 30th Street

Description: mini aussie

Dog has eaten at a feeding station and now the trap is set.

DO NOT CHASE DO NOT CALL OUT!

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Pueblo, CO

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http://www.socospay.com/

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