Ty was lost after jumping out of our car window on a gravel road in the mountains of Southern Colorado on our way up to a day hike. When it was realized he was missing, we looked for him for hours. We found out later he had run from a potential rescuer less than 1 hour after escaping the car. He was seen a few times immediately post disappearance, and then 2 days after disappearing.

We notified HomeAgain who sent us Lost Posters Posters. We put them out all over the area and spoke to everyone around. The people there were wonderful and dog friendly. Everyone was looking for him, but he is very skittish and would not come around.

Finally, 8 days after going missing, a cabin owner was out cleaning and doing maintenance and saw him lying in the lawn. They took him immediately to the vet, and because he had seen his lost posters they called HomeAgain, who contacted me. I was able to authorize vet services over the phone.

He was severely dehydrated and hypothermic and had a very weak and slow pulse when brought in, otherwise unresponsive. He was given fluids and warmed, and as his core temp went up he became more responsive. The vet was 5 hours from my home in Denver. I drove down and by the time I got him, he was stable to be brought back to a Denver animal hospital. He is currently still in the hospital, but doing well. He is full of energy despite losing 25% of his body weight.

Posted By: Sarah Kuykendall, Denver, CO - 7/8/2010
Pet Name: Ty  Species: Dog  Breed: Chihuahua  Sex: Male