Stray Keeshond~Case 482

We deployed a video-monitored feeding station in a fairly secluded area to begin drawing him away from the roadway. This is a critical first step in conditioning him to a consistent food source and establishing a safe location in preparation for our corral deployment and capture.

He quickly located the new feeding station. He didn’t eat all of the food, which isn’t surprising, as so many people have been feeding him that he likely isn’t very hungry. We anticipate he will return later tonight to finish what’s left. The feeding station will be replenished first thing tomorrow morning.

At this point, the plan is to continue feeding tomorrow and then deploy the corral trap on Friday, securing it in the open position. If he enters the corral on Friday, we plan to move forward with capture during him feeding window on Saturday morning.

He cleaned his bowl this time!!!  😃

We deployed the corral today and secured the door in the open position.

Due to team obligations this afternoon, there is not enough time to safely move forward with capture and allow him proper decompression time inside the corral before we would need to leave the site. It is in his best interest to wait until tomorrow.

We will use today to allow him to build confidence around the corral and begin entering on his own so that no extended conditioning period will be needed.

Today, we baited the trap with nutritious wet dog food and plain chicken, topped with delicious beef brisket that he cannot resist.

Just two hours after corral deployment, he walked right in without hesitation and began eating.

That is exactly the kind of immediate, confident behavior we look for and it puts us in a strong position. We are planning his capture tomorrow.

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After more than three months of surviving the dangerous conditions of a landfill, this sweet Keeshond/Shepherd is finally safe. No more uncertainty.

He was successfully captured on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 06:27 without incident. No microchip.

He is being transported to Collin County Animal Services for a legal stray hold. We are already working with our partner rescues to secure placement for him once his stray hold has expired.

Capture video,  and more information to come shortly, so please check back here. 

This sweet Keeshond/Shepherd mix was safely loaded into the transport vehicle and transported to Collin County Animal Services for the required five day stray hold.

If he is not reclaimed by a family searching for him, our team will be working closely with our partner rescues to secure rescue placement and a foster home immediately following the completion of his stray hold.

Please continue to follow his case page here for future updates.

Following the completion of the five day stray hold, Collin County Animal Services legally terminated any prior ownership rights and officially transferred ownership to our amazing friends at I Am Dog Rescue.

MMESAR team members Selena and Ginny are transporting him from Collin County Animal Services to his I Am Dog Rescue foster home.

We made a $500 donation to I Am Dog Rescue to help support his medical and rehabilitation expenses.  

We arrived at his foster home, and it immediately felt right.

His name is now “Sammy”!  

His foster family was so happy to see him again, welcoming him in with a quiet kind of excitement. There was a calm, steady energy in the home that set the tone right away. No pressure. No expectations. Just patience, kindness, and love.

They are highly experienced and understand exactly what a dog like him needs. They know how easily he can slip back into flight mode, and they understand that trust will take time. They are prepared to give him the structure, consistency, and long term decompression and rehabilitation he deserves.

It felt like everything had finally come together for him. He was right where he was meant to be. 💚

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