“Sheba” ~ Case 483

Sheba went missing on Monday, May 11, 2026, after her family accidentally dropped her leash while walking her into a veterinary appointment. Sheba is naturally very skittish, and she immediately panicked and fled the area.

Over the following four days, Sheba repeatedly crossed a major roadway, creating extremely dangerous conditions for both herself and passing motorists. Due to the escalating safety concerns, Sheba’s family requested our teams’ assistance and we officially placed boots on the ground Thursday afternoon to begin active search operations.

At this time, our team is actively tracking Sheba’s movements and strategically conditioning her for a safe capture. Due to her skittish nature, it is very likely that Sheba will ultimately need to be humanely trapped rather than hand captured by her family.

Please visit the timeline below for detailed case updates and progress reports.

Our team officially placed boots on the ground Thursday afternoon and immediately began active search operations in the area where Sheba had most recently been seen crossing the roadway.

Shortly after arriving, we visited Country View Animal Hospital and spoke with Dr. Sammons and Sabrina, who have both been actively involved in Sheba’s case. Their entire staff was incredibly supportive and willing to assist in any way possible.

AJ with All American Dogs Animal Control also met our team on site to discuss Sheba’s case. During that meeting, we filled AJ in on our capture strategy and operational plan. 

As we were meeting Sheba’s family on site, Sheba was in close proximity to her mom. With emotions understandably running high, Sheba’s mom moved a little too quickly, and Sheba became startled, bolting from the area again.

Our team immediately established a video-monitored feeding station at that location so that whenever Sheba returns, she can safely get a meal and begin conditioning for capture.

Our team then launched the drone and conducted aerial thermal searches throughout the area until approximately 2200 hours. The plan was that if Sheba was located from the air, we could immediately deploy food to her location and create a scent and food trail leading her directly to the feeding station.

Despite extensive aerial searching, Sheba was never reacquired on thermal imaging, indicating she was likely hiding underneath an obstructed area such as a storm drain tunnel, fallen tree/log, or another concealed structure blocking aerial visibility.

Due to Sheba’s skittish nature, it is very likely that she will ultimately need to be humanely trapped. At this stage, our primary focus is simply getting her consistently eating at the feeding station first.

Sheba did not visit the feeding station yesterday or overnight, and there have been no confirmed sightings of her at this time.

It is very likely that Sheba simply has not felt brave enough yet to return to the immediate area where the feeding station is located, as this is the same area where she was intercepted by her mom on Thursday and became extremely frightened. It is very common for dogs in this state to avoid an area for several days after a spooking incident before slowly working their way back in.

Sheba’s mom refreshed the feeding station bright and early this morning with fresh food. She also brought Sheba’s brother, Haggis, with her for scent placement and in the event she accidentally intercepts Sheba near the feeding station again.

Our team will be placing boots on the ground again today to continue aerial thermal searches and expand our liquid smoke scent trail operations in hopes of guiding Sheba back to the feeding station.

At this time, one of the biggest things that will help this case is generating new sightings. For that reason, Sheba’s family and support system will be heavily focusing on flyer distribution throughout the area today, including door-to-door flyer handouts and poster placement throughout nearby neighborhoods and intersections.

The purpose of these flyers is not only to generate sightings, but also to educate the public not to approach, chase, feed, or attempt to hand capture Sheba if seen, as doing so could push her farther from the area and complicate capture efforts further. We need Sheba eating only at our video-monitored feeding station so that we can properly condition and guide her for capture.

Every reported sighting gets logged onto our case map, and over time that map begins showing us movement patterns, travel corridors, and the areas Sheba is most likely utilizing. That information is critical in helping us strategically close in on her location and intercept her with a feeding station.

Team members returned to the site for 6 hours and expanded the overall survey of the area and searched areas and structures where they tend to hide that our drone can’t see.

During operations, our team deployed a second feeding station several hundred yards away from feeding station #1 in hopes of expanding the area in which Sheba may potentially intercept one of the stations.

Our team also deployed approximately 600 yards of liquid smoke scent trails leading toward both feeding stations in hopes of increasing the chances of guiding Sheba into one of the monitored feeding locations.

Team members also handed out flyers, spoke with several residents in the area, and gathered additional sighting intelligence regarding Sheba’s movements during the early days immediately after she initially went missing.

Sheba’s family also spent most of the day distributing flyers throughout the area and speaking with local residents in hopes of generating additional sightings and information.

Tragically, Sheba did not show up to either feeding station overnight. We are confident that once she shows up to a feeding station for the first time, she will keep coming back. 

Sheba’s mom replenished both feeding stations just after sunrise this morning with fresh food.

Today, she plans to continue handing out flyers and recruiting the help of loyal friends and supporters to assist with distribution efforts. Covering the amount of area needed for effective flyer distribution is simply impossible for one person to accomplish alone.

It is absolutely critical that as many people as possible living, working, or traveling throughout the Highway 377 and FM 428 area receive a flyer so that additional sightings can begin coming in. Every single sighting helps our team strategically deploy feeding stations in locations where we may eventually intercept Sheba so that she begins repeatedly returning to the same area over and over again. This is a critical stage in conditioning her for ultimate capture.

At this point, somebody out there is very likely seeing Sheba, but simply does not know who to call.

📬 If you would like to assist with flyer distribution efforts, please contact Sheba’s mom, Tammy, at 972-824-7116. Tammy is actively keeping a map log of exactly where flyers have already been distributed so that coverage efforts remain organized and efficient.

Sheba’s mom and dad replenished both feeding stations this evening with fresh food. This time, they also brought Sheba’s brother, Haggis, with them for additional scent placement around the feeding station areas.

Today, they also had a couple of volunteers assisting with flyer distribution efforts throughout the area. While a good amount of ground was covered, there are still hundreds of additional flyers left to distribute.

Unfortunately, there were no sightings of Sheba today, and she did not visit either feeding station.

There are still no sightings of Sheba, and she has not yet visited either one of our feeding stations.

Overnight, we did have a cat visitor at feeding station #2.

This morning, just after sunrise, Sheba’s mom replenished both feeding stations with fresh food.

Our team will be back on site today continuing case logistics, active searching efforts, and ongoing operational planning.

Sheba’s mom just received a call from someone in the area reporting that they saw Sheba on Friday morning approximately 600 yards from where she was last seen on Thursday. Our team spoke directly with the reporting party, gathered additional details about the sighting, and added that information to our case map.

The really good news is that on Friday, Sheba was still within our primary search grid and has not yet been reported inside our larger secondary search grid. This is extremely encouraging information because it significantly helps narrow down the area our team will be focusing operations in moving forward.

Please continue sharing Sheba’s flyer and case information so that we can continue generating additional sightings. Every single sighting helps us better understand her movement patterns and increases the chances of strategically closing in on her.

Our team put boots on the ground again today and spent several hours distributing flyers, speaking with construction workers in the area, and freshening our existing liquid smoke scent trails. Sheba’s mom, along with Sheba’s veterinarian, Dr. Sammons, and her team, also spent several hours this afternoon distributing flyers throughout the area.

As part of today’s operations, our team also conducted a 2.4-mile aerial search of the nearby railroad tracks to ensure that Sheba had not been struck by a train and deceased in the area. While it is never something anyone wants to discuss, clearing high-risk areas such as railroad tracks is still an extremely important part of our operational process on missing dog cases. Thankfully, Sheba was not located anywhere along the railroad tracks.

This evening, Sheba’s mom replenished both feeding stations with fresh food just before dusk.

Hopefully, additional sightings will begin coming in now that flyers are being distributed daily and awareness about Sheba’s case continues spreading throughout the area.

Sheba has still not shown up to either feeding station yet nor have there been any sightings since Friday. Sheba’s mom replenished both feeding stations early this morning and later this afternoon she will continue to pass out flyers.   

Since Thursday, our team has conducted countless hours of aerial searching using both high-resolution and thermal imaging cameras, along with extensive boots-on-the-ground searching of storm drains, culverts, and tunnel systems throughout the area. Despite extensive search efforts, we have not been able to locate Sheba again.

➡️ Because we have been unable to relocate Sheba, we will now be calling in our highly trained and experienced K9 tracking partner, Kimberly Thompson, and her scent tracking dogs to assist with operations Friday.  Time TBD.   https://k9trackers.com  ~~ 🎥 We should be LIVE Streaming during the search as long as we don’t encounter any technical difficulties.  

  ‼️ If you happen to be in the area on Friday and you see our team, Kimberly, and the tracking dogs, we will be working so please do not approach. 

The recent storms temporarily grounded our flight operations, however the rain may actually work in our favor. Contrary to popular belief, rain does not eliminate a dog’s scent trail. In many cases, moisture actually helps refresh and hold scent closer to the ground, which can improve tracking conditions for trained scent dogs. Additionally, if Sheba has been sheltering underground within the storm drain tunnel system, rising water and runoff from the storms will likely flush her out and generate new sightings moving forward.

Sheba’s mom continues replenishing both feeding stations with fresh food every morning and every evening while also continuing aggressive flyer distribution efforts throughout the area.

We received a report this morning from a gentleman who stated that he saw Sheba on Tuesday. He said this time she was wearing her orange harness but no leash.  Its very possible that it got hung up on something and she chewed her way out.  Interestingly, he had also seen her last week and even had Sheba’s mom’s phone number, however he did not realize at the time how critical it was to report the sighting in real time. Unfortunately, this delay has now cost us approximately two full days of tracking progression. 

We are hopeful that this sighting intel is credible, as it is an extremely important lead that is now guiding operational decisions. Based on this new intel, our team will be deploying a third feeding station this afternoon within this newly identified area. Our team will also be conducting a forensic thermal aerial search within the same area this afternoon.  

It sounds like Sheba is potentially behaving as many elusive dogs do by moving into subdivisions during the nighttime hours to avoid wildlife activity, and then retreating back into the fields and brush during the daytime hours. This is a very common behavioral pattern that our team experiences on cases like this.