Denali National Park and Preserve, AK Lost Male Dog, Oso Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

Jason B.

3 months ago

Update: Oso came home! Thank you for all the help!

Cynthia W.

3 months ago

Helping Escaped & Lost Pets Tonya Cyndi Kikidee

Cynthia W.

3 months ago

I trust you are still in the area? FOOD & SCENT STATIONS Where the pet was lost from and/or when you get sightings: put out food & scent stations, both on the ground and then up higher as well so the smell carries on the wind. So every station is really two; all of the following ingredients go on the ground and then again right above that 4-6 feet off the ground. If you don’t know which way the animal went and/or you haven’t had any sightings I recommend putting a station at each corner of your property. Your stations should consist of: 1) wet rather than dry food or even better McDonald’s cheeseburgers or equivalent torn into pieces minus onions and pickles (that’s my go to) 2) something that smells like home like their bed on the ground or a blanket they sleeps on (and straw if possible- they very well may bed down there!!!) or scent items belonging to the owner like dirty socks or used pillowcases. 3) then a spray of liquid smoke (sold next to ketchup- I transfer it to a spray bottle carefully outside where I want the smell not inside!) if available. All of that makes one food and scent station on the ground. Next: above that spot on the ground smear wet food or peanut butter or liverwurst or impale piece of McDonald’s meat on a branch, d dirty sock or pillowcase over tree branch and spray tree branches with liquid smoke. Refresh all of your items every 12 hours, ideally just after first light and again before dusk. It’s helpful to use game cams to see sooner rather than later it’s what animal it was that hopefully ate some of the food you put out. If it’s your animal take the others stations away and work just that one. If the animal is eating from the station but too skittish to be caught the next step would be to get a humane trap. It’s OK if you can’t do every single thing on the list (or food if that’s an issue where you are), just do something like stinky socks hung from more than one branch in more than one spot to get a bunch of smell out there. Please ask if you have any questions!

Cynthia W.

3 months ago

As you’re walking put stinky food in a stinky sock and tie it to a stick or string and drag it behind you to create a scent trail. Have a backpack with an open jar of peanut butter and open bags of treats etc to create another scent trail and also drop tiny, tiny bits of food and drop every few feet. Start from home or point of loss and go around all connected blocks and then expand outward concentrically. All trails are connected and don’t go by busy roads.

Karina B.

3 months ago

Sure hope they gave the pup time to find them and left scented items out! If pup, did get picked up hopefully has tags/microchip!

View Full Discussion on Facebook