05/15/2025
Lost! Danielson CT
💥🎉ONYX IS HOME SAFE!🎉💥
After 15 terrifying days Onyx is home!
I know this is a long story but this was one of the hardest cases that I’ve worked on in the ten years I’ve been with CTDGR. When Onyx got spooked he was unfortunately dragging a retractable leash. We did not have any sightings from Wednesday night when he ran off until Monday morning when he was running on the I-695 Turnpike! He was seen three times that day on the turnpike dragging the leash, but the handle was missing so he must’ve been able to chew it off. A trap was set off the highway but he did not come to it. We did not get any sightings again for three more days and the next time he was seen he only had a very short piece of leash so he must’ve been stuck again. The trap was moved to that location but again he left. Sightings started coming in, but every time someone saw him he got spooked and ran. At one point he was back on the turnpike and when someone yelled out to him, he ended up running 4 miles south into another town. Fortunately he returned the next day and once again crossed a very busy Rte. 6! We finally figured out that he could possibly be going to a house deep in the woods so CTDGRV Sharon went up and spoke to the people and they had seen him a few times so a trap was set there. The one time he finally found the trap it had just been closed because the homeowners dog kept going in it. Yesterday and today we had sightings on the other side of Rte. 6 in the same area. A second trap was set. A few hours later he was standing in a yard across from that trap, but someone spooked him and he took off. A few hours after that we got a call that he was back on the other side of Rte. 6 and quite a ways down Bailey Hill Road. His owner Ethan didn’t have a vehicle at the moment so he ran all the way down and someone said they saw him run in the woods. Ethan went into the woods and saw him. Onyx started to run but Ethan got down low and talked to him. Onyx realized who he was and ran to him crying and whining. He was so happy to see him! CTDGRV Sharon arrived and put them in the car and drove them home! He is skin and bones and exhausted. He will be heading to the vet. Thank you to Terry and his wife for letting Redcon One fly the drone on your property on the first day, to all the people that called in sightings, to Ruth, Scott, Rudy and the nice woman at Bailey Hill Villages that allowed traps to be set, to the Killingly DOT guys for keeping an eye out, to Onyx’s owner Ethan, Jason and Kat for releasing critters from the trap every night in the wee hours, for constantly searching and doing everything possible to find Onyx and to CTDGRV Sharon for spending everyday out there putting up posters, setting traps, going to every sighting and guiding Ethan and Jason who did everything they were asked to do! Welcome home Onyx!❤️🐾
🎉New update 5/22/25
He is finally away from the highway! Please keep eyes open if you live in the area of Bailey Hill, Coomer Hill, Cranberry Bog, Ledge Road, Brickhouse Road and Terwilliger Road. Please check your home camera footage.
5/19/25
3 sightings on Monday! All in the area of the Rte 6 bypass between CT/RI line and Margaret Henry Road. He is scared so please do not approach him. Call the number on the flyer.
Missing in Danielson!
This handsome boy pulled the leash out of his owner’s hand and ran. He has not returned as of yet. Please check your security cameras if you live in the area. Please call in sightings immediately to the number on the flyer. Do not call out or chase.
