05/30/2026
Whew 🐾
Wednesday we were contacted about the little deer head chihuahua that was roaming the field near the Lobo Village property. We advised our 2 box traps were out on cases & Conrad would have to bring our other one from Santa Fe, which he did, Thursday after work. When Conrad got to Albuquerque Thursday evening we went out to the area to see what we were dealing with. After talking to Angel who works there & had seen the little dog that morning, we set up where we thought would be best. Thursday night nothing appeared on camera but a cat, squirrels, & roadrunners. Yesterday morning Angel refreshed the trap. Then last night at about 11:30 this skittish itty bitty pup with tags showed up & ate. Early this morning itty bitty showed up at again at 6:44am & we were there by 7:30 to set the trap. An hour later, at 8:25 itty bitty circled back & was secured. Whew. This was no place for this itty bitty to be roaming. Interesting twist, this isn't the dog Angel saw, this is a different dog. Itty bitty didn't have a name tag but had a rabies tag which we could've possibly traced if there wasn't a microchip. We brought her home & guess what! She was microchipped! And has been missing for almost a month! Little Eva got away from her doggy sitter in the UNM area almost a month ago. We contacted the owner & asked if she was missing a little dog & asked her to send is a picture which she did & were able to confirm it was the same dog. Eva's owners were beyond ecstatic to get their little girl back! While we are thrilled to have reunited little Eva with her family we believe the little deer head chihuahua is still out there which we left our camera out for. Thank you Angel Ulibarri for contacting us, you saved a life! And thank you Donna Gallegos for stepping up to hang on to itty bitty if needed 🙏 Welcome home little Eva 🐾
