Security Cameras Caught a Lost Puppy Surviving Alone

It all started when we saw a white skinny scrawny animal on our cameras. He looked like a ghost. I ran out, I put food, I put water because I wanted him to survive. I was like, "What on earth is that?" I was clueless. I thought it was a coyote. A coyote? Look at him. There he is. So I went on the Ring camera community and I said, "Can anyone identify this animal?" People were saying, "That's a dog that's been missing in this town for a few months." I was scared because we had the bobcat, bears in the woods, thinking the worst. I couldn't sleep at night. This dog needs to be able to defend himself. Look at him. He's just staying closer. Now he's not exploring in the woods. I have trail cameras in our woods and I see the dog on there every day. And he was not looking well. He was in survival mode for many months. And he was a fearful, abandoned baby. And he was searching for food. And that broke my heart. So we just kept feeding him. I must have been refilling that bowl of food three times a day. Yummy. Anxious person. And I didn't know what to do, but I knew I had to save him. He's going back up on this hill. I'm too scared. We got authorities involved and tried capturing the dog. They had traps on the property. We were putting food in. We kept the trap open for several weeks to get him comfortable to go in and out. He wouldn't go for it. "This isn't working." I started posting some videos on TikTok and a lot of people advice on how to deal with a feral dog. And one of those things was getting the dog to get familiar with your scent. Hi, baby. I started to just stand outside, but not look at him. He was just slowly coming and watching every surrounding. As soon as I look at him, he would back off. That's what I learned. The more I ignored him, the closer he would get to me. Not looking at him. And I would try this again the next day. And I would just do a very sweet voice. "Who's a good boy?" You know, all the time. Hey.