Goldendoodle found lost and scared in Utah by hiker carefully coaxed into rescuer’s car with treats and delivered to Animal Control to find him a furever home, rescuer says: ‘He's so cute he'll find a home quick.’

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Jun 17, 2026 12:15 PM EDT

How doggos like a Goldendoodle end up in the wilderness is beyond us, but we are grateful that even when things are looking bleak there are dog loving hoomans out there who will always be more than willing to lend a paw to help a pupper in need.

At least that seems to be the moral of this story found in Reddit's r/Utah subreddit. That even in the most hopeless of situations, one must never give up on the microscopic amounts of residual hope they are harboring. For when our time comes to be saved, when we are finally found, that microcosm of hope is what will give us faith that we are safe.

Sadly, this doggo did not have too much hope in his heart when he was found and took quite a while to be convinced that the hooman who had stopped and given him treats was acting with his best interests at heart. And that another night out in the freezing cold would be far tougher than taking the leap and putting his trust in this strange hooman. Thankfully it all came together in the end and this pupper is well on his way to finding a furever family who would never let him feel the pinch of the cold ever again.

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Well, that is quite the turn of events to come up against when you would least expect it. Heck, in this perspective the coyote is more reasonable and somewhat easy to deal with. But a lost doggo in the deepest wilderness, well that is a whole kettle of fish. And by the looks of it the poor pupper is terrified, who knows what unfortunate series of events could have led him to find himself curled up sleeping on a dirt track. After all, there is no pawsitive reason for him to be sleeping there. Hopefully he warms up this hooman quickly and this saga will be soon behind him.
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Well, yeah, you cannot just leave a sweet pupper soul like that who needs help. You have to step in and make a difference in his life. Even without the dropping temperatures the wild is no place for a house trained doggo to be contending with. Unlike the polite puppers he has gotten used to meeting in dog parks, wolves, foxes and bears will not treat their meeting with a similar curiosity and this pampered pooch will likely not be completely prepawed for what is coming for him. So for his sake he has to be removed from that place and given some sort of sanctuary around hoomans.
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