1/31/10

Hello

Well I have been contacted by a few people letting me know River has come very close to them, and the key to that seems to be their dogs, this is wonderful news, we even have some great Pictures coming soon!

River also it seemed like she had a little friend running with her one morning!

River seems to choose who she will play with or be around, it is on her terms. I did get to meet one of the dogs she played with yesterday, and this dog is very calm. I have also heard that some people have let their dogs go to River and she just runs away. The people having the contact aren't even letting their dogs off leash, they have very calm dogs, that let River approach them without getting all excited. It is very promising!

So to help the people out who are having luck, please spread the word to people you may see out there, that if their dogs is not very calm and submissive, its best not to even try to approach her. Cant wait to get the pictures and share them ........it will be nice to have some new pictures...And they are CUTE!

1/20/10

Well as we come to the end of the month, month 4 begins! Happily we all all hanging on to hope, and a few new people offering help! Thank you! There is really not alot to update on except she was spotted this morning and twice this evening! She seems to be doing okay!

1/26

All is well, we didn't see her for day, one day she didn't eat, but we have had two spottings yesterday and then today too, she is loving the toys, has a special place she plays with them. She really is a pretty dog! Have a possible plan for this coming weekend, Stay tuned!

1/23/10

Ever see a dog go in a trap and eat the goodies inside and not set it off????
I did today! What a smart girl! Maybe a little bratty lol ....
We got a new plan...I believe plan....12,754,378
Stay tuned!

1/22/10 Whew!

Thank you to all of you who have asked about River! Just to let you know, she is okay and was spotted at Dinner Time! It was a nerve wracking night and day, to wake up and see the wash flowing, but hey we should have known, she would be okay! One more night of bad weather, but a little less worry!

Still working on trapping her, and we really feel, we are going succeed soon!

1/19/10

I was told about another legendary dog Richmond's Legendary Black Dog, who lived decades, on the street, cared for by the town, and he even had his own bank account! Sadly, he passed away this past year, but is a legend! Below is link to other dogs, including River and Black Dog!

http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/river-a-vagabond-dog-and-some-stories-of-others

Read more about "Richmond's Legendary Black Dog" what a character!

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/site_elements/tags/tag/black+dog/

1/18/10

Hello..
I have received a lot of great emails from people, with a lot of great questions, so I thought I would answer a few! It seems crazy that after almost 3 months, we haven't been able to catch a dog! I know I am surprised myself! Seems easy, but boy we were wrong! The first problem we have is the area. when you think about a wash you think its a clear open area full of sand, well nope, its like a regular desert down there, its been so long since we had a good rain, nothing has been cleaned out. There is so many place to hide, she has been known to be 20 feet away and you don't see her, besides the fact her coloring matches most of the vegetation in the wash. She has been known to be miles away from her feeding tree, the wash goes on forever, and she knows her way around it well! Or we get something all set up and people walk by or a dog runs up, and she is gone!
As for the things we have tried, well lets see, two different traps, a snare, homemade snares, nets underground, and above ground, and numerous other things brought in by a professional. We have had people out there from dawn to dusk. Waiting for her to step into one of these things. We have been there in the dark with flash lights! We have had someone even dug down in hole a covered in trees! We have had a catch pole, and even animal control came out, and pretty much wished us luck!
This girl is so smart, I am now thinking we need to really look closer on how smart dogs really are! I have seen her investigate every little new thing in the area, or anything moved, I have seen her go back and check places we were at weeks ago to make sure we aren't there! She knows some of our voices and our smells.
Tranquilizer guns and pills prescribed by a vet are a option, but if we loose her after she is under the influence of these, we risk the chance of her going down, in the cold or amongst the coyotes, its a dangerous option, but one we will look at it again.
I have also had people say well just leave her alone, she obviously does not want to be caught, well maybe, but when we first started this she was in bad shape, she has gotten healthier. We really don't think she would be alive today if we hadn't stepped in.
When we do something big, and try something to catch her and it fails, we step back, we don't want to be in catch mode everyday, we risk her just leaving the area altogether. I am sure we have made some mistakes along the way, but hey we are trying! There has been a lot of people come and go, but there is a handful of us still left. We always got a new plan up our sleeve!
We really would like to see her out of there, before it heats up and the rest of the dangerous critters come out!
Again, thank you all for all your support and continuing to ask about her!
We will continue to update!