Several calls came in over the week and were investigated, and in each case, they were found to be other dogs. In a couple of cases, dogs that are not Griffy were seen in areas of past sightings, which would lead us to wonder about past sightings -- if they were Griffy -- had it not been for Sam and Salsa coming in, in each case, to verify the sightings. Salsa does keep picking up Griffy's scent, and the aimless wandering around that he has been doing does go along with what you can read about Brussels Griffons on breed websites.
So where is Griffy now, then? There hasn't been a sighting in longer, now, than the previous lengths of time between sightings, which were already at 7 & 8 days apart.
A lot of fliering has been done, many of which remain, and then a lot of fliers have been removed. A call even came in from someone who is unhappy, shall we say, about all the fliers. That'll sure make you hesitate to "finish" or continue the fliering.
VDOT and the shelters are being checked, as is Craigslist, Petfinder, FidoFinder and other websites. We've checked with animal control not just about dogs that have made their way into the shelter, but even just calls they've received of "stray" dogs that they haven't captured.There hasn't been anything encouraging to report since last weekend.
So, we are at a crossroads and are looking for brand new ideas.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Sunday Track of Griffy's Scent
The map of the Sunday evening track is below, and here's what Sam had to say about the track run on Sunday evening:
The track we ran last night leads us to the unbelievable conclusion that all of the sighting locations are connected by a central "grand circuit" that he does, or at least has done more than once, like tiny petals on a giant sunflower center. The fact that so small a dog can cover so much territory is amazing but it does make a lot more sense to me about the far removed sighting locations. I was shocked when we found scent at each of those locations and now I understand how he gets there and that he manages to keep coming back to the neighborhood near the Honey Pig. Although we did not go to that particular parking lot last night we did go through KMart and the little center where his groomer is before heading back down to Braddock Rd via Backlick Rd.
Interesting, when we finally got the idea to look up the description of the Brussels Griffon breed today, this is what was said:
"Griffons lack a homing instinct and because of their sense of self importance may take off to see the world when the opportunity presents itself. A safely fenced yard and no opened doors are a necessity. Griffons are not like other dogs. They are affectionately known as Velcro dogs because they attach themselves to one person in the family, sometimes two, and need to be with that person 24/7. They want to sleep in bed with you. They follow you from room to room and are never more than 2-3' from you. If you are standing at the sink, you may find your Griff sitting on your feet. When you sit down, your Griff will be in your lap."
The track we ran last night leads us to the unbelievable conclusion that all of the sighting locations are connected by a central "grand circuit" that he does, or at least has done more than once, like tiny petals on a giant sunflower center. The fact that so small a dog can cover so much territory is amazing but it does make a lot more sense to me about the far removed sighting locations. I was shocked when we found scent at each of those locations and now I understand how he gets there and that he manages to keep coming back to the neighborhood near the Honey Pig. Although we did not go to that particular parking lot last night we did go through KMart and the little center where his groomer is before heading back down to Braddock Rd via Backlick Rd.
Interesting, when we finally got the idea to look up the description of the Brussels Griffon breed today, this is what was said:
"Griffons lack a homing instinct and because of their sense of self importance may take off to see the world when the opportunity presents itself. A safely fenced yard and no opened doors are a necessity. Griffons are not like other dogs. They are affectionately known as Velcro dogs because they attach themselves to one person in the family, sometimes two, and need to be with that person 24/7. They want to sleep in bed with you. They follow you from room to room and are never more than 2-3' from you. If you are standing at the sink, you may find your Griff sitting on your feet. When you sit down, your Griff will be in your lap."
Sunday, March 7, 2010
More Tracking
Since Thursday evening's track, which followed a sighting off Edsall Road, was interrupted, we wanted to "finish" it. So on Saturday early evening, Sam came back out with Salsa and started in the same place where they left off.
Most of the tracks we run of Griffy's scent wind up as loops; this one didin't. This one brought him back to Little River Turnpike and streets off of it. The map of this track is below. The track ended at the Annandale United Methodist Church Cemetery, and it was believed that he was there Saturday, some hours before the track. Then this evening, Sunday March 7th, Sam and Salsa came back out and continued the track, starting at the cemetery. Tonight's track showed him again crossing over Little River Turnpike and using main roads like Backlick and Braddock -- even walking directly in front of the Giant, which HAD to be overnight. This evening's track ended on Little River Turnpike, with everyone on the track, including Salsa, being too exhausted to go on. Tonight's track map will be posted when it is available.
We are now processing this information, and trying to come up with a plan.
Most of the tracks we run of Griffy's scent wind up as loops; this one didin't. This one brought him back to Little River Turnpike and streets off of it. The map of this track is below. The track ended at the Annandale United Methodist Church Cemetery, and it was believed that he was there Saturday, some hours before the track. Then this evening, Sunday March 7th, Sam and Salsa came back out and continued the track, starting at the cemetery. Tonight's track showed him again crossing over Little River Turnpike and using main roads like Backlick and Braddock -- even walking directly in front of the Giant, which HAD to be overnight. This evening's track ended on Little River Turnpike, with everyone on the track, including Salsa, being too exhausted to go on. Tonight's track map will be posted when it is available.
We are now processing this information, and trying to come up with a plan.
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