The Leo tracking map (see menu at right) has been updating with the track from yesterday, the evening of Wednesday, July 1st. With the rain and lightening, the track had to stop before running out of scent, but before stopping, it did show more wandering being done by Leo, as we saw before with his first track. He did leave the Douglas Park neighborhood he'd been spotted in, but the track doesn’t show him to be very far away – yet. It showed him moving south, toward and across Four Mile Run Drive, and doing an Arlington Mill Rd/Shirlington Mill Rd/Four Mile Run Dr loop before crossing back over and ending up outside the Shirlington dog park.
Sam made this comment to me by email: “It was so sad to see the track go up to the front of the dog park and wander around in front of the gate. You can just see him there, trying to get back with his "friends" Dogs who don't trust humans frequently make strong dog bonds and when they are lost they gravitate toward other dogs looking for a "pack" to be part of. However, since the dogs at the dog park and the dogs that are in people's yards have humans somewhere nearby, they hang around only briefly and then move on. When they find another dog that is strayed or a dog on a property that "appears" to be running loose (like those with electric fences) the lost dog may stay and "pack up" with them for awhile. ”
Another track is in order, and we are making plans for one that will start before the heat of the day rather than after it. Thanks for the donations that are continuing to come in, knowing that we are going to need more funds for the second track and then without delay, the outreach that needs to follow it. Remember that the 4th of July is coming up, and the thought of Leo out among those fireworks is harder than the thought of him out there when all is quiet and peaceful. Please check back for more updates, and continue to help spread the word.
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