So, Rocky decided to play a little game of cat and mouse with me tonight apparently. He was seen twice in the evening - by one women who saw a poster and by one women who had my number from one of the findtoto calls. So what we are doing is working to spread the word, we need to keep it up.
The first sighing was on the softball fields behind Tuckahoe Elementary School in Tuckahoe park. A couple had their dog off leash in the park and Rocky went over and said hi to the dog. When the woman noticed Rocky wasn't with an owner she tried to coax him over, but when Rocky saw her he turned and ran up the street behind Bishop Connell high school. A few minutes later the couple saw the poster and called me.
Before I was even done investigating that sighting, another woman called me and said her daughter had just seen Rocky on the corner of Williamsburg and Yucatan. The girl apparently got pretty close to Rocky, but the Rocky went and scampered down the street heading West down Williamsburg towards North West St. I was there within 10 minutes and ran through the neighborhood calling for him with no response until I got back to the Mt. Daniel Elementary school. From there I made the short walk to the West Falls Church metro. I think I have a good understanding now how easily Rocky can go back and forth in between the two metro stations so quickly. Especially when he doesn't really have to stick to the roads.
I am encouraged that he allowed himself to be seen twice tonight. I hope this means he might be getting closer to letting someone help him on his journey home. We've updated the sightings map (which I noticed was closing in on 7,000 views! Thank you everyone!) - one thing that immediately strikes me is the proximity of almost all the sightings to Route 66 (the one outlier being on Day 1). If you add in the sightings that were actually on Route 66 (something he's obviously learned not to do again thankfully), it seems he is choosing to stay within earshot of that road. Which might not be too much of a coincidence since I live right off of Route 66 in Ballston. So it's just unfortunate that he hasn't started moving in this direction and all. I would recommend at least until we get another outlier that people concentrate their postering and searching efforts over the next couple days to the areas within a couple blocks of Route 66.
Special thanks to Dallas, Anna, Jason, and Jenny for helping comb the neighborhoods following the sightings.
Part of me felt tonight that I was a a secret agent trailing a fugitive that keeps himself one step ahead of me. Who knew I had a dog who could be an elusive and cunning master criminal? Oh wait - never mind, the escapes and stealing food from my fridge probably should have had me realizing that awhile ago. Anyway - I feel like we are getting close. I need your help to get closer. Let's get my baby home soon.
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That is great news! At least his is being spotted.
ReplyDeleteI will walk in the area tomorrow with my dogs. Does he like squeaky toys? I know my dogs come running when they hear one. Thinking it might be a good idea to squeak one as you walk if he does.
Debra
Oh, come on Rocky... let someone get close enough to get your collar!
ReplyDeleteHe likes treats and will respond to "Rocky, wanna treat?!" don't kno if that helps...
ReplyDeleteThis is really exciting ! He's out more and getting seen. We're getting close ! And guess what -- Dorchester, where I added posters yesterday and Sunday, is about 1000 feet from where Rocky was last sighted. :-) That's the street I learned was very dog-friendly, with a dog or dogs owned by almost every other house, from what I understand. Whaddaya bet he visits there. I hope we can get all the dog people within a two mile radius watching for Rocky.
ReplyDeleteThis is great!
ReplyDeleteGreat update! Great that he responded to someone's dog -- was not so spooked that he'd lost interest in that. Debra's squeaky toy suggestion sounds like a good idea, assuming he likes squeaky toys as much as my own dog does. Seems like if he'd respond to someone's dog - albeit off-leash - maybe he'd respond to a squeaky toy. Good luck!
ReplyDeletePlease do, whenever you can, state as closely as possible what the actual time of the sighting is. This will help people to form an idea of when Rocky is tending to be out-and-about. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Rocky has had enough fun and ready to come home. My neigboor lost her Boston Terrier right after Thanksgiving. She had sightings and eventually set up a live trap in the area he was most seen in. She caught him!! He was gone for 6 weeks!
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