Sunday and Monday update

Around 10 people met up on Sunday and went out and flyered. We particularly focused on the areas around where the dog tracker had a strong hit, which was in the woods around Maryland Park Ave, Early Street and the corner where Eastern Ave and Southern Ave meet. I will mark it on the map.

While out flyering, a number of us talked to some people who say they might have spotted Pugsley. It is sometimes hard to say if it was actually Pugsley or not since he doesn't have any major distinguishing features and there are a couple of other loose black dogs in the area that look similar to him. Pugsley has a collar on, but no tags. Another loose lab/bulldog/pit mix that is in the area and looks a bit like Pugsley does have tags on his collar. Pugsley collar is a brown plaid collar. He has a smushed in face (like a pug) and a curly tail.

On Sunday, we brought a second trap out (the first trap has been set up in the owner’s backyard) and set it up in the woods along a trail that the tracker got a strong hit along. Unfortunately, within half an hour, we had a cat stuck in it. We got the cat out and set it up again, though with the number of cats in the area, we figured it was bound to happen again. And, sure enough, this morning there was an orange cat in the trap and another black cat hanging around trap.

Sunday, we also brought Curley with us. Curley was another stray that was picked up by animal control along with Pugsley. The PGSPCA rescued both of them and we believe that Curley is Pugsley’s father. We had Curley pee all over the trails around the trap and then walked Curley back to Pugsley’s new house. Being a male, he was a good boy and marked all over the place. We are hoping his scent might attract and keep Pugsley in that general area.

Sunday evening at around dusk, I went out and drove in the general area where the tracker thinks Pugsley might be and where some of the sightings have come in (more on that in a minute). No Pugsley, but found 5 cats along with the lab and chow strays that have been hanging out and another loose black chow mix that was hanging out on Dade Street (I think).

I went out this morning before work to drive around as well. I saw a black dog with a curly tail walking down that street that I thought for a moment might be Pugsley, but as I got closer, I saw he had a coat on and no smushed face. I think he might have belonged to a man that was walking on the other side of the road. I also spotted a black Shepard mix wondering in the area where the trap was set. Pugsley owner, who I met up with to help me reset the trap, said he lived in the house whose yard he was hanging out in.

As for sightings, we had three people call in with possible sightings yesterday. I will update the map shortly, but here is the information.

Monday, Jan 19

10:40am – report of him going between homes at 70th Place and 71st Street
4:15pm – report of him at Addison Rd. and 60th Place
4:40pm – report of him at Maryland Park Drive and Coolridge Street