I just got back from a 4 plus mile trek, as Sam and her scent dog Salsa (a golden) tracked Gigi's route from the sighting at 1:30 AM this morning. She has established a circuit that is primarily in AU Park, but she crossed Massachusetts in to Spring Valley and back, up Mass Ave to the circle, down Nebraska Avenue to Wisconsin, then back into Tenleytown, across River to 44th and Harrison where she was seen Tuesday night, up to Western, west on western to River (again) and across River yet again. We gave up the track one block from our home (what a heartbreaker). I'll try to get up a map soon, which will define where we need to put up Gigi posters. My wife and I DESPERATELY NEED VOLUNTEERS. If you are available this weekend, please e-mail me a
jhunn@kaboom.org. I will print posters, but you can also e-mail me the e-file. I'll post more tomorrow. I'm exhausted now.
PS. Gigi is sticking to sidewalks on busy streets, and in the street where it is less busy. I guess she has some street savvy. Of course, the walls of snow on either side of the sidewalks act like a luge track, directing her use of sidewalks.
PSS. I nearly had a heart attack at some of the places she went last night (Tenley Circle). The greatest risk to her right now is being hit by a car, not cold and starvation, though those are also factors. AS ALWAYS, please re-tweet this blog and let your friends know on Facebook. She'll be save (if she makes it) by someone who knows who she is. We can reach far more with social media than any other way. Please, please help.
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The power of Intention is that a group of people holding the same thought carries more power than a single person holding that thought. This is often thought of as a prayer.
Even if you are not nearby DC to volunteer to look for Gigi directly, this is something else we can all do to help.
Please join me in holding the prayer/intention; May Gigi be completely safe. May she be easily and gently found, caught and safely reunited with her people.
Please hold these thoughts through out the day and night whenever you think of it. Then, on Saturday, February 20, at 12 noon EST, please hold this prayer for 10 minutes together. We will increase the power of this prayer if we join together at the same time.
Please use your social media outlets to post this prayer & info. The power of this prayer will increase with each person who joins in.
May Gigi be completely safe. May she be easily and safely found, caught and reunited with her people.
Don't know if this will help but here's my feelings about this. Sounds like she vaguely knows where home is but not sure how to get back or whether its safe to go back.
She's gone wild so you can't make direct contact, don't try to meet her eyes.
Sometimes in the woods I'll sing to the deer to calm them, sort of a cross between a lullabye and a chant, something really slow that even makes you slow down. When I do that they don't run away.
If you see her let her know there's food and then don't move. Sing softly - maybe something like "Gigi is a good dog, Gigi is a good girl" not very loudly. Let her hear the sound and that you think she's good. Also use any other words of praise (maybe her foster might know some that she has responded to). You can call her name but she may not be able to respond to that --- until she feels safe.
Maybe put a trail of food to an open car door, might work, probably not.
You have to get close to her before you can somehow reach her, and slow movement works better than anything fast or jerky. You have to convince her that you aren't like a carnivore looking for prey, or somebody handy with a stick.
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