Scrim

SCRIM UPDATE! It's been a most wonderful couple of days having Scrim here with me. He is learning to dog again. Most of his day is spent napping in his dog bed. He does get up and explore the house, and then goes right back into his bed and takes a nap. He met my asscats (again) and they told him his place in the house and he respected their opinions and his place in the social hierarchy here as determined by them. Because: cats. Tammy came over today and they spent an hour outside together. It's so bizarre. He is completely relaxed in the house. The minute we take him outside to potty, he starts shaking and shuts down. Thanks to Tammy's patience, he will settle down and just exist outside after a little while. Today, when their outside session was done, he walked directly to the back door and asked to be let in. WHAT? Amazing. He calmly walked in and went straight to his bed for, you guessed it, another long nap. I thought I would send this cute video Tammy filmed Wednesday night. He has some epic puppy dreams and I am glad she was able to get one on camera. Enjoy! Michelle #zeusrescues

SCRIM UPDATE: I think hands down, this is my favorite Scrim video ever sent to me...well, or at least in equal standing with the 'SCRIM M*THER F*UCKER' video sighting. This video perfectly captures how we feel when we see him too! As one of the recovery team members said: "I want her to follow me around and pep talk me through life". This video was taken last night around Banks/Dupre. The team was there within minutes and he was no where to be found. It looks like his coat is finally growing out, giving him some much needed protection from the elements! You can check out his recent locations at www.scrimtracker.com. Keep those sightings coming to FiveOhFour.231.7865. Thanks! Michelle

SCRIM UPDATE: Scrim was out and running around Mid City from around 9:40a – 10:15a today. The team was out but couldn’t get close. It is about time for him to start running around looking for dinner. If you live in Mid City, please consider putting out some food/warm water/something to keep him warm outside. I have had a couple of observant people text me today with dog sized footprints going under their house. If you happen to notice some around your house, or see Scrim, please text FiveOhFour.231.7865. And, a HUGE thank you to the people who made Scrim snowmen today. It brought much joy to the team at a very stressful time. Michelle

HE'S ALIVE! Scrim made it through the snow! We can all take a giant sigh of relief. This video was from 6:43pm. He was headed to Carrollton from Bienville. The recovery team that lives in Mid City are out looking for him. Please put out food/warm water for him if you live in Mid City. He is looking for food and warmth. He is resourceful. If we give him a little help, he just might make it through this. Thanks. Michelle

SCRIM UPDATE: Scrim was very active around Mid City yesterday. Someone sent me this video of him traveling down the track by Rosedale. Railroad tracks are one of his favorite 'interstates' where he can quickly and safely get from one area to another. We have moved our humane traps, feeding stations and trail cams to his new areas. He looks good in the video. Thanks to everyone that is putting out food/water/blankets for him. Knowing when he goes under a house to rest/sleep will be key to safely capturing him. I really hope that someone sees him duck under a house and lets me know! That would be ideal! MUCH LOVE to Bayou Daiquiris for hosting their gumbo cookoff and fundraiser last night. The gumbo teams served up some of the best gumbo I have had in a long time. It was great to meet so many people who love and care about Scrim as much as I do. It was a great night, and all the money raised last night is going directly to the medical care of the rescues in our program! Michelle

SCRIM UPDATE: Scrim was on Orleans Avenue, headed to City Park Avenue at 7:20 this morning. By the time the rescue team made it out, he was already gone. Much thanks to the person who sent us this video, confirming he was OK. Barbara, Tammy and Bonnie have been out this afternoon, looking for Scrim in his last known area, baiting the traps, putting out liquid smoke trails to them and filling the feeding stations in the hopes of capturing him before the cold snap tonight. If you live in Mid City, please consider putting out some food/water/a blanket for him. It is going to be cold for the next couple of days and we want to give him his best chance of survival out there. Please, if you see him, text FiveOhFour.231.7865 with his location/direction traveling. The recovery team is standing by. Thanks Michelle

Scrim Update: Scrim made it through the New Year's fireworks! I want to send a HUGE thank you to the driver/passenger who was quick enough to catch a fleeting glimpse of him on the run. This was our only sighting of him yesterday as he crossed Esplanade down Gayoso towards Gayoso. We continue to search for his new location so that we can place food, water and the humane traps to hopefully get him to safety before the cold weather comes in a few days. Thank you to everyone who reports sightings. If you see him or think you might know where he hides (under a house/in a backyard/general area) please text me at FiveOhFour.231.7865. Thanks! Michelle

Scrim Videos: Thank you to everyone who reported sightings of Scrim in Harahan last night and for not giving up hope on his successful recovery. I’d to share the last two videos we received from the public of him. The first video 100% confirmed that Scrim was in Harahan. (We’ve received photos/videos of dogs resembling Scrim, from Kenner to the LGD, but none of them were him) The second video is from Christmas Eve, which I had initially hesitated to share. After that sighting, we had no updates, leaving us uncertain if he successfully crossed the train tracks. I didn’t want to share the video if it marked a tragic ending for him. Tammy thoroughly walked the tracks from Old Metairie to Uptown looking for him, but it now seems that Scrim followed the tracks toward Harahan instead of Uptown. We’ll be hanging signs in the areas where he was seen last night and have humane traps ready to set up once we better pinpoint his location. Scrim is terrified of fireworks, and when they start going off, he’s likely to run, making it hard to predict which direction he might travel. Please keep an eye out and report any sightings by texting FiveOhFour.231.7866 with any sightings. He could stay in Harahan, head to Kenner or back to Mid City or Uptown. There is no way to predict where he will run when the fireworks start, and he is in flight mode. We can only hope his street smarts keep him safe. I’ve received numerous texts, calls, and DMs about the various Scrim pages circulating on social media. To avoid confusion, I’ll start updating the original Scrim pages I created when he was safely recovered in October. These pages will now share the same updates I post on Zeus’ Place and Zeus’ Rescues accounts. The other pages are managed by individuals unknown to me and feature their own ideas, memes, links, and updates, etc. While I’m not in any way asking you to not follow them, I want to clarify that only the pages under my business accounts contain the m