HAPPY UPDATE!
Ruby is safely back home with her family after a week of traveling many miles.
She had been lost from the West Corners area and made her way to area of Bradley Creek Rd., Town Line Rd., Oakdale Rd. and all areas in between.
Although, sporadic sightings were coming in she didn't find a safe area to settle.
This morning a homeowner called to police to report that some if his chickens had been killed in their enclosure....and the culprit was still in the enclosure! Ruby was in need of food and she did what animal instincts told her to do.
The owners and volunteers from Sadie's New Leash on Life Dog Trapping headed right to the location.
When we arrived Ruby was pacing and circling inside the large chicken enclosure. She was stressed and scared. Her owner went in and calmly got on the ground and talked with her and tossed hotdogs towards her but she was still stuck in her survival mode frame of mind.
It was decided not to take the risk of having her push under the chicken wire the same way she did to get inside. We brought the trap in and set it on the far end away from her and left the area so she couldn't see us or hear us. We waited....and waited...and finally after about an hour she made her way into the trap!
During the period while we waited for her to enter the trap her other owner returned home and brought one of her puppies to use as a magnet dog. Ruby had entered the trap while the puppy was being driven to the area.
The owners of the chickens will be compensated for their loss. They were very understanding of the situation and that was greatly appreciated.
***Side note: To show the resourcefulness/desperation of lost dogs, Ruby had been sighted at a different location eating suet that had fallen from a feeder.
