Katie in Summerfield, NC
- Missing 22 Days 12/29/2018 - 01/20/2019
Katie's Story - Katie along with her fur sisters, Mommy & Daddy were out for a somber afternoon walk after their fur brother had passed away from pancreatic cancer earlier that morning. Katie and her sister's leashes got tangled up and while Mommy was untangling them, Katie's leash slipped from her hand for a moment and Katie bolted. She had only been out of the puppy mill / abusive conditions for a few months and therefore was EXTREMELY fearful of all humans. She bolted with her leash and harness still in-tact. Every attempt to get near Katie, made her bolt again to the point her family lost sight of her. Below are highlights - Full details can be found at "Bring Katie Home" built and managed by Paw Connect during her days on the run
Katie's Sightings
-12/29 2pm while on a family walk, she bolted from Waterton Rd, near Hillsdale Lake
#1 - 12/29 late evening - A hunter in a tree stand in the swamp and woods that is between our house and a horse farm saw her run north towards Hillsdale Lake.
- 01/01 Michelle the tracker Epic Animal Recovery came with her trio of dogs. They were able to pick up her scent. She seemed to hug foundation walls going from house to house. One shed was a extreme interest so they set up a camera & Katie's mommy would bring rotisserie chicken every night for bait. But we never did see her on the camera.
- 01/04 The family got an anonymous call from a man just stating that he was sure he had seen Katie at the end of a dead end road. It was late at night and they family raced over, but didn't see Katie. They also checked that same area very early the next morning.
- 01/08 The family received a direct message from a lady stating that it was dark when she left her house but she saw a small light colored dog run across her headlight path. She was sure the dog was brownish rather than white (remember Katie has been in the woods & swamp so she could be brown)
- 01/20 - 22 days later Katie was HOME !!
Here is how she was found...A man and his wife heard their dogs barking and when he looked out the window he saw his Pointer actually pointing at Katie. She was huddled in a corner against their foundation and the dogs were keeping her there. They got a net since they knew Katie was very fearful and would most likely run as well as a crate. They put turkey in the crate as bait. They set the crate down and Katie went right in.