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Comment by Dawn Ross on January 13, 2012 at 1:04pm

The lab mix is being taken care of by someone else. They will not keep him but they will try to find him a home. I will no more this weekend.

I have to go pick Pierson up from the vet so I don't have time to uploat pictures yet. I will try to do that this weekend. Pierson got a bloody nose yesterday for some unknown reason so I rushed him to the emergency animal hospital. He is fine today but they still don't know what is wrong. They are running more tests, but in the meantime I want to get him home.

Comment by Louis Pollaro on January 13, 2012 at 12:48pm

That is terrific, Dawn! You have a new dog and that was a true rescue. Pierson is very lucky to have found you. Funny that you had to pick him up and carry him. That happened with one of the dogs we rescued at first. What did you do with the Lab mix from the park? Please upload some photos of these guys!

Comment by Dawn Ross on January 10, 2012 at 5:11pm

Great news! I caught the border collie mix today. Both dogs are now officially rescued. Since my husband and I were wanting to get another dog (after Sephi passed away this past November) we decided to keep the border collie mix. In fact, it is because we wanted a border collie that we found out about this one abandoned at the park.

This past weekend I had posted on Facebook asking about border collies. My husband wanted an intelligent loyal dog and so we have been looking at various rescue groups. One of my Facebook friends sent me a message saying that she new a woman who has been trying to catch these two stray dogs at Pierson Park for some time. She gave me her number to call her and so I did. I have been trying since Sunday to catch them. As you know, I caught the Chow mix yesterday and got help catching the border collie mix today.

I am naming the border collie mix Pierson, after the park he has been living in for at least three weeks.

(BTW, he still won't walk on a leash. Someone who has been feeding the dogs helped me catch the border collie mix. He called him to my car, then picked him up and put him in. When I got him home, I introduced him to my Lab, Maya. Then took him to get a flea/tick bath, then took him to the vet. Pierson did very well with all those things, except I had to pick him up and carry him everywhere because he wouldn't do the leash)

Comment by Robert Lucian on January 9, 2012 at 4:30pm

You are awesome for even caring enough to try! Every animal is different, but they do have an uncanny ability to either read our minds or body language, or both. I would say this, if it gets close enough to let you give affection, it wants affection. Leave the leash behind in this case, because without knowing it, you will tense up when going for it. Relax, free YOUR mind from "snaring" it. Give it belly-rubs, rub the haunches, scratch under the chin,,,when it and you, are relaxed enough, just pick it up if not too heavy, and carry it. Border Collies, and mixes are among the most intelligent of breeds, but not usually biters. The key is to relax,,,tough to do if under time restraints, but I would not advise to pick it up without being sure. I know you are a great dog person, you will know when to pick it up after petting it awhile,,,it will progress to that point and you will know,,,just no quick movements to startle it.

Comment by Dawn Ross on January 9, 2012 at 4:13pm

Good news! I caught one of the dogs. I hung around since about 9:30am, made friends and a couple failed attempts. But on the third attempt, I caught the lab mix. I called someone to help me since I still couldn't get him in the car. She helped then we hung around a bit trying to get the other dog to come back. But he was scared and wouldn't come near again. I gave up at about 1:30pm. Me and my friend have agreed to meed at the park again tomorrow at noon to give it another try. His memory of us catching his friend will have had time to pass and he will be very lonely tonight so maybe tomorrow he will trust enough to get close again.

Thanks for the advice!!!!

Comment by Nancy Tracy on January 9, 2012 at 4:09pm

The first thing that I thought of, when I read this, was Robert and his uncanny method of catching the dog in "Think Like an Animal".  I do have another thought though, and that is to make friends with the dogs, Nothing in your hands, leash in the car, and after you have petted them a reasonable amount of time, then, bring in the leash.(it might take a couple of hours but it would be worth it since there is a storm coming)

Comment by Louis Pollaro on January 9, 2012 at 3:02pm

Did you see our Pet Commando Robert in action when we caught the blue heeler in Pet Commando episode 4 "Think Like and Animal"? This dog was hungry, unlike the dog you are trying to catch, but you might want to watch how he slipped the leash over the dog's head after about 1/2 hour of hanging around, making friends with it, and feeding it from his hand.

Robert waited until just the right moment and slipped the leash over the dogs head before the dog even knew. Robert is a horse whisperer as well as a dog whisperer. I'll send see what he has to add. Anyone else have any tips?