Juneau, Alaska (AP) – In the days following forest fires devastated the Los Angeles region, a dog formerly wandering by Jackie was lucky in a new life. She was saved from an overloaded refuge in the County of Los Angeles, where she faced a possible euthanasia, and gave a home far in Juneau, Alaska.
But Jackie did not stay long.
The German Berger-Epoux mixture slipped its pass on the first day with its new family in mid-February and has died into a forest pocket. Since then, she has lived according to her mind – escaping a trap that has been fixed with food such as cheeseburgers or chicken by animal control workers and worried volunteers.
The frequent Jackie wooded area is near a very busy road. In addition, black bears are starting to reappear hibernation, which increases the potential that the dog could have an unfortunate run-in. Volunteers have ceased to put out cat food and kibble to avoid attracting bears.
“It may be what she wants is to be free and wild like this,” said Thom Young-Bayer, an animal control agent Juneau. “It is not a safe way for her to live here.”
Young-Bayer and his wife, Skylar, sought during their free time, often at night, for the tight canine, trying carefully to strengthen confidence with her. Jackie is known to dig into the soft foam on the forest floor to hide and avoid looking directly in the frontal lamps of young-bayers, which makes it difficult to detect her eyes in darkness.
On the videos that Thom Young-Bayer took with his infrared camera, the signing of the red heat of Jackie looks like something in the film “Predator”.
One day recent, Young-Bayer saw an ephemeral overview of Jackie in the lush forest, her dark coat helping to camouflage her movements among the strains and the roots. He studied the undergrowth and the environment but came empty – just like a nearby trap which he had been watching for weeks.
When Young-Bayer returned to a track where another animal control officer was waiting, he learned that Jackie had trotted in front of a frozen pond.
Recently, Young-Bayer met Jackie with each visit. Young-Bayer says it's progress. We weeks ago, if Jackie saw someone, she would run away. He and his wife are not trying to sneak on the dog and do not want to help him feel safe, he said.
Juneau Animal Rescue, a local agency for the adoption of pets that also manages animal control and protection services, asked people who saw Jackie reporting their observations. Given the point of the dog, those responsible want to limit those who are looking for it.
We know little about Jackie's story. It was brought to a Californian refuge as an regard in early January, a few days before fatal forest fires left in the Los Angeles region. She would be 2 to 3 years old. Its forms of admission have listed it as silent with moderate anxiety and stress.
Skylar Young-Bayer, who volunteered with rescue groups in this region, helped organize Jackie and two other risky dogs to be euthanized to be transferred to Juneau for adoption. Jackie was with a foster home before the place of her adoption.
Other dogs have acquired a reputation as fugitives, including Scrim, a Mutt, mainly burrow of 17 pounds, which was taken over in New Orleans in February – in a cat trap – after months on the LAM.
Mike Mazouch, Director of animal control and protection for Juneau Animal Rescue, noted that Jackie did not have much time to bond with his new family before bolling. The police tried to try to calm it as too risky because they did not know if they could find it once it was under sedation.
Mazouch accompanied Thom Young-Bayer in the forest last week to dismantle the trap when Jackie came less than 50 feet (15 meters) from Mazouch on the frozen pond. Mazouch took a photo of her as she appeared between lean and meager trees. He called for efforts to capture her a “willing battle”.
“She is not willing to abandon, and we are not willing to give up either,” said Mazouch.
