Bring Berdina Home

Berdina was FOUND!!!

2010-04-10T14:05:00.001-07:00

Berdina was found today!!!!! After a year she is returning home with her foster home, who will now become her permanent home!

Flyering Effort April 10-11

2010-04-06T18:17:00.001-07:00

Volunteers are set to flyer the area Berdina has been seen in the past few sightings. If interested in helping out, please email audicabrio@comcast.net!

Another Berdina Sighting

2010-04-06T18:15:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, March 30, Berdina was spotted running on a trail behind Rosa Parks. She is still hanging out in the same area.

Berdina Sighting

2010-04-06T18:12:00.000-07:00

UPDATE!!!

Berdina was recently sighted at Heurich Park playing fields and our professional pet tracker confirmed it was Berdina!

She was seen on Saturday, March 27, around 11:30am.

Weekend report

2010-01-19T17:32:00.000-08:00

Sam and Salsa from Pure Gold Pet Trackers verified that the scent was fresh in the area of the early Friday morning sighting. This is great news! The humane trap was set and monitored over the holiday weekend. Unfortunately, Berdina did not make an appearance but we did feed lots of feral cats. This means it is more important than ever to get the word out and to flier the surrounding area to generate sightings! The area has been fliered numerous times, but the fliers have been taken down. Let us know if you can help!

Fliering push, Sunday, January 17, 1:00 pm

2010-01-13T15:57:00.000-08:00

We're planning a flyering push on Sunday at 1:00pm.

Where: Parking lot behind Heurich Dog Park. Once you get to the dog park, follow the access road to the athletic fields and park in that parking lot.

When: January 17, 2010, 1:00 pm

What: Flier the area and search for Berdina; hand out business cards

What to bring:
- 50 copies of the flier (download at right)
- 50 plastic sheet covers (to protect the fliers from rain),
- 50 thumbtacks to hang your fliers, tape
- Berdina's business cards (download at right), to hand out to folks you meet while flyering
- Stinky treats, like hot dogs or cat food
- A leash
- Water and a snack for you

What to wear: Wear comfortable walking clothing and a red shirt or jacket so we can easily identify you as part of the search team.

Leave a comment if you can join us!

Possible sighting: 01/13/09, 5:20 pm

2010-01-13T14:43:00.000-08:00

We received a possible sighting call placing Berdina at Ager and Hamilton, near the Heurich Dog Park. We're not sure that the sighting was Berdina--but she may well be in the area. She's been seen in this area many times over the last ten months.

Please call us if you've seen Berdina--we want to hear from you!

We are planning a fliering event for Sunday--details to come! If you can help with the search, please let us know by leaving a comment!

HUGE REWARDS OFFERED!

2010-01-12T19:28:00.001-08:00

We are offering $500 for any tip on Berdina's whereabouts that results in her safe (alive and without injuries) capture.

We are offering $1,500 for the safe (alive and without injuries) capture and return of Berdina.

Spread the word! Call 1-877-MUT-AWOL with tips and sightings, or to join the search effort!

Great weekend flyer push!

2010-01-11T16:45:00.000-08:00

We had a great flyering effort yesterday and managed to get about 400 flyers up to help spread the word that Berdina is still out there and that we are still looking for her! Special thanks to the folks who came out and braved the cold.

We're continuing to work to expand our list of area schools, churches, and businesses so we can reach those folks electronically--if anyone is interested in helping with that effort, please let us know by leaving a comment!

We believe Berdina has a steady food source other than at the feeding stations and we need to figure out where that source is in order to eventually get her tied to a feeding pattern. To that end, we're contacting area listserves again reaching out to area feral cat colony managers to ask them if they've seen Berdina at their feeding stations and if we can mount a camera on their stations to see if Berdina is getting a snack there. If you have other ideas about locations where Berdina may be feeding, again please leave a comment.

We'd like to make another flyering/canvassing push on Sunday, and then for folks who are off on Monday, it would be great if area businesses not normally open on the weekend could be visited in person, to distribute flyers. PLEASE JOIN US!

Thanks, all, for your continued assistance!

Fliering push, Sunday, January 10, 1:00 pm

2010-01-08T05:41:00.000-08:00

We're planning a flyering push on Sunday at 1:00pm.

Where: Parking lot behind Heurich Dog Park. Once you get to the dog park, follow the access road to the athletic fields and park in that parking lot.

When: Sunday, January 10, 2009, at 1:00 PM

What: Flier the area and search for Berdina; hand out business cards

What to bring:
- 50 copies of the flier (download at right)
- 50 plastic sheet covers (to protect the fliers from rain),
- 50 thumbtacks to hang your fliers, tape
- Berdina's business cards (download at right), to hand out to folks you meet while flyering
- Stinky treats, like hot dogs or cat food
- A leash
- Water and a snack for you

What to wear: Wear comfortable walking clothing and a red shirt or jacket so we can easily identify you as part of the search team.

Leave a comment if you can join us!

Map of sightings and tracking

2010-01-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

Berdina's map has been uploaded to the blog.

Recent tracking map

2010-01-07T18:55:00.001-08:00

Here is the track from 12/28/09:

And here is the track from 12/07/09:

Berdina has been lost for so long . . .

2009-12-05T09:29:00.000-08:00

Berdina escaped her foster home on April 21, 2009. She's now been lost for ten months--that's a long time for a pit bull to be lost in a no-pit bull county. Washinton Animal Rescue League took Berdina in originally, but she is still lost and needs to be brought back to safety.