02/16/2026
Last month, our VPR volunteers secured a very elusive little shaggy brown dog who had been darting around the Sharon Woods Blvd and Beechcroft High School area for several days.
This girl had zero fear of being seen—she was fully confident in her ability to outsmart and allude every single person trying to help her. On two different afternoons, she even trotted right up to the front of the high school as students were being dismissed. She stayed on the move nonstop, so sightings were plentiful but catching her was another story.
She eventually discovered the feeding station we set out for her, and shortly after that we were able to safely trap her. At the time, she was considered a stray, but we were ultimately able to locate her owners.
While making plans to return her to her family, we learned that the family had only had her for a week and wasn't feeling confident that they were a great fit for her. We offered to try to find placement for her with a local rescue. The family accepted our offer and we were lucky to be able to find placement for her right away.
Despite being on the streets for about two and a half weeks, she was in good health and quickly found a great new home. 😍
Also thank you to Keri Henry and Pat from Church of the Good Shepherd for helping secure this little girl
