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Post by robinw on Feb 20, 2006 19:38:54 GMT -5
thanks for the continued updates.
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Post by dad2paisley on Feb 20, 2006 20:22:22 GMT -5
Come on show your self so you can go back to mommy and daddy.
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Post by CampWhippet on Feb 28, 2006 10:43:27 GMT -5
No real update. Just a cross-post from Vivi's breeder: Hi, I apologize for being unable to answer individually to the more more than 500 emails I have received about Vivi’s disappearance. However, I want to thank all those who sent positive thoughts: they really help when things look bleak. Please be assured that we will take all possible suggestions for her recovery into consideration. Vivi has now been gone for 13 days, with no sightings since the evening of the first day. We are still trying to keep our hopes up and have been cheered by many stories of other dogs – including whippets – which were gone for several weeks, even months, and returned unharmed. There are open, heated and abandoned buildings at JFK and Vivi is a good hunter who in the past has both caught and eaten wild game, so with luck she could survive at the airport for a long time. Unfortunately for us, JFK consists of thousands of acres which are off limits for the kind of search that would be necessary to find her. Our hope is that she will eventually make herself known. We want to thank the Westminster Kennel Club, AKC, the Port Authorities and Animal Control at JFK for their help, and we are also tremendously grateful to all the many volunteers who have assisted – and are still helping – in the search for Vivi. Honi Reisman and Bonnie Folz have provided invaluable assistance in New York. For regular updates, see www.awc2006.com under “Vivi.” Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Please join me in wishing for a speedy recovery of Vivi. Bo Bengtson
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Post by jettcricket on Feb 28, 2006 11:55:35 GMT -5
Oh this is so destressing....I just can't imagine if that were my baby. I think I'd go out of my mine worrying about her. Stay safe and warm Vivi and please, please show yourself!!
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Post by jettcricket on Mar 1, 2006 9:30:27 GMT -5
Psychics Join Search for Missing Show Dog By Associated Press Tue Feb 21, 9:52 AM
NEW YORK - With few physical clues to the whereabouts of an escaped show dog, the hunt for the award-winning whippet has entered another realm.
About 12 psychics are counseling searchers as they check the heated cargo buildings near where Vivi escaped from a travel cage at Kennedy International Airport, Paul Lepiane, the dog's co-owner, told Newsday for Tuesday editions.
"They are telling us that she is alive and they are telling us she is warm," said Honi Reisman, a friend of the dog's owners. "They are saying she's in a building _ but there are hundreds of buildings."
According to breeder Bo Bengtson, the animal bolted across the tarmac last week at 25 mph as workers chased her on foot and in three cars. The 3-year-old whippet, also known as Champion Bohem C'est La Vie, nosed into a marsh area and disappeared.
The dog's escape came within days of winning an award of merit at the Westminster Kennel Club show, the nation's most prestigious.
Lepiane said dog droppings consistent with the 30-pound whippet's were found Monday behind an airport cargo building. He has announced a $5,000 reward for Vivi.
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Post by brockgusdad on Mar 13, 2006 20:33:06 GMT -5
Today's update on Vivi-
March 13, 2006 Flushing focus intensifies / how you can help This information comes via rescue organizer Bonnie Folz:
Sunday's search of the Flushing neighborhood where Vivi was sighted earlier in the weekend has led to yet-another twist and turn: Pet detective Karin Goin's two search dogs each individually followed Vivi's trail to a residential garage.
The homeowners reported that their normally-quiet setter had started inexpicably barking around 2:30 a.m. for the last couple of nights. They also noted that a side door to the garage had been left ajar, and that the garage contained their dog's crate as well as a bag of open dog food.
Vivi's co-owner and handler Paul Lepiane placed the whippet's crate, a bowl of water, hot dogs, her bedding and a sweater previously worn by Vivi's other owner, Jil Walton, in the garage. He spent last night parked on the street watching the house and environs in the hopes that Vivi might return. He did not see her, and when he left at 5:30 a.m. today, the hot dogs were untouched.
Paul plans a similar stakeout this evening. Because of other obligations, pet detective Karen Goin had to leave this morning.
At least one other person has seen Vivi in this residential area: The homeowner's son said the local letter carrier told him she had spotted the dog near Utopia Parkway and 196th Street.
This area of Queens is about 10 miles north of JFK Airport, where Vivi was originally lost when she broke free of her California-bound crate after competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
For those in the area who want to help, Bonnie says that there is a **pressing need** to post more Vivi flyers in the Auburndale/Flushing area. Flyers and clear tape to post them with are available at the VetPort in JFK Airport (Cargo Area "C," Building 189).
Additionally, Bonnie says that volunteers who want to park in the area overnight and just watch for the white-and-brindle whippet would contribute greatly to the effort to find her.
March 13, 2006 in Vivi Watch | Permalink | Comments (121)
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Post by CampWhippet on Mar 13, 2006 20:39:43 GMT -5
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Post by CampWhippet on Mar 15, 2006 13:29:31 GMT -5
Cross-posted
UPDATE AS OF TUESDAY NIGHT, 14 MARCH 2006 > >We were all hoping for a phone call today from someone at the >apartment building in Windsor Park, which is in Bayside near >Flushing, New York, where Vivi was seen on Sunday night, but there >has been no response at all. This is extremely disappointing, and >also disconcerting. If she spent some time in that building, why >weren't there other sightings? Possibly the man who was seen going >into the building with Vivi was only visiting briefly, leaving >before Paul and the others got there. If so, he and Vivi may now be >hours away. > >There is also the possibility that it was not Vivi who was spotted. >However, the other sightings in the same area make it very likely >that it was she. (There have been many sightings in New York and >elsewhere this weekend, but most of them turned out not to be >whippets, or the wrong sex, or the wrong color. There are other >whippets with similar markings to Vivi's, so even one who looks like >her photos doesn't necessarily have to be Vivi. Some media outlets >reported that they had "found" Vivi in Ohio; in that case the dog >was not even a Whippet, and not the right color either. Please do >not trust the "found" rumors unless they come from Paul, Jil or me.) > >Paul went to the apartment building again in the morning, but >without success. All the residents in that building are now aware of >Vivi, and those who were not home have flyers about her pushed under >their doors. The neighborhood is heavily pasted with flyers and posters. > >Volunteer Joanne Anderson went to the Windsor Park apartment this >afternoon and spoke to the complex security guard riding around in a >golf cart, who was interested in helping, took flyers and promised >to tell the night shift. It is not likely that Vivi is loose in this >area now, but everything helps. There is a large Asian community in >Flushing and some of them don't speak English. It has been suggested >that the flyers should be translated, but too many languages are >involved and a Vivi picture and "$5000 REWARD!" must catch anyone's >attention, even if they don't speak English well. > >According to our pet detective, Karin Goin, who called from her car >driving back to Oklahoma, what is going to help now is to: >1) Put up more posters. If Vivi is loose again, she will be sighted >again. Since she apparently followed the man she was seen with >willingly and without a leash she may not be difficult to catch with >some kindness and good food; >2) Wait for "the call." If someone has Vivi in their possession, >which is likely, they will call when they realize what they have. > >It is important to reiterate that the reward to anyone who turns >Vivi safely over to us is $5000, neither less nor more, and that no >questions will be asked as long as we get her back. > >Paul will be back in California after midnight. It will be difficult >not to have him in New York, but he has already missed several >weeks' work searching for Vivi, and needs to attend to his own >business again. We are extremely grateful to Honi Reisman, Bonnie >Folz and all the other volunteers in New York who we hope will >continue to keep their eyes open and put up as many posters and >flyers as possible. > >Wednesday morning marks one month since Vivi was lost. We hope and >believe that she is safe with someone who is kind to her and will >soon realize that she should be handed back to us. > >Bo
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Post by robinw on Mar 15, 2006 13:50:40 GMT -5
thanks for the updates. did lucas coe from the same place as your most recent whippet?
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Post by jettcricket on Mar 15, 2006 15:00:26 GMT -5
That poor little dog...I feel so bad for her as I do her owners. Please show yourself Vivi.
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Post by CampWhippet on Mar 15, 2006 17:48:46 GMT -5
Cross-post. VERY NEW POSSIBLE SIGHTING
March 15, 2006 Vivi sighting -- Peck Park -- 5 minutes ago Bonnie Folz calls to say that a passerby saw a dog fitting Vivi's description ("white with brown blotches") walking near Peck Park, which is at the intersection of Utopia Parkway and Underhill Avenue.
The woman who sited her was walking slowly behind the dog as she was on the phone with Bonnie. Bonnie called searchers Tina and Rosa on the other line, and talked with them until they met up with the woman. But by then the latter had lost sight of the dog. She was unable to indicate what direction the dog was heading in.
If you are available to get to this area, or know someone else who can, Bonnie asks that you please head there immediately.
March 15, 2006 in Vivi Watch | Permalink | Comments (325)
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Post by patricia on Mar 15, 2006 20:28:57 GMT -5
Oh, how I wish they can catch her.
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Post by CampWhippet on Mar 16, 2006 9:25:29 GMT -5
UPDATE AS OF WEDNESDAY EVENING, 15 MARCH 2006 > > There was another sighting of Vivi around > noon today in the park close to the apartment > building where she was seen on Saturday night. > A woman saw Vivi trotting along and followed > her at a distance (didn’t chase her) for some > time, meanwhile calling Bonnie Folz on her cell > phone. Bonnie as well as Rosa, Tina and a few > other volunteers came to the location very > quickly, but the woman had lost sight of Vivi at that point. > > This sighting explains why nobody in the > apartment building called, as we were hoping > yesterday. If that was indeed Vivi in the > building, the person she was with at that time > may only have given her some food, not realized who she was and let her go. > > Several volunteers have begun to search the > park, which adjoins a huge greenbelt, with no > success. A group of fanciers, led by Beth > Thompson in Seattle, have offered to hire and > finance yet another pet detective with search > dogs who could come to NY by Friday. We are > overwhelmed by their generosity. They are > trying to organize the practical details of > this search right now. There is nothing to lose > and everything to gain, so we can only thank them. > > We now know that Vivi is loose again, but > it seems to me that if she is no longer afraid > or panicking she might recognize some of the > familiar voices. Jil, her fiancé Rick (whom > Vivi loves), Paul and I are all ready to go > back to NY again and continue searching this > weekend. One of the pet detectives we are > talking to tells us that both we and the > volunteers have to back off for a while, > however, so we are holding off flying back until further notice. > > It is very encouraging that there have been > three separate sightings of Vivi in Bayside or > Flushing within the last few days, and that > these have been independently confirmed by the > tracking dogs. This indicates that Vivi is > sticking around in the same general area and > not roaming as far as she did earlier, and it > also seems she is willing to let herself be > seen more often. We hope this means that she > will be caught soon and that this ordeal will finally be over. > > I apologize for not being able to respond > to email. There are over 1000 emails in my Vivi > “In” box now and it will be some time before I > have time to deal with them. My apologies for > this and thanks for all your good wishes. > > Bo
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Post by jettcricket on Mar 16, 2006 9:49:56 GMT -5
UPDATE AS OF WEDNESDAY EVENING, 15 MARCH 2006 This sighting explains why nobody in the apartment building called, as we were hoping yesterday. If that was indeed Vivi in the building, the person she was with at that time gt; may only have given her some food, not realized who she was and let her go.Bo ....Oh, geez..how frustrating! Regardless of who the dog was, why would she let her go?!!
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Post by CampWhippet on Mar 16, 2006 9:52:29 GMT -5
If you took in every loose dogs from the steets of NY you'd need a million dollars to feed them all. But I agree, a whippet should strike you as a dog someone has lost, not a stray.
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