Pepe the NARC volunteer and work dog - Blackburn Hamlet LOST DOG REPORT

We were asked tonight by our vet and a few families in the Blackburn Hamlet area to help out in catching a stray dog who is obviously afraid of people and would not come near anyone. Many neighbours and by-Law officers had attempted to catch this stray, yet it always managed to get away.... So, I had Pepe in the car with me and decided he would be our NARC work dog for the evening! Took Pepe out of the car, walking near the other dog but totally ignoring the stray, obviously trying to get it to befriend my new NARC volunteer and eventually me - the big scary human... It worked, the stray came and sniffed Pepe and wanted to play... Pepe did such a good job, was calm throughout the whole exercise even with strangers around him, he was such a good boy. Unfortunately, the moment our little stray saw the other leash I was carrying for it - it bolted. It did manage to eat all the treats I had which was good as we are sure it is quite hungry. This dog has supposedly been out there for 2 days - if you have lost your pet - please claim it NOW at the baseball field in Blackburn Hamlet or it will get hit by a passing vehicle... We stayed on for over an hour, trying to gain it's trust again in hopes that it would come back for Pepe but this stray is really afraid of people so we weren't able to restrain it at all tonight although the families on that street are still trying even at 10:33pm on a Friday night - hats off to them all - God Bless. Hopefully we can all work together to catch this little dog before it gets hit by a car. Although he/she is afraid of people, it wasn't afraid of cars and crossed the streets quite a few times making me hold my breath in, praying while cars were driving past him/her... God, what an evening! All the families that worked with me have my number, if they catch him tonight he will be placed in someone's garage for us to pick up in the morning. Please send your luck our way so this little being makes it and gets to us or the Ottawa Humane Society where it will be in safe hands!!!