NEW YORK (AP) -- 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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ANY comments with profanity will be deleted as soon as I find them, and your IP address will be banned. If you can't make your point without cursing, you don't have any business posting.
I am still interested in knowing if the whippet has ever been found. I never see anything in the paper or on the web.
Just a dog and cat lover here
Barb Williams Ft Wayne, In
--Posted by: Barb Williams at September 10, 2006 9:23 PM
I am involved with a resuce group in Plymouth, MA
and last year something like this happened with
a dog that was rescued and he escaped on the
day that he was adopted. We searched for 27 days
in the Braintree, MA area day and night in the
frigid cold and were very worried for him.
I wanted to suggest that you put articles in the
newspaper that is in the area where Vivi is
missing, because that is how we finally found
Tucker. After the third article and picture went
into the newspaper, someone called and 2 volunteers went right away and caught him.
He has been with his new family ever since and
is so happy!
I hope that Vivi has a happy ending too!
--Posted by: Lisa Fornaciari at February 23, 2006 3:05 PM
how can i volunteer to help search for vivi
--Posted by: robin at February 22, 2006 7:20 PM
It seems like they're getting closer to her. I pray she's found soon.
--Posted by: Laura at February 21, 2006 5:44 PM
What wonderful news!! Hopefully she will be found soon!!
--Posted by: Donna Murray at February 21, 2006 10:54 AM
