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Brooklynian » Topic: large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-763924 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:19:36 +0000 whynot_31 763924@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <a href="http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/so-you-think-you-want-to-adopt-ghost-dog-41cf4462" rel="nofollow">http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/so-you-think-you-want-to-adopt-ghost-dog-41cf4462</a> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-763076 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:17:58 +0000 whynot_31 763076@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPFQkc4aalU&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPFQkc4aalU&feature=player_embedded</a> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-762856 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:06:30 +0000 whynot_31 762856@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <center>Update, seven months later</center> Ghost Dog is back in the press, albeit only The Brooklyn Paper: <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/2/all_ghostdogadoption_2013_01_11_bk.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/2/all_ghostdogadoption_2013_01_11_bk.html</a> <center>After being trained and tamed, he is now available for adoption.</center> <img src="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/photos/36/2/all_ghostdogadoption_2013_01_11_bk01_z.jpg"> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754913 Sun, 27 May 2012 21:10:35 +0000 whynot_31 754913@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Ghost Dog is a genius. Media is stating that: <blockquote>He had about 12 people a day feeding him</blockquote> <a href="http://gothamist.com/2012/05/27/infamous_ghost_dog_of_prospect_park.php" rel="nofollow">http://gothamist.com/2012/05/27/infamous_ghost_dog_of_prospect_park.php</a> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754896 Sun, 27 May 2012 10:16:00 +0000 whynot_31 754896@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ As promised, here's the story in today's NY Post: <a href="http://m.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/hound_of_the_brooklynvilles_IjAldHe9DIEKpIgbCxYxOP?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Brooklyn" rel="nofollow">http://m.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/hound_of_the_brooklynvilles_IjAldHe9DIEKpIgbCxYxOP?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Brooklyn</a> Hopefully all of this fame will result in him being adopted. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754893 Sun, 27 May 2012 00:33:43 +0000 whynot_31 754893@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ In addition to the WSJ running the story of his capture, The Windsor Terrace Patch ran a piece: <a href="http://windsorterrace.patch.com/articles/prospect-park-s-ghost-dog" rel="nofollow">http://windsorterrace.patch.com/articles/prospect-park-s-ghost-dog</a> Word has it that the NY Post will run a story tomorrow, Sunday May 27th. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754805 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:51:12 +0000 whynot_31 754805@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.mfy.org/projects/mental-health-law-project/">There's a reason I respect the lawyers at MFY. </a> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754801 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:49:23 +0000 stacey 754801@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>whynot_31 <a href="http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754798">said</a>:</cite> if I am ever captured, I end up in equally caring hands. </blockquote> Ahem don't you mean "committed" <img src="http://brooklynian.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";)" class="bb_smilies" /> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754798 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:55:42 +0000 whynot_31 754798@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ An excellent end to the story. I hope that, if I am ever captured, I end up in equally caring hands. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754792 Thu, 24 May 2012 00:40:27 +0000 veets 754792@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Not everyone reads e mails so Fido... so here it is. Brooklyn's 'Ghost Dog' Pulled to Earth By AMELIA HARRIS Peter J. Smith for The Wall Street Journal Brooklyn animal rescuer Sean Casey on Monday with the dog he caught last week in Prospect Park. For years, visitors to Brooklyn's Prospect Park have been captivated by sightings of a lone beast dubbed the "ghost dog." One minute, the large brown canine with dark stripes was there. The next, he was gone. Sometimes, the noble creature was spotted early in the morning, sitting on a hill overlooking frolicking dogs and their owners, as if surveying his kingdom. Late in the day, he might be spotted at the entrance of a hidden Quaker cemetery, like a shamanistic spirit guide. "We always wondered, 'Is there an owner somewhere behind?' It seemed pretty shy," said 24-year-old barista Rachel Wynman, who saw the dog several times while jogging with friends. The animal got its own thread—"large dog living in Prospect Park"—on Brooklynian.com. One user called the dog Prospero because it was "kind of like the Shakespearean character in exile.'' Budding filmmaker Arielle Apfel, 25 years old, even made a short documentary about the dog this year called "Roaming Wild." Finally, however, the beast's wanderings—if not its mythic status—may have come to an end: After years of attempts, Brooklyn animal rescuer Sean Casey believes he caught the canine last week. "We say we have three Moby Dicks, and he was one of them," Mr. Casey said Monday. Mr. Casey had been getting calls from concerned parkgoers about the dog since 2008, but his quarry always proved elusive. "We would get out there and there'd be no dog,'' Mr. Casey said. "He would be there one minute, and he'd just disappear in the blink of an eye.'' Of course, time will tell if this really is the ghost dog of legend. New York City Animal Care & Control spokesman Richard Gentles said the organization received five reports in four years of an animal matching the description of the creature. "We responded each time but were unable to locate the dog or he/she was gone upon arrival,'' Mr. Gentles said in a statement. "However, there is no way for us to know for sure if this is the same dog." Mr. Casey is convinced. The dog, a type of Italian mastiff called a Cane Corso, is heavy for a ghost: 109 pounds. But it has proved gentle in captivity, Mr. Casey said. The dog—estimated to be at least 5 years old—allowed Mr. Casey to pet him and walk him on a leash within 24 hours of the May 16 capture. Initially, corralling the dog was a low priority for Mr. Casey because it seemed happy. In recent weeks, though, the dog was limping, lying out in the open more often and letting people get close, prompting the animal rescuer to create a capture plan. The 31-year-old Mr. Casey enlisted some help: a man who had gained some of the dog's trust recently with bits of food and some early-morning play time in the woods near the park's Vanderbilt Playground. The dog wouldn't let the man touch him, but it would get close. About 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Mr. Casey and four others formed a circle around the pair, moving closer and closer in. Another mastiff was introduced to distract the ghost dog. The team put their rabies poles—a metal rod with a noose—on the ground, surrounded by treats. After two hours of painstaking progress, the ghost dog had a loop around its neck. It struggled. Mr. Casey used a second pole to seize the animal. Windsor Terrace graphic designer Virginia Cahill, who first saw a "charging giant dog'' in the fall of 2010, heard about its capture from her sister-in-law on Saturday. "I went right over to Sean's, and he confirmed it,'' Ms. Cahill said. Tests showed the dog had bone fragments floating in a knee, requiring an operation, and Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that can cause lethargy and body aches. Care will cost several thousand dollars. A tussle has already begun over who will keep the ghost dog, which, Mr. Casey said, still needs more training and socializing. "We are already getting lots and lots of calls with people staking claim,'' Mr. Casey said. "I'm going to do what's best for the dog." large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-754647 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:02:52 +0000 whynot_31 754647@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ He has been captured. <a href="http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/saga-of-prospect-park-wild-dog-might-have-happy-ending" rel="nofollow">http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/saga-of-prospect-park-wild-dog-might-have-happy-ending</a> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-753981 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:16:21 +0000 caseopele 753981@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Looks like a Cane Corso. Amazing dogs. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-753979 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:39:25 +0000 whynot_31 753979@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ OpposumQueen, Let me get this straight... You have been seeing Prospect Park Spirit Dog regularly and taking his photo, yet waited until someone (ie ConcreteChris) confirmed it before you would post a photo? Were you afraid we would judge you like those drunken quacks who see Bigfoot, flying saucers or the Lochness monster? large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-753977 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:47:59 +0000 OpossumQueen 753977@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I've been seeing him in the mornings, usually before 8, when I walk my southern route. He's got a perch where he seems to watch all the park visitors from and I could swear that he's getting used to me. I talk to him and toss a treat every time I see him, though he doesn't seem to think they are worth the effort to eat. Here's a photo from a few weeks ago. He's gotten pretty chunky but his coat still looks good to me. <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6846953486_5baee3460c_m.jpg"> large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-753969 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:47:28 +0000 ConcreteChris 753969@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Saw it yesterday! Someone thought it would be funny to put my buddy's bag in the woods while we were skateboarding. While we were looking for it, my friend got stuck in a thorn bush, as i watched the figure walking towards him. I thought it had to be a boar. I guess it wasn't. It dissapeared in the bushes. He did find his bag, eventually. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-750491 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:00:21 +0000 LimestoneKid 750491@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I swear I saw the Prospect Park spirit dog on Tuesday morning when I was in the park for my morning ride. He was walking about 10-15 feet behind a woman who was entering the park from Prospect Park Drive SW. The woman had another dog on a leash. Didn't someone post earlier that they thought the dog's owner brought the dog to the park for the day? Perhaps there's some truth to that rumor. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-747384 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:40:25 +0000 kathryng 747384@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I had a run in with this dog in the morning. He was sitting in the center of the work out area on the wood chips in Prospect Park. There were several runners and dog walkers staying back, afraid, and watching him from the walking path. I walked over, ignoring the dog, as he watched me. He didn't growl or display any sort of aggressive behavior, and I wasn't afraid. The only intimidating thing might be his size and cut ears. His demeanor was cautious and tentative, not overtly friendly or playful. He walked by me as I did my crunches, sniffed as he did so, and slowly retreated into the woods. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-735497 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:06:22 +0000 Drano 735497@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I saw him a couple of days ago, dressed - I could swear - in a little doggie smoking jacket. I went to take a pic, but - too late! He had flown off. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-735495 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:01:07 +0000 Ariellesings 735495@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Is there any more new about this spirit dog??? Has anyone seen him recently? I'd really like to know more about these sightings. large dog living in Prospect Park http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/2#post-734244 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:09:57 +0000 whynot_31 734244@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Whatchuwant <a href="http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/large-dog-living-in-prospect-park/page/3#post-734239">said</a>:</cite> So, she uses the park as her own private dog run? Dumps him for a few hours and picks him up later? Huh, who'da thunk. </blockquote> This would make it hard for her to get a ticket for him being off leash, because the folks who ticket dog owners aren't equipped to subdue a dog. The Parks folks seem like they are concerned about owners who are with their unleashed dogs; They are not about looking a a dog in the woods. ...this could all make sense now.