large dog living in Prospect Park
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Saw the dog this morning 2/5/11...looks like it just wants to be free...seems good natured and independent.
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I am glad to hear Hermy is alive and well.
It has been cold and snowy this winter; I bet someone is feeding him.
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I walk in the center drive area regularly and have only seen this dog once before today. This morning I spotted him on the path at the top of the hill west of center drive. From a distance of about 30ft he looked to be healthy and happy. I turned and walked away from him with my dogs and he followed briefly. He didn't appear to be aggressive but we didn't approach him.
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Had a close encounter with him today (I think Sean Casey & Co call him Brooklyn, fwiw). This morning around 7 I was walking my dog on the eastern side of the park and he popped out from behind a tree and was staring us (more me than my dog) down. I was actually a little scared b/c of his threatening body language and even my tough guy dog quickly backed down realizing this dog could take us both, easily. We were on a small path so I slowly turned and just walked back to the open we'd come from. He followed a few feet behind until I went to the park road and he went back into the woods. Once I turned and headed away he relaxed quite a bit.
Even up close he looked really good--not even close to being skinny, shiny coat. I heard again that he likely does have a "home" south of the park. With his short coat, I can't imagine him surviving the winter so well if he's outside 24/7.
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Although the law on the subject is less than clear, I believe that if they already have a name for him, their name should take precedence.
"Brooklyn" it is.
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How about the name Prospero. It's suitable since he lives in Prospect Park, and he's kind of like the Shakespearean character in exile.
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I suppose the t-shirts I will have printed up to profit from this thread could have multiple names for him.
Please continue.
Btw, has anyone looked to see whether it is a boy or girl dog?
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He never gave me a side view, but based on size and demeanor, it seems like a male to me. Will see if any of the pictures I tried to take are decent. I was too busy paying attention to him to get shots while he was close, though.
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Oh my! I hope I don't come across him in the park. I'm a bit nervous round dogs - especially huge ones wandering around without a leash and owner!
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I saw this dog for the first time yesterday while I was on a run. I was coming up the big hill going toward GAP. I'm usually not afraid of dogs, but I was a little taken aback at his size. It didn't have a collar on and it surprises me that he hasn't been picked up by some type of animal control dept.
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If you worked for Animal Control for x dollars an hour, would you be anxious to tackle a healthy and apparently aggressive mastiff, a dog the size of a small horse?
I am sure I would decide there were other animals more in need of my attention.
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Apparently Sean Casey and Co have tried to catch him with no luck and I think they are likely to have put a lot of effort into catching him.
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I can't believe I've never seen this dog - and I'm at the park all the time. And I know where the momma swan nests every year.
I don't think animal control will do anything about the dog, because from what I can tell animal control no longer does, well, anything. I once called them about an opossum in my yard and they pretty much said they don't do anything any more. You either have to hire a private trapper yourself (and some aren't so animal friendly) or call 911 if an animal is rabid. There is no scenario in which animal control will get involved.
They're kind of like the emergency stop cord on the subway in that, according to the MTA signs, there is no occasion when one should pull the emergency cord.
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OQ wrote: Apparently Sean Casey and Co have tried to catch him with no luck and I think they are likely to have put a lot of effort into catching him.
With the exception of the growling stalking part, I am beginning to really like this dog.
He is a true fugitive.
I hope this doesn't end like Thelma and Louise
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Piano said:
I can't believe I've never seen this dog - and I'm at the park all the time. And I know where the momma swan nests every year.I don't think animal control will do anything about the dog, because from what I can tell animal control no longer does, well, anything. I once called them about an opossum in my yard and they pretty much said they don't do anything any more. You either have to hire a private trapper yourself (and some aren't so animal friendly) or call 911 if an animal is rabid. There is no scenario in which animal control will get involved.
They're kind of like the emergency stop cord on the subway in that, according to the MTA signs, there is no occasion when one should pull the emergency cord.
I wonder if they're hiring...
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whynot_31 said:
OQ wrote: Apparently Sean Casey and Co have tried to catch him with no luck and I think they are likely to have put a lot of effort into catching him.
With the exception of the growling stalking part, I am beginning to really like this dog.
He is a true fugitive.
I hope this doesn't end like Thelma and Louise
You know there are quite a few weird sacrifices in the park, as well as drumming circles. I think this is the spirit dog of Prospect Park
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oooohhh, I like the term "Prospect Park Spirit Dog".
We don't even have to agree on a name!
This version seems to live in the west somewhere
I could create Prospect Park Spirit Dog t-shirts that had magic powers, like .......
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wait for it
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.the wolf shirt!
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That would make an awesome t-shirt design.
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newbies may not be familiar with its powers, or our long standing love of the wolf shirt!
http://brooklynian.com/forum/the-lounge-random-stuff/must-have-this-shirt-wolf-shirt?postid=434787
so many great threads on the topic!
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I've never seen that one before. I was thinking of this
http://www.moonslightmagic.com/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=8847 -
yes, it is the one with the magic powers that we discussed at length.
must. make. shirt. about. stray. dog. in. prospect. park. and. make. people. believe. it. can. get. them. laid.
$
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I want in on this. Money, minimal work, kitsch - sounds right up my alley. But this means we can't call the dog Brooklyn. Because then people will think it's just a quirky Brooklyn shirt.
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Al Qaeda beware! Prospero is on the lookout for you & your fellow subversives.
Brooklyn ~ God's Country ~ is no place for you infidels. Abandon all hope ye evildoers who enter here.
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Is that Prospero? I thought it might be a pig hunting for truffles.
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The Prospect Park
Spirit Dog!
Tagline: Yea, he might be a little menacing at times ....but he can get you laid, and the latter trumps the former.
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Truffles in Brooklyn???
Doggone it (oops, no pun intended) why didn't I find any when I lived in Brooklyn for all those years?? Argh!!
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I saw this dog tonight at my 9 year old's baseball practice - I watched him trot across the wooded fenced in portion of the park in the picture above. I called to him, as he had no collar and it seemed surreal that such an animal would be unattended. He was majestic and beautiful - almost identical to my lovely red brindle male bullmastiff (minus the clipped ears - the clipping makes them look so tough). I'm guessing he's a shy and probably fearful male who self-protective instincts are in high gear. The funny thing about the mastiffs (or a cane corso - if that what he is) is they can be very timid and fearful, they are not bred to maul. I find it hard to believe this dog has been living in the park - he's much too healthy. Also my dogs could never take the cold - this winter was especially bad and if this dog spent a lot of it outside in the park, he wouldn't look like he does, that's for sure. These dogs aren't the most efficient hunters, and trash wouldn't do it. He also didn't at all seem to be casing for food. He was just enjoying the park. I'm guessing someone knows just where he is and let's him into that fenced in part of the park, and maybe sometimes he gets out and people sight him elsewhere. I know when I was desperate for a place for my dogs to run, off-leash (I had two bullmastiffs that didn't do well in dog parks). I would have scoped out that part of the park to let them romp when no one is looking. However, leaving the dog unattended seems crazy. He probably has a couple of people who monitor/leave him/pick him up. I also think it's a little crazy that no one from animal control has been able to bring him in, that just doesn't make sense. Maybe we'll try ... he's a beautiful animal and it would be nice to know for sure that he's not stray.
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He knows how to find food pretty well. He regularly peruses the popular picnic areas in the evenings, which have enough food littering the ground much of the year to feed 10 dogs. My dog scents enough food to feed him (were I to let him eat it all) during our walks year round. And there is food to be hunted (and I know a similar breed dog far from here who has proven that she can find plenty of meals on her own like this): rabbits, rats galore, squirrels, chipmunks,etc are all plentiful.
I was seeing him almost daily for a while and he really roams the entire park--I've seen him out of the fence more than in it at this point. I've seen him at 7am by the zoo and at 7pm around Rick's place, just roaming the woods. I've even seen him trot right down the middle of Longmeadow, scaring the shit out of some joggers. I also saw him out plenty during the heavy snow and rains. He looked happy in the snow but miserable in the rain.
Somebody puts out piles of cat food in parts of the park, including big piles along the Nethermead Arches road so that might be another source of food for him. For all I know the person is feeding him or trying to coax him out but it could be for some of the feral cats or the raccoons.
I think he spends the majority of his time in the park, but he must have been getting out of the cold somewhere in the winter because I can't imagine a short-haired dog doing so well in these long winters.
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