One-eyed dog eludes California rescuers for weeks: 'Anchovy Jack can run fast, jump high'

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Set us as preferred For weeks, Anchovy Jack slipped just out of authorities’ reach.The winking pup had escaped from his new home in San Francisco days after undergoing surgery — being neutered and having his right eye removed — and his adoption from an East Bay organization.A former street dog who seemingly couldn’t be contained, Anchovy Jack could even leap over fences.San Francisco Animal Care and Control said in a statement Saturday that the skittish canine spent weeks roaming the city’s neighborhoods: He was spotted in the Sunset, Richmond and Marina districts, at the Presidio.

Each time people tried to catch him, he would escape, according to the shelter.“Anchovy Jack can run fast, jump high, and was too frightened to slow down and let anyone get close to him,” the statement read.Science & Medicine Federal biologists made a last-minute decision to relocate the eggs after forecasters predicted high tides would swamp their nests on Orange County beaches.“Reports of Anchovy Jack sightings flooded into SFACC,” the agency said, “and Animal Control Officers responded to the last reported sighting location time after time.

Nobody could catch him.”The shelter got in touch with Susan Packer, a lost-pet recovery specialist from the Bay Area who runs the rescue group K9Reunite.She had a reputation of capturing elusive dogs, the shelter said in its statement.

In an Oct.21 lost dog alert on Nextdoor, the shelter begged residents to stop chasing the dog and only call emergency dispatch if he was in traffic or had been confined.“We’ve attempted to capture him, but he has [eluded] our Animal Control Officers many times.

He can jump fences, so the best opportunity to secure him may be to lure him into an area with a ceiling, like a garage,” the post read.The Times reached out to San Francisco Animal Care...