Fantasma

Since late January we’ve been on the trail of an extremely elusive black female greyhound with a green collar in South Texas. She traveled all over the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito area – trekking well over a hundred miles in the last several weeks.

Linda Force, our intrepid volunteer in Brownsville, tracked her when messages came in and even saw her a few times, though never got quite close enough to attach a leash to her collar.

We decided to call her Fantasma, Spanish for ghost, because she’s been everywhere and then vanished. Every time she was sighted, Linda received several calls and text messages about her location, each time she drove out to look to no avail.

Finally on April 2nd, there were several sightings of her in Long Island Village (LIV), which meant she crossed a drawbridge. It seems like everyone in LIV saw Fantasma! She was among a quiet community with very nice people who were all looking for her.

Good Friday turned out to be the day several of us hoped for. Some residents of LIV were able to get her into a fenced area. It was there that a very nice gentleman earned her trust and was able to get a leash on her. Secured at last! A wonderful couple was in LIV to help in the search, they called Linda and offered to take Fantasma to their home over the weekend. As of Good Friday evening, Fantasma was cozy in a nice large enclosure, enjoying the best sleep in ages and eating good food rather than having to forage for it. The best is yet to be!

All this was possible because Linda made connections everywhere she went and never gave up on Fantasma!