New Orleans collectively sighed with relief and perhaps a touch of disappointment as word spread that Scrim, the eternal runaway dog, had been captured again on the morning of Feb. 10, 2025. This time, it was permanent.
With supreme irony, the exemplar of canine wiliness had followed his nose into a trap that was designed for … cats. The spring-loaded door sprang closed, and an era ended. The dog that had symbolized freedom, and all the risk that freedom entails, was caught.
A full year later, Scrim is living in a loving home, having become a furry legend.
Scrim’s tale was epic. He was a rangy rescue, turned over to a loving adoptive family. He promptly, ungratefully escaped, dodging through cemeteries, a brickyard and an amusement park as if he were a character in a Bob Dylan ballad…