His journey back to petdom was just beginning. Scrim’s matted and bur-tangled hair had been shorn off, revealing the freckled skin beneath. He’d been bathed, administered a restorative IV ...

The wire-hair Houdini had avoided humane cage traps, a CO2-powered net gun, and even a previous darting. With each escape, Scrim’s fame grew. The little lost dog eventually became a tongue-in ...