Jenny the donkey remains on the lam but her owners might be closer to corralling the incorrigible critter.

Ever since she escaped on Jan. 18, the donkey has stymied efforts to get her back including tranquilizers and a horse whisperer.

The speculation is that Jenny has been roaming the woods behind the farm looking for a partner from whom she was separated at auction.

Gail Lever of Princeton, Mass., believes she has found the mate. Both donkeys–Lever believes both are actually mules, the offspring of a jackass stud and a female horse–were considered too ornery and were passed off to another owner.

Jenny went to Pittsfield to live with Joe Varricchio and Mary Gaeta. Isabella went to Lever, who found a home for her in Acworth, N.H.

As a last resort, Lever said she’s thinking of putting Isabella in a trailer and bringing her to Pittsfield in hopes of luring Jenny back into the corral.

Lever believes Jenny and Isabella, who were likely lifelong companions and probably even sisters, have been heartbroken since the auction. “These animals bond and they become such close friends,” Lever said