A Maple Ridge dog owner is overjoyed and relieved after her prized dog was discovered and returned to her after it went missing on Monday, Jan. 24.

Shrimpy was discovered Monday night by a man who noticed the German shepherd running loose along a road by the Laity Pumpkin Patch.

He was able to gather Shrimpy up and got in touch with owner Melissa Hume to return the dog.

Hume said on Saturday they received video surveillance that showed Shrimpy was running loose on Saturday, but then they had no news for two days.

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Hume discovered Shrimpy was gone when she noticed both doors to her garage open on her WebsterB次元官网网址檚 Corners property. She reported the incident to police and put up a reward for the dogB次元官网网址檚 safe return.

Shrimpy is a competitive sport dog in IGP, a German acronym for Internationale Gebrauchshunde Pr眉fungsordnung, or in English, International Working Dog Trial Regulations.

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B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a three phase sport in tracking, obedience, and protection training,B次元官网网址� explained Hume, adding that in September Shrimpy won High Place IGP 2 for her skills that she has been learning since she was eight weeks old.

Hume said she tried to give the man who returned Shrimpy a reward but he wouldnB次元官网网址檛 accept it.

B次元官网网址淲hich I think is a really honest thing to do,B次元官网网址� she said.

Now Hume wants people to learn from her situation and make sure their dogs are tagged.

B次元官网网址淚 wish that I would have had a tag on her. Had that nice man not have seen my posts, maybe it would have taken longer for me to get her back,B次元官网网址� said Hume.

B次元官网网址淵ou never think that this could happen until it happens,B次元官网网址� added the dog owner.