Sophia Olson was going for a walk to meet some friends at a playground when she spotted a a young dog with a colourful coat staring at her.

The nine-year-old was spending the Easter long weekend with her family at Elk FallsB次元官网网址� Quinsam Campground, and had noticed a lost dog sign with a similar looking pup.

B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 remember his name,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淏ut I remembered what he looked like, and that he was an Australian breed, he was very friendly, and he had a blue collar.B次元官网网址�

She approached the dog, and looked around to see if someone was accompanying it.

When she didnB次元官网网址檛 notice anyone, she spoke to him.

B次元官网网址淵ou donB次元官网网址檛 have an owner with you, do you?B次元官网网址� she said.

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Sawyer, a two-year old Aussie Shepherd had been missing for 11 days.

His owner, Andre Paquette recently moved to Campbell River from the Kootenays to work at the mine.

After returning to PaquetteB次元官网网址檚 truck after a walk, Sawyer had spotted a deer and darted after it into the forest.

Nobody else saw the dog for 11 days, despite a large community effort to look for him.

Paquette said he basically lived at the parking lot which Sawyer had run from.

B次元官网网址淚 went to work, and when I got off work I went back to the park,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚 spent every night there in my truck just trying to find him.B次元官网网址�

As the days inched by, he began assuming the worst.

B次元官网网址淚 was starting to think a cougar got him,B次元官网网址� he said. Sawyer had spent the first part of his life tramping around the bush in the Kootenays and had always returned.

B次元官网网址淪o for him to not come back was kind of scary,B次元官网网址� Paquette added.

He was beside himself with relief to receive the call that Sawyer had been found.

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On Tuesday, April 26, Olson was reunited with the dog she found, and got to meet Paquette for the first time.

For her good deed she was awarded a commendation by Coastal Animal ServiceB次元官网网址檚 Paul Toseland.

She hadnB次元官网网址檛 been expecting the framed award, so started misting up a little bit.

B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 no crying,B次元官网网址� Toseland insisted. B次元官网网址淵ou deserve this, alright?B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 know I would get rewarded,B次元官网网址� Olson said. B次元官网网址淚t just felt good to bring him back to his owners.B次元官网网址�

ronan.odoherty@campbellrivermirror.com
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