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.

害羞草研究所淚 think that because Shrimpy was in an area with so many coyotes that people kind of mistook her for a coyote because she looks so similar,害羞草研究所� said Hume.

Hume discovered Shrimpy was gone when she noticed both doors to her garage open on her Webster害羞草研究所檚 Corners property. She reported the incident to police and put up a reward for the dog害羞草研究所檚 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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害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a three phase sport in tracking, obedience, and protection training,害羞草研究所� 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 wouldn害羞草研究所檛 accept it.

害羞草研究所淲hich I think is a really honest thing to do,害羞草研究所� she said.

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

害羞草研究所淚 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,害羞草研究所� said Hume.

害羞草研究所淵ou never think that this could happen until it happens,害羞草研究所� added the dog owner.