Rosiesa国际传媒檚 ordeal is finally over after 62 days on the run.
The lost dog originally from Korea was captured safely by Petsearchers Canada on Sunday afternoon in Chilliwack.
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He managed to rescue the Jindo-cross dog by tracking her nightly with a thermal drone, among other of his signature search techniques, with many successful searches under his belt.
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MacLellan had been on way out to Chilliwack on June 25, with son Parker, and daughter London, around lunch time. They had a trap set-up in a blocked-off alleyway, when another call came in with a fresh sighting of Rosie.
This time would be the charm.
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He was being careful not to spook her as he approached. He could see there wasnsa国际传媒檛 enough room to throw the net over the dog.
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He put the catch pole around her, gently scooped her into his van.
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Rosie was safe, after going missing on April 24. She escaped from her adoptive home in downtown Chilliwack.
It was the owner of Koastal Dog Rescue on Vancouver Island who first reached out to Petsearchers Canada to find Rosie soon after she escaped, he said.
Once on the search MacLellan would drive out to Chilliwack almost daily, setting traps, feed station, following sightings, with 300 posters that went up to encourage calls about sightings.
sa国际传媒淪he was everywhere,sa国际传媒� he said, citing calls about sightings from Airport Road, Skwah First Nation, Downtown to Prest Road.
In the past they have brought in bloodhounds in certain searches but in this case it was the thermal drone that did the trick.
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But from the drone they could track the dogsa国际传媒檚 movements from the air.
He appreciated all the calls from neighbours trying to help, and those who followed the searcherssa国际传媒� specific requests not to put food out, or call to the dog.
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Volunteer Karen McKay, whosa国际传媒檇 been helping with the search, said she was speechless when Rosie was finally safe and sound.
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He never gave up and stayed positive, she said.
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Rosie was expected to head to a veternariansa国际传媒檚 office for a complete check-up on Monday.
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