MECOSTA COUNTY —A Mecosta County dog removed just recently by itself experience leaving its owner worried for the dog’s safety — however that didn’t stop the owner from rallying up Canadian Lakes neighborhood members to help discover her furry buddy, Oreo.
On Thursday, April 6, Heather Miller, owner of 1-year-old sheepadoodle Oreo, collected with neighborhood members who helped in her with Oreo’s safe healing after a three-day search when he went missing out on in Canadian Lakes.
Morton Township Fire and Rescue agents, along with buddies of Miller’s who helped in Oreo’s healing, remained in participation.
After Oreo’s rescue, Miller wished to make a contribution to Morton Township Fire Department for its help, however the organization rather informed her to choose a regional organization that would gain from the contribution.
Miller’s option for a recipient was the Canadian Lakes Associationand her broker at Century21 White House Realty furthermore matched Miller’s contribution of $100 bringing the overall to $200.
The Canadian Lakes Association was arranged in 1975 to boost the social activities in the location and they help in placing on a variety of regional occasions such as Easter egg hunts, trunk or treats, ice cream socials and brand-new year’s eve events.
Miller said she appreciated of the effort to help discover Oreo when he went missing out on.
“Clearly he meant a lot to the people in this community,” Miller said. “It was just really heartwarming to see all that. They’re people with really big hearts in Canadian Lakes and in the surrounding area because people were coming in from all over to help look for Oreo. I’ve never experienced anything like it to see everyone coming together. It was just amazing.”
The event of Oreo’s safe return came just days prior to his very first adoption day anniversary of April 9.
OREO’S ESCAPE
The occurrence started when Miller ran out town and had actually left Oreo to be seen by friend and colleague Teah Webster.
On March 21, throughout a duration of play time outdoors, Oreo unexpectedly struck a burst of energy and removed prior to Webster might get Oreo back within.
What occurred was a search and rescue objective for Oreo, which lasted 4 days and 3 nights of continuous searching.
Miller said she rapidly got on social networks for help discovering him and looked for help from neighborhood pages, along with Michigan Doodle Rescue which she contributed an extra $100 prior to his ultimate rescue to reach more individuals.
She got countless shares, likes and comments from worried individuals throughout Michigan on the posts she made about Oreo’s escape.
“I stayed out here ’till six in the morning driving the streets up and down, back and forth,” Miller said. “That night, there were several people out looking because you could see spotlights in the woods. You’d hear people calling his name, so the word had gotten out very quickly.”
The opening night passed without any sightings, and Miller got just 20 minutes of sleep as individuals kept searching.
There were 2 sightings in the next 2 days that promised for Oreo’s return, however it wasn’t up until the 4th day that Miller got a call about a 3rd and last sighting.
Miller rapidly got together with her friend, Jennifer Bollman, to consult with fire department agents who assisted confine him.
“When I yelled his name, he just looked at me and kept running,” Miller said. “The animal control officer informed me for the last 4 days everybody’s been calling his name and he’s not going to concern me any longer. Like he does not even acknowledge your voice, the only thing you started for you is your fragrance.
“I was waving one of his toys and Jennifer (Bollman) was throwing his food like crazy to get him to come to us,” she said. “I could tell he probably smelled something because of the toy I was waving in the air, and then all of a sudden he full-on sprinted toward me and did that whiny cry, and we had this really big reunion moment that we had been envisioning for the last three days.”
After almost 4 complete days on the run, Oreo was wet, cold and stinky, according to Miller, however mostly tired and happy to be reunited with his family.
Oreo got a number of warm baths and great deals of love upon his return home, and Miller had the ability to share the news of his rescue with all of the neighborhood members who assisted her throughout the frightening time.
Miller said she thinks Oreo has actually found out a huge lesson from his experience.
“He was just so exhausted that he just leaned on me and let me bathe him when we got home,” Miller said. “After that, he slept for about 2 days directly, and he is certainly more mellow and is with me anywhere I go. I’m really lucky I get to bring Oreo to deal with me and to numerous visits. Everyone describes him as their psychological assistance dog. I just cannot inform you how incredibly happy we are to have him home.”
