A Saskatchewan family now say the dog they thought they had reconnected with isn’t the dog they thought she was.
Brennan Duncan and his family haven’t seen their dog Georgia since July 2017, when she ran out of Duncan’s in-laws’ home near St. Walburg, Sask.
Last weekend, a dog was found wandering near Caron, Sask., about 475 kilometres south of St. Walburg. The Duncan family connected with the person who found the dog through social media.
They thought it seemed awfully familiar. For one thing, it perked up as soon as it saw them. For another, it had a spot on the side of its nose where Georgia had previously been scarred by a bee sting.
Believing they had miraculously been reunited with Georgia, the family took the dog home and started to care for it – not realizing they were barking up the wrong tree.
“She just came home and she laid down in the same spot by the door,” Brennan told CTV Regina on Wednesday. “It felt like she was home.”
After seeing a news report about the dog, a woman contacted the Duncans to say that she believed the dog wasn’t Georgia but her mom’s dog Bella, who had recently wandered away from her farm.
Bella’s owner and the Duncan family met Wednesday morning. Brennan says the dog immediately recognized Bella’s owner and went to her – which he deemed proof that the dog must indeed be Bella.
“(Bella) jumped out of the truck and pushed up against (her owner) and put her nose up against her and right there I had a pretty strong feeling,” he said.
Even though the family is disappointed their search for Georgia must continue, they’re grateful Bella found her home.
“We were wrong and it’s not a good feeling, but on the other hand, we are happy to see her go the proper owners,” Brennan said.
“It felt like we got one more day with her, even though it wasn’t her.”
With a report from CTV Regina’s Brendan Ellis
