Salukifan Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Linky A two-year-old girl and her pet dog have been found safe and well after almost seven hours lost on a property south-east of Melbourne. The toddler, Sophia, and her one-year-old Australian sheepdog named Poppy, wandered off from the home at Crossover, north of Warragul, about 7:30pm on Tuesday night. Police, the air wing and volunteers searched for hours, eventually finding her safe and well about 2:15am. Sergeant Mick O'Brien from Warragul Police said Sophie was located after police spotted her footprints and heard the puppy barking. "Obviously the young child wandered off, they conducted an initial search themselves," he said. "I suppose the best thing would have been to notify the police 10 or 15 minutes after they couldn't locate her but overall it was a fantastic result that she was found." They found the girl about 200 metres from a dam. Police believe the family dog was by her side the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Good dog! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 So wonderful to hear 'good dog' news stories like this. There was one recently in Qld .... little 31/2 yr old boy in bushland area. Missing with his 2 dogs whose barking led to finding him. They'd stayed by his side. The protective bond between children & their dogs can be life-saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Very good dog!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehs Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 aww clever Poppy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Good girl, Poppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 200 meters from a dam...thank goodness they found her...and even better still due to the dog barking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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