Ohly, Bernese mountain dog

Runaway Bernese mountain dog reunited with family after two weeks lost on Mount Seymour
By Stephanie Ip, The Province
December 8, 2012

A Bernese Mountain Dog who went missing two weeks ago on Mount Seymour survived with only dehydration and a small fever, and has been reunited with his family.

Ohly, a two-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog, receives fluids on Saturday evening after being deemed dehydrated by a veterinarian. The dog will also receive some antibiotics for a small fever. The dog went missing two weeks ago but was rescued safely today from Mount Seymour, thanks to North Shore Search and Rescue.

“Thank you to all the volunteers, Facebook supporters, and North Shore Search & Rescue for bringing Ohly home,” posted the Goad family on a Facebook page created to raise awareness over Ohly’s initial disappearance. “Best Christmas present ever.”

The two-year-old dog, named Ohly, was spooked and ran off Nov. 25 while out for a walk with a family friend on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver. The North Shore Search and Rescue then stepped in after they became concerned members of the public were putting themselves in danger by coordinating their own searches in the difficult terrain.

NSSAR was able to track Ohly on Thursday to a steep ravine, however, the dog kept running away. Online donations were then sought to help pay for $5,000 of helicopter flight time so rescuers could safely access the ravine and recover the dog on Saturday.

Steve Goad was with the rescue team when Ohly was finally retrieved Saturday afternoon.

“My wife was crying. My daughters had been out there all day and freezing cold,” Goad told The Province of the welcoming committee that awaited Ohly. “It will make [Christmas] pretty special.”

The Burnaby family later updated their FIND OHLY Facebook page with photos of the dog at a veterinarian’s office. Goad said Ohly was taken to the vet immediately after being rescued and had been receiving IV fluids all evening. The dog, which has been with the Goads since he was 16 weeks old, will also receive antibiotics for a small fever and was expected to be home by Saturday’s end.

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