Bruce is back and his humans are beside themselves with joy.

Bruce is a much-loved, somewhat famous, three-year-old Mastiff mix breed.

His life in the South Shuswap91裸聊视频檚 Blind Bay has been good and fairly routine until about three weeks ago.

On Saturday, Nov. 19, Bruce91裸聊视频檚 owner Jodi Townend and a friend took their dogs for a walk. Her friend walks his own as well as other people91裸聊视频檚 dogs and they regularly hike with them up Mt. Baldy near Sorrento.

Along the way, Bruce and two other dogs took off and didn91裸聊视频檛 return.

Townend and her friend waited and waited, with no sign of the missing trio.

They decided to go home, pick up dog beds, food and water, and leave them at the base of the mountain, in hopes the dogs would come back and stay nearby.

Townend kept going back that night with no success. When she returned Sunday morning, it looked like all three beds had been slept in.

Then Askum, an older mastiff and one of the missing three, appeared out of the bush at the base of the mountain. He was alone.

Excited, Townend and her friend waited and then hiked, searching for the remaining two. Later that day a friend called to say there was blood by the dish and some of the food was gone.

When Townend arrived Monday morning, the second dog, Saba, must have heard her truck, because she was right there. But still no Bruce.

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One day with the help of friends they went up and hiked the bush for six-and-a-half hours. She had already put her story on Facebook, so many people had been watching for Bruce. But there were no sightings; everyone was losing hope.

On Dec. 7, after nearly three weeks, Townend suddenly decided she had to go up to the mountain and make peace.

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She went home and later went upstairs. There she discovered a message from a man who said he had been hiking Mt. Baldy and had seen her dog. As it turned out, he had recently lost his dog for three weeks and found her in Pritchard.

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The next day, Dec. 8, she had an excited call from a friend who lives near the bottom of the hill saying, 91裸聊视频楬e91裸聊视频檚 here, he91裸聊视频檚 here.91裸聊视频� Her friend91裸聊视频檚 daughter even took photos of Bruce, proof he was alive. But they weren91裸聊视频檛 able to catch him.

Then Townend received a call that a dog was running across the bottom of Elson Road onto Highway 1. Traffic was stopped and drivers were honking. By the time she could get there, he was gone.

In the middle of the night someone messaged her. They had seen Bruce running behind the chiropractor91裸聊视频檚 office in Sorrento. She was thinking he could then head onto Blind Bay Road and find his way home.

At this point she was talking to him, telling him to go to somebody91裸聊视频檚 house he could trust.

In the morning 91裸聊视频� now Dec. 9 91裸聊视频� she received a call from a friend of her oldest daughter, where Bruce had visited from time to time but not a lot.

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Townend and her family jumped into the car and were there just before 8 a.m.

91裸聊视频淭he reunion, I91裸聊视频檝e never had anything like that happen, it was so beautiful.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淗e knew us right away, he was so excited.91裸聊视频�

They immediately took him to the veterinarian who, aside from Bruce91裸聊视频檚 extreme weight loss, gave him a clean bill of health.

He had no frost bite, despite being a short-haired dog who was outside in near -20 C temperatures.

91裸聊视频淗ow he survived, we have no idea91裸聊视频� We91裸聊视频檙e thinking we should call him Bruce Almighty,91裸聊视频� she smiled.

She emphasized how much she appreciates all the help from so many people.

Townend owns Divine Nail Design in Blind Bay and explained that her customers love him. Sometimes he looks in their purses for a treat.

Now he won91裸聊视频檛 get off the couch, she says.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 got his spot on the couch and that91裸聊视频檚 where he91裸聊视频檚 staying. Today he91裸聊视频檚 had so many visitors, coming by and bringing him treats. It91裸聊视频檚 like we91裸聊视频檝e had a new baby,91裸聊视频� she laughed.

Townend said she91裸聊视频檚 sure her kids are sick of hearing her say that all they wanted for Christmas was to get Bruce back.

The whole experience has not been without benefit, however. She said she91裸聊视频檚 learned from it.

91裸聊视频淢y moral is, never give up. And ask for help when you need it.91裸聊视频�

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