My Nephew Came to visit!!

My nephew Todd (aka Tyson) found a dog (named Ernie) and he returned it to its owner here in Kelowna this weekend. Since my very dear sister is in Yuma already we got the honour of a visit with Todd and his family. I had 3 of my granddaughters for a sleep over so they could play with Todd's daughter Megan! Sorry Irene but you "JUST HAD TO GET TO YUMA BEFORE US, HA HAHA!!"

Here is the story of Ernie, the lost dog. As told by Todd...I copied it from Todd's chatline!

This weekend, I found a very passive and calm dog that was wandering around, completely disoriented and lost in the Peterhope Lake area (looks possibly like a Jack Russell cross with coarse hair). I need your help to find its owner to return it to its proper home -- or if I am unable to locate them -- to possibly find it a new home.Here's the dog's story:This past weekend, while I was fishing and camping at Peterhope Lake with a group of my friends, I found a stray/lost dog that was in desperate need of help. It was well below freezing on the first night (Friday Oct 26th), and this dog had survived the cold weather and evaded a pack of coyotes that we heard yipping. He was quite stressed when we found it on Saturday. It had been spotted by two separate groups, walking around for approximately four miles to six from the camping area (in both directions).It was extremely hungry and devoured a hot dog and some bread that I fed it. I picked it up and snuggled it under my jacket by the fire until its body temperature came back up to normal and he seemed to perk-up a bit. His joints in his legs were very stiff and he limped whenever he walked, as his poor little feet were quite sore from walking on the gravel roads, for who knows how long. Later that evening, he ate some steak and spaghetti that I cooked for the crowd.I have no clue as to when he originally went missing, but his nails were quite unkept and long. I have attached some photos to hopefully help to identify him! I can only assume that he ran away while camping in the area with his family, or ran away from a cabin or home nearby. I asked a local resident, who had also seen the dog, but was unable to approach it as it shied away when he approached. He told me that he has lived there for quite some time and had never seen this dog before.So, I let the dog sleep in my canopy with me Saturday night and rather tha leaveing it there to eventually die, I took him home with me today (Sunday) to stop at Merrit to check with the local SPCA. I was told that Merrit doesn't have an SPCA anymore, so I took it home to Maple Ridge.Hopefully someone in the Kamloops area can ask around or contact me if they recognize this dog from the following photos:

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I do not know if the links will work here but that is ok if they don't.

Now for some photos of the kids here at Auntie Dale's...