Last week, two dogs embarked on an unexpected adventure. While enjoying their regular morning beach walk, Rebecca and Paul Douthwaite were accompanied by their three dogs: Nym, Bella, and Loki. Suddenly, Nym and Bella bolted into the nearby bush.
The worried dog parents quickly jumped into action, posting on facebook and approaching everyone on the beach. They approached a woman called Megan. The lovely lady still had Rebecca’s number saved to her phone from the last time Bella and previous dog Boyd ran off years before. Megan walked home immediately, got on her ATV and started searching for the missing pups and sharing the post with all her neighbours.
Alongside Megan, Rebecca also approached another guy on an ATV on the beach, who had seen the post on Facebook and had also began looking, and a family friend Karen Penhallurick, who also contacted a neighbour and spread the word. Before long, it felt like everyone in the community knew Bella and Nym were missing and were on the lookout.
Rebecca and her family were touched with how amazing the community is and how they all rallied behind them in efforts to find their dogs:
“I just couldn't believe how amazing and helpful they all were,” Rebecca enthused.
After finding their dogs, nearly 12 hours later, safe and sound Rebecca wanted to thank the Conway community for their efforts.
When she went to do this, she realised there was no community Facebook page, but took it upon herself to create a new page for Conway community members called ‘Conway Community Chat’.
“Thank you again for all your help! Bella and Nym are very sore, but home safe.”
A worrying beginning but a happy ending, welcome home Bella and Nym and hello to the new Conway Community Chat.
The two adventurers, Nym and Bella