GRACIE, a 9-year-old German shepherd/lab mix, was found Oct. 30 after missing for six days. She was found hiding underneath a house being built that is right across the street from her family’s home. Gracie is now back home.
“GRACIE IS HOME!!!!!!”
This is how Scott Wistrand’s Oct. 30 post on the Battle Ground, WA, Facebook page began.
The post, which went on to describe how, where and when the Wistrand family’s dog, Gracie had been found after missing for almost a full six days. Within the first few hours of the happy post being up on the page, it gained more than 330 “likes” and almost 100 comments.
When talking with The Reflector, Wistrand expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Battle Ground who sent his family words of encouragement, shared the photos and story of Gracie, and provided advice.
“It truly restores a person’s faith in people when they show they care so much about someone and someone’s pet they don’t even know,” he said.
Wistrand said he and his family woke up Sat., Oct. 25, and Gracie, a 9-year-old German shepherd/lab mix, was gone. The family canvassed the neighborhood, but Gracie was nowhere to be found. Continue reading →
