During this search I met some amazing people who were given up their own free time to help someone they did not know and for a dog that they had never met. I found the dedication of these people a real eye opener and felt that technology had a place to play in helping other owners in the same position.
Over the next few months I assisted with other searches around Devon and met even more people willing to help where they could in an effort to locate and reunite missing dogs.
In October 2017, along with Devon Lost Dog Search & Rescue co-founder Christine and a group of helpers we assisted in the search for a missing Border Terrier called Ted. Ted had been missing for 6 days and was eventually found at the bottom of 240ft quarry. The video of his rescue involving ourselves, 3 different Fire Rescue teams and his family can be seen above.
After this rescue, we took the decision to name our small group and begin helping more lost dogs around Devon. Nearly 3 years later we have helped to reunite well over 400 dogs with their owners and have now a small team of dedicated volunteers across Devon.