When a woman named Donna Adams learned of the death of a family member earlier this month, she and her family made plans to leave their home in Rankin Inlet, Canada, and travel 74 kilometers south to Whale Cove. Because their flights were canceled the next day, they decided to travel by snowmobile instead.
As they prepared to leave, they noticed that Pepper, their ten-year-old German shepherd, was acting strangely. The dog appeared to want to accompany them on their journey. Donna thought this was strange because the senior dog usually slept and stayed inside throughout the day.
When Pepper insisted on accompanying them, the family believed she might have felt their loss and sought to console them at that trying period. Unfortunately, she was unable to accompany them and was forced to remain with the Adams’ youngest daughter.
The daughter eventually traveled to Whale Cove the next day as well, leaving Pepper at home. Donna’s husband, Willie, and their eldest son returned the next day following the funeral, so the senior dog wasn’t left alone for long. When they returned home, though, they were surprised to find Pepper had vanished.
They searched their area but were unable to locate the missing dog. Despite their sadness, Donna and her family had so much on their plates that finding Pepper didn’t become a priority. They gradually accepted the fact that she would not return, particularly since it was wolf hunting season.
Donna, her granddaughter, and her youngest daughter, on the other hand, stayed in Whale Cove for a week to spend time with their family. They’d been there for a few days when Molly Okalik, a local, sent them a photo of a German shepherd roaming the isolated village.
Donna and her daughter suspected it was Pepper, so they drove around town looking for him right away. Pepper immediately recognized them and leapt into Donna’s arms when they spotted her. She had visibly lost weight on her 74-kilometer voyage, but she appeared to be relieved to see her humans again.
The Adams are still perplexed as to how the canine was able to seek them out in a faraway region she had never visited before. Regardless, they were overjoyed to see Pepper again.
Source: cbc
