‘She just vanished': Ontario couple desperately search for missing dog north of Muskoka, information shared with online community groups
Partner should have come back.
On April 16, the 1.5-year-old miniature Australian shepherd was out for a short walk in the woods near
Quiet Bay Inn
in Magnetawan Township, with a relative of her owners. She chased after some deer — something she'd done before — but this time, she never returned.
'We've checked every gutter, every ditch, every culvert, just in case maybe she was clipped and she went in there to hide or something, but nothing,' said Kelsey Rieger, Partner's owner. 'It's like she just completely vanished.'
Kelsey Rieger's mini Australian shepherd, Partner.
Partner, who is microchipped and weighs about 30 pounds, was last seen along Highway 124. She's black and golden, with white markings on her neck, and answers to her name.
'There's a certain level of emotional connection between humans and dogs that fills a space nothing else can,' Rieger said. 'I've heard people talk about soul dogs … I believe Partner is that for me. It's been an unconditional love that I never quite expected.'
Rieger and fiancé Tanner McNabb, are offering a no-questions-asked $2,000 reward for the safe return of their beloved dog.
The couple has gone to extraordinary lengths to find her — walking hundreds of kilometres, riding ATVs, using thermal drones, setting trail cams and hanging scent items at both the Magnetawan site and their home in Port Carling.
More than 15,000 people have shared their plea across Facebook groups, and over 120 flyers have been posted in stores, on signs, and mailboxes across throughout Almaguin and Muskoka.
Despite all of it, there's been no sign, and the emotional toll has been immense.
The possibilities keep running through their minds — was she attacked and killed by a wild animal, hit by a car, or is someone keeping her and refusing to return her?
'Sometimes we're driving down the road … And I kind of go delusional. I'm starting to see my dog lying on the other side of the road,' McNabb said. 'Blown-out tires or garbage bags in the ditch just catch the corner of my eye.'
Still, amid the heartbreak, Rieger said she's incredibly grateful for everyone who shared, liked or commented on social media posts — especially in Huntsville — and credits the community for helping spread the word far beyond what she could have done alone.
Partner isn't the only one missing. Just weeks earlier, an Australian shepherd named Cosmo disappeared from
Fish Bay Marina
on Lake Nipissing Road in Nipissing Township. The blue-eyed, merle-coloured dog hasn't been seen since March 22.
His owners are also offering a $2,000 reward for his safe return. A possible sighting near
the Wagon Wheel Restaurant
the weekend of April 19 has given them hope, with some believing he may still be hiding in the south end of Powassan.
Roy French, admin of community Facebook groups such as What's Happening in Huntsville and What's Happening in Gravenhurst, said he's seen both lost dog posts come in multiple times.
'I have noticed an influx in missing dogs and pets over the last, I'd say, month and a half, coming into mainly the Huntsville group,' French said. 'I don't know if it's foul play … or if anyone's filed a police report … I just think the pets are getting out.'
Huntsville OPP Const. Ted Warman told the Forester calls for service regarding animals have been 'typical,' and they have no reason to believe anything 'nefarious' is happening. An officer with the Almaguin Highlands OPP detachment wasn't able to comment on the situation.
'There are so many unanswered questions,' McNabb said. 'It is kind of odd that multiple dogs are missing in the same area.'
The Forester also reached out to the Muskoka OSPCA, where centre manager Lindsey Bunn said they have not seen a spike in missing dogs and said there are no red flags from their end.
All stray dogs brought in are scanned for microchips, and efforts are made to reunite them with their owners, but any suspicion of theft would fall under police jurisdiction, said Bunn.
To report a sighting of Partner, call or text Kelsey at
705-644-3700
or Tanner at
705-394-8852
.
To report a sighting of Cosmo, call or text Sam at
705-724-3130
.
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