A police dog has guaranteed herself a lifetime of bones and belly rubs after she helped troopers locate a missing child.
Connecticut State Police received a call on Sunday, alerting them to the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in Woodbury.
Troopers headed out to the area of White Deer Rocks Road around 2 PM to begin their search. Included in the dispatched team were special K-9 agent Izzy and her handler, People reports.
According to state police, Izzy was given an item of the missing girl's so she could catch her scent. Putting her powerful sense of smell to work, the hound then led her handler along a 1.63 mile track through the wooded area around the child's home.
They ended up near the Whittemore Sanctuary, a local nature reserve.
Izzy followed her nose and, not far outside the sanctuary, led troopers straight to the missing child. Thanks to the canine's fast work, the girl was returned to her family safe and unharmed.
Connecticut State Police's Troop L Litchfield later celebrate the successful search in a Facebook post. Alongside a map of the search route and an adorable photo of Izzy, the post included a description of events:
"On 12/12/21 at approximately 1408 hours, TFC Matthew and K9 Izzy were dispatched to the area of White Deer Rocks Rd in the Town of Woodbury for a report of a missing 10-year-old female. After a 1.63 mile track, K9 Izzy successfully located the female youth in the area of the Whittemore Sanctuary in Woodbury.
"Great work to Izzy and her handler!" the post concluded.
Many people were eager to praise Izzy's good work, and took to the comments section to congratulate both her and her handler.
"Outstanding job by the handler and dog! Glad the girl was found!" wrote one person.
"You both are AWESOME! Thank you both for your service!" added another.
"Good job Izzy and handler!!" commented a third.
Meanwhile, one person praised out how accurate Izzy's tracking was by pointing out that she led troopers on a pretty much direct route to the missing child.
"Almost a straight line. Great tracking!" they wrote.
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