Community helps find Ghost
After a month-long ordeal, Drouin’s Cassandra McDowell and partner Bryce Osmond have finally been able to reunite with their Great Dane, Ghost.
Ghost, a rescue dog from New South Wales, arrived in Drouin on December 14, but it was quickly apparent he was extremely frightened and nervous.
After coaxing him out of the car, Ghost ran off down the road and for the next month, Cassie and Bryce could only rely on the community for sightings of him after he didn’t return.
They put out food and water for him in the areas where he was seen but were unable to get close enough to catch him.
“He was very scared, we didn’t get much sight of him until Christmas Eve when we knew he was eating the food we left for him,” Cassie said.
They sought help from the local people who continually updated Cassie and Bryce on sightings of Ghost.
“We’ve had a lot of help in the community, every time he was sighted, we got a message to let us know,” Cassie said.
After exploring all viable options, a vet was contacted, and the decision was made to sedate Ghost to get him into the care he needed. Twenty volunteers were on hand to keep an eye on him and after a month, his new owners were finally able to see him.
He was returned home after a check-up and now Cassie and Bryce are hoping to continue to make him feel comfortable and gain his trust, with Ghost settling in his own room as he acclimatises to his new environment.
“We are trying to entice him out of his room slowly, he’s made progress even in this short time. We are able to pat him and our other Great Dane Marshmallow is also around him and he’s been good with that.
We just know it’s a better spot than he was in,” Cassie said.
Now, both Cassie and Bryce hope to see Ghost rehabilitate and thrive in his new environment. A Go-Fund-Me page has also been set up to help with vet bills and other expenses.