'I was out the door pretty much immediately when I heard '2-year-old'': Toddler goes missing in cold New England woods, she is found surrounded by her family's pets thanks to the help of a volunteer search-and-rescue dog, Freyja

Dogs are really too good for this world. They make us smile by licking our faces to wake us up in the morning, they do howlarious interpretive dances upon receiving pieces of broccoli, and they even find lost kids when no one else can. Frejya, a 7-year-old search and rescue dog, leaped into action when her handler was alerted of a 2-year-old who went missing in the woods about 40 minutes away. With time running out, they rushed to the family's house, smelled one of her sandals, and Freyja was off, leading a more than 100-person team of volunteers to find the poor toddler.

They found her, surrounded by her family's dogs, who they suspect she followed into the woods without knowing she could get lost. Luckily, Freyja located her safe and sound, and she was even excited to see them! The handler let her play with Freyja for a bit, then they returned home, and everyone let out a collective sigh of relief. Read more about this miraculous rescue story below!

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Now, our doggo might not be able to find missing kids, but they still bring lots of joy to our lives. So whether your doggo is the best cuddler, a pawfect companion, or a service dog, go give them a big hug and kiss for us, because they make everyone's lives better simply by being themselves.
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Dogs' noses are incredible. They can smell differences in hormone production, the onset of seizures, sugar levels, and even some forms of cancerous cells. And yet, they still have trouble finding the food we “accidentally” drop on the floor for them to clean up.
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