{"id":27364,"date":"2021-08-18T18:48:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=352683"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:32","slug":"dog-finds-womans-lost-wedding-ring-at-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/dog-finds-womans-lost-wedding-ring-at-the-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Finds Woman\u2019s Lost Wedding Ring At The Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When a Michigan woman went to the beach with her son and friends, she was likely expecting some rest, relaxation, maybe even some sun. She certainly didn\u2019t expect to lose her most precious keepsakes in the sand.<\/span><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s what happened when Elsa Green took off her wedding and engagement rings to apply sunscreen, according to the Washington Post<\/a>. After briefly placing the rings in an empty ball cap, Green was then startled by a huge beetle. In the confusion, the rings went flying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Elsa and friends frantically searched the area, even enlisting a man with a metal detector to help. When their searches came up empty, the women appealed to the Keweenaw County Sheriff\u2019s Office for help. Officers didn\u2019t have a metal detector, but they had something even better. A dog.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The department\u2019s first K-9, Dogo, was more commonly tasked with finding drugs and missing people, but the 5-year-old Dutch shepherd was also trained to find small objects, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past, he\u2019s typically found stolen firearms in the forest or a knife at a crime scene,\u201d K-9 Dogo\u2019s police handler, Brad Pelli, told the Washington Post<\/a>. \u201cLooking for a lost wedding ring was a first,\u201d said<\/a> Officer Pelli, but Elsa\u2019s rings would be marked with human scent, just like the knives and guns Dogo was able to find.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Meet the newest member of the KCSO’s family! Dogo [Doe-Go] is a 16 month old Dutch Shepherd. He was born November\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Posted by Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office<\/a> on Thursday, April 6, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

After working with Dogo for 4 years, Officer Pelli knew the dog was up to the challenge. Moreover, the officer sympathized with Elsa\u2019s plight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just the summer before, the officer had briefly lost his own wedding ring while swimming in Lake Superior. \u201cSo I had an idea of what the lady who\u2019d lost her rings was going through,\u201d Pelli told<\/a> the newspaper.
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When K-9 Dogo got to the beach, Pelli asked Elsa and her friends to clear the area to give Dogo room to work. This increased Dogo\u2019s odds of finding items with Elsa\u2019s scent on them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou throw something 20 feet and the dog gets up to go smell it, then lies down next to it,\u201d Pelli explained to The Post<\/a>. \u201cWhen they lie down, you reward them. And you keep doing that again and again until you can move on to hidden objects.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this case, it only took Dogo a few minutes to find the missing engagement ring in the sand. The wedding ring was found nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is what we call going above and beyond. Great job Sgt. Pelli and K9 Dogo!<\/span><\/p>\n

Posted by Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office<\/a> on Monday, July 26, 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI knew he\u2019d found something, so I got down on my knees to brush away the sand and saw something glimmering,\u201d Pelli told<\/a> the paper. After the officer returned the rings to their overjoyed owner, Dogo was rewarded with playtime with his favorite ball.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cK9 Dogo, you will forever be my hero!\u201d Green gushed about Dogo\u2019s detection skills on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cDogo put his training and skills to use and sure enough he found my rings! Dogo, I\u2019ll be bringing you ice cream to say thank you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What a good boy! Has your dog ever helped you retrieve a lost item?<\/span><\/p>\n

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