The story of Percy’s recovery is one of extraordinary luck. The shop dog for Sleuth of Baker Street ran away from his owners while in the country near the tiny community of Havelock, east of Peterborough. It’s a land of lakes, rivers and small islands. Percy was being a dog when he took after some deer. But then he was gone and didn’t return. The word went out but no one was able to spot Percy.After some eight days, he was spied by two boys out on a hike. But he was across a river from them on a small island. What could they do. Percy would not swim to them and they wisely did not try to swim to him. They left. Now that extraordinary luck we mentioned. On their way, the boys met a local mail deliverer on her rounds. They told the woman they had seen what must be soneone’s dog. “You’re right,” she said and figured she knew just who. She had the story in her notes and owner Marion’s contact information. Marion drove to the scene where a ford to the island was found. Thus was Percy rescued, quite a few pounds lighter than when he disappeared but alive. There are wolves in the area who might like to feast on a lost and domesticated dog.
