On Tuesday, February 2, an 8-year old Jack Russell Terrier mix named Indy escaped from a Halifax home he was staying at while his owner was in Florida visiting family.  Jen Sowers, Indy's owner, posted on the Halifax Locals Facebook page reporting that he had escaped and asked for local residents to be on the lookout for him.

From that moment on, hundreds of people in the Halifax community had Indy on their minds and they stepped up to help in many different ways.  Whether it be driving around looking for Indy, helping to put up flyers, saying prayers, or posting encouraging words on the Facebook post, the whole community worked together to get him home safely.

The search continued for 6 days.  There were some sightings of Indy during that time, but people were unable to catch up with him as he is very fast, smart and very afraid of people.  With a major blizzard coming into Halifax on Monday morning, everyone was starting to worry about Indy being out in the storm without shelter. 

On Monday morning, Feb 8, Jen received a call from Melinda.  Melinda's two dogs, Zeke and Louie, got her attention whining and crying, unusual for them.   She went to see what was wrong, and they led her to Indy in her Halifax back yard.  Indy was soaking wet and shaking, but he would not go to anyone.   So they let Zeke and Louie out of the house, and the dogs led him safely into their home.  In the midst of heavy snow, Jen rushed over to Melinda's to pick Indy up and quickly took him to the closest vet.  He was covered in ticks, but he only suffered a few cuts, scrapes and torn-up paws. Jen says, "Louie and Indy are both rescue dogs, who must share some sort of bond that led them to find each other out there... Rescue dogs are the best!"

When the good news was announced on Facebook, hundreds of people expressed their relief and commented with words of encouragement and love, and many expressed how proud they were to be a part of this caring community. Jen would like everyone to know:  "I'm so grateful for the help with spreading his story, to those who searched for him psychically, hung fliers, emailed news stations or saved our number in your phones in case you saw him.  I'm so impressed with Halifax, especially since I'm not a local; I'm from Medford.  I didn't know anything or anyone in Halifax except my friends who were watching him, and now ...I have met some truly amazing and beyond caring people.  I could NEVER have imagined the support we got; I have no words for it.  We feel very, very lucky to have been able to come through this possible tragedy with a happy ending.  I don't know what I would have done without him!  Thank you, everyone!  I'm so happy and relieved!"