'He was pretty much everywhere': stray dog captured after more than a week on the loose in Timmins

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 1:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago

A stray canine that was connected the tally each implicit the bluish Ontario metropolis of Timmins for much than a week has been rescued by a dedicated radical of volunteers.

On Mar. 6, Shawn Ouimette saw a station astir the canine connected Facebook and made his ain societal media post, asking for assistance successful tracking down the dog. 

"There was nary plan. We didn't cognize wherever helium was," said Ouimette, who owns 4 rescue dogs. 

"He's beauteous fast. There was nary catching him connected foot. There was nary way."

Over the adjacent week, radical posted sightings of the stray canine from antithetic locations astir Timmins, from Schumacher to the road starring retired of the metropolis to the north, prompting immoderate to dub it "the 655 dog."

"He was beauteous overmuch everywhere," said Ouimette, who tracked the dog's movements connected a radical chat with 4 different unpaid searchers.

On Wednesday, the canine was spotted successful the northbound extremity of the metropolis connected a snowmobile way and Ouimette jumped connected his sled and headed down the trail.

"I ended up moving into him connected the trail," helium said. "I started feeding him a bit. He came person and closer."

'Quite the experience'

Eventually, Ouimette says helium managed to usher the canine into heavy snowfall to dilatory him down.

"I conscionable jumped disconnected my sled close successful beforehand of him and started throwing breached bacon treats astatine him," helium said.

"He spot maine a mates of times retired of fear. I wrestled him for a bully 3 oregon 4 minutes. I was exhausted. It was rather the experience."

Ouimette said helium has nary thought wherever the canine came from, what its sanction is or if it has an owner, but said the pup has been checked implicit by a veterinarian and is staying successful a foster home. 

He said he's received implicit 100 messages from radical asking however the canine is doing. 

"It feels good," helium said. "I don't bash it for publicity though. I'm conscionable a canine lover."