Owning a dog is a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. You have a lifelong companion who will follow you anywhere, even into the unknown, and who will love you no matter what the situation.

So, losing them can be very hard and painful. This is even more so the case when they become lost.

One woman who lost her dog, though, was able to find him with some helpful advice.

A dog owner was at her wit’s end

A Reddit user, named a_little_pixie, had lost her dog in a heavily wooded area.

Explaining in a Reddit post, she talked about how desperate to find him, she searched the area tirelessly, but after 12 days of not finding him, she was at the end of her rope on what to do.

It was on day 12 that she ran into some guardian angels as she searched the wood, a pair of hunters.

A special trick to find a lost dog

The hunters recounted how they too had lost the occasional dog while on a hunt. Fortunately, they had a special way of getting them back.

This trick has helped countless families reunite with their dogs.

Thinking it might help others, the Redditor had decided to post her story on the site.

If your dog becomes lost, the first thing you should do is take an article of clothing that you have been wearing all day. The longer the better for your dog to be able to pick up the scent.

Dogs have an awesome sense of smell and can pick up on odors way better than a human can.

Next, take the article of clothing to the last place your dog was seen. Leave the article of clothing. You might also leave their crate or a familiar toy if possible.

You should also leave a note explaining for people to not move the items and the reason behind the request.

Leave familiar objects for them

You should also leave a bowl of water, as chances are, your dog may not have access to it depending on where they were lost.

Avoid leaving any food as this can attract other animals, which might cause your dog to avoid the area.

Hopefully, your dog will be waiting for you

Make sure to check back the next day.

If you are fortunate, your lost dog could be there waiting for you. If not, keep checking back intermittently as your dog might return at a later time.

The Redditor was skeptical of the hunters’ advice at first.

Surely, if her dog had been there, he would have come when she was calling for him during the 12 days before. But sure enough, after leaving an article of her clothing at the location, she returned to find him there the next day.

This trick could very well save your dog’s life

Hopefully, this little hunter’s trick will help others who have lost their dog and possibly save their dog’s life.

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Sources: Reddit – a_little_pixie, Hiptoro