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Christine Quaiff, a volunteer in Richmond, Virginia, spent weeks searching for two Goldendoodles, Bailee and Tobey, after their owner Annie Olup got into a car accident in September 2024. Olup had recently lost her husband and relied on the dogs emotionally; they went missing when Olup's vehicle flipped during heavy rain. Quaiff used technology like trail cameras and set traps to locate the dogs, finding Tobey after ten days and Bailee after sixteen. The article highlights Quaiff’s dedication and the emotional impact of reuniting lost pets with their owners.
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Christine Quaiff, a volunteer based in Richmond, Virginia, spent weeks searching for two Goldendoodles named Bailee and Tobey after their owner, Annie Olup, was involved in a serious car accident in September 2024. The dogs went missing when Olup hit a guardrail during heavy rain, causing her to flip her car. Quaiff uses tracking skills honed through years of searching for lost pets and employs tools like social media and trail cameras to narrow down the search area. She explained that after such incidents, "dogs typically are going to just run away as quick as possible from the commotion and look for quietness." For Olup, who had recently lost her husband, these dogs were a source of comfort and purpose in her life.
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Christine Quaiff is a hunter of sorts, often going deep into the woods around Richmond, Virginia, to track and trap family members.
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"When someone loses their dog, that's their child," Quaiff told CBS News.
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Quaiff has found dozens of lost dogs over the last few years.
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She's part of a growing national network of lost pet recovery specialists who offer this service, often for free.
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"It's about being kind to other people and doing what you wish people would do for you," Quaiff said.
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Her most recent case was a desperate search for two Goldendoodles, Bailee and Tobey, who belonged to 66-year-old Annie Olup.
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Olup lost her husband in August 2024, and caring for those dogs had become her purpose.
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"I thought, I'm going to go back to this house and it's just going to feel so empty," Olup said of her husband's death.
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In September, Olup got in a car accident.
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She was driving in heavy rain when she hit a guardrail, flipped her car and almost died.
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They survived but went missing.
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"Dogs typically are going to just run away as quick as possible from the commotion and look for quietness," Quaiff said.
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Quaiff used
and trail cameras to narrow the search.
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Then she set traps, changed the food twice a day and agreed to stay on the case indefinitely.
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Quaiff was constantly checking cameras and even sleeping in her car in the search area.
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"The joy of seeing them be reunited is ultimately what makes us keep going," Quaiff said.
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In the end, it took 10 days for Quaiff to find Tobey and 16 days to find Bailee.
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And it took no time at all for the tears to flow once Olup saw her babies were back.
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The three are now home together again thanks to a stranger who believes it takes a village to raise a child — even the furry ones.
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