K-9 Rex Sniffs Missing Girl’s Shoes and Finds Her Just 12 Minutes Later

For nearly two terrifying hours, a Colorado mother waited desperately for any sign of her missing 7-year-old daughter, knowing that every passing minute made the uncertainty even harder to bear. Deputies searched for the child as concern continued to grow, but an important clue was sitting much closer than anyone might have expected. When Deputy John Gray arrived with his specially trained K9 partner Rex, the dog was introduced to the scent left behind on the girl’s sneakers. That familiar smell soon became the key that helped Rex understand exactly who he needed to find. Credit: Facebook The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office was called to Centennial, Colorado, last week after the young girl became separated from her mother. Deputy John Gray arrived with Rex, his highly trained K-9 partner, and immediately put the dog’s tracking skills to work. Gray gave Rex the girl’s shoes so he could learn the specific scent he needed to follow. Within moments, the dog understood exactly who he was searching for. “You could see he sniffs those shoes, and then he knows the odor he’s looking for, and that’s what’s helpful,” Gray told FOX31. Instead of simply searching for any nearby person, Rex cou...