Lost puppy nightmare ends happily for Chilliwack family

A lost puppy that escaped from its sitter and was hit by a car 10days ago has been found alive in Chilliwack thanks to an observant mail carrier.

Frankie, a 10-month-old pitbull, caught the eye of April Breslin while she was out on her routein rural Chilliwack Wednesday. As fate would have it,Breslin's own dog had been put down the daybefore.

According to Frankie's owner, the puppy approached Breslin near an abandoned trailer.

"April saidFrankiekind of walked up and let herself be seen and just sat there shivering. So [April] thought something's not right here," said Kim Levinsky.

"Her dog had just passed away the day before she found Frankie and she was devastated dealing with that. Then, the very next morning, she savesour family pet. So, yeah, this a big cry fest."

The Levinsky family was en route to a long-planned Mexican vacation on Nov. 11 when they learned their dog had been hit by a car after jumpingthe fence ofthe sitter they had hired using the online platform Rover.

Speaking from Mexico, Levinsky says Frankie is now at the vet and appears to have suffered only minor injuries and no broken bones.

"She's lost a ton of weight and probably has not eaten in 10 days,but she's had water because it's been raining a lot," said Levinsky.

The family is looking forward to reuniting with Frankie later today when they arrive home from Mexico.