Hero Dog: The Journey Home

So I'll lead you down to the boat.

Great.

Sorry to be such a pain.

Normally, I can find my way around pretty well,

but here, I feel like I might just take a swim.

Ah, d-don't worry about it.

It's no problem.

All set?

All set.

That's a boy, that's a Boy.

That's a boy, all right.

Okay, your Captain today is Fred Boggs.

He's old, but he knows these waters

like the back of his hand.

There we are, you stay there now.

You stay there, that's a boy.

Ahoy Captain Boggs!

Oh, there you are.

And you must be my passenger, Mr. Davis.

Indeed it is.

Ah, Royce will be fine though.

Is that Chinook I hear?

Oh, is that your dog?

No, no, he's my sisters dog.

Isn't that right Chinook?

Well I heard he just flew in from Africa?

Yep, this dog has had some pretty incredible adventures.

I've heard all about it from my niece and nephew.

Well, I just wish he could talk,

I could deal with this tales all the way on the trip up.

Let me take your bag.

- Okay. - Okay.

Just come a little forward.

I got the bag, all right.

Now watch your step.

Now, what I'm gonna do,

is I want you to take your left hand here

and put it on this extension.

Okay, now I got us.

You've got to step.

Over, yeah, that's it man.

- Careful. - Good.

You got one step, hold on.

Yeah, you're good.

One more step down.

Oh!

Alright there you go.

There we are.

Hey!

Welcome aboard.

Ah - Thank you.

Oh, sorry

sometimes this can get a little awkward,

I'm afraid I'm not gonna be much of a deckhand around here.

You're gonna do just fine.

- Now let me get you a seat here. - Okay.

Uhh, and all you have to do is turn around

because you're in the stern seat, okay?

Got it. All right.

- Okay. - And Chinook next to you there.

- Now sit, you're fine. - Oh.

- Hey boy. - There you go.

- Hey, hi, good to see you. - This is your life jacket.

Just put that around your arm there...

- Oh, okay, got it. - You got it?

- Got it. - Okay, that's fine.

How ya doing boy?

Now, if these are gonna be any bother,

I can, I can put 'em up forward.

Oh, no, no, no, Chinook and I are old friends.

Aren't we boy?

All right, okay. Alright.

Hey Aunt Susan.

Hi sweetheart.

What time are we picking Dad up at?

I think his boat gets in around 5:30.

I can't wait to see him again, he's been gone so long.

I know.

Your Dad hates being away from you and your brother, you know.

And since the mine closed down,

he's gotta go where the work is.

I'll let his highness know.

No annoying your brother.

Hey!

Hey!

Open this door or I'll break it down!

I'd like to see you try!

What is going on up there?

Erin came in and threw water on my back!

Erin, what did I say?

What, it's only water, it's just a joke!

All right, we'll talk about this

Max, go back to your own room!

I'll get you later.

Everything okay back there?

Need anything?

No, everything's fine, just enjoying the ride.

I guess you experience things in a completely different way.

You could say that.

The scenery sounds beautiful.

The sun feels beautiful on my fa.

Huh. Never thought about it like that.

When one, one sense stops functioning,

the other ones tend to compensate to an amazing degree.

You mind if you ask ya, uh

were you born with blindness?

No, no, it was a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

I was 19 at the time.

Oh, you were in the military.

Yes sir.

Army Engineers.

We were assigned to build schools over there.

They sure have a heck of a way of saying thank you.

Uh, I-I, I don't carry around bad feelings anymore.

I mean, it was a war zone and I did volunteer.

Are you married?

I was.

My wife died two years ago from cancer.

I have a boy and a girl.

One tween and a teen.

I'm, I'm sorry about your wife.

It's been tough on all of us.

My sisters been a God send.

Taking care of my kids while I had to be away for work.

Yeah, you gotta rely on family in times like these.

Well, I'm not on my 13-year-old sons good books these days.

Uh-oh, why is that?

We have to move to the city for my work

since the mine closed,

and he's an outdoorsman, hates the city.

He's like my boys, they love the north.

My wife and I raised six.

Six?

Wow, you don't see too many families

with that many kids these days.

No, no you don't.

Well, things were different back in those days.

They're all grown up,

and doing their own thing.

One thing,

as long as you have your kids, stay close to them while you can.

Oh, I intend to.

That's why I can't wait to get back

I've been away far too long.

All right, off to pick you your.

Yay, I can't wait to see Dad again..

I hope he brought my new video game from the city.

That's all you care about, those stupid video games.

They're not stupid. You haven't got a clue lame-o!

All right you two, absolutely no fighting

when we see your Dad.

Nice, happy, family.

Nice, happy, family, that's right

What is it boy?

Captain Boggs, is everything okay?

Captain Boggs?

Captain Boggs!

Captain Boggs!

He still has a pulse.

I gotta get to the control.

Just call your Dad real quick and see how far out he is.

Hmm, that's weird.

He should be close enough by now.

Chinook, hey buddy.

Hey Chinook.

Hey boy, go get Captain Boggs.

Captain Boggs!

Help!

Captain Boggs?

Hey, hey buddy.

Captain Boggs?

Captain Boggs?

Okay, he's still got a pulse.

Okay.

Okay.

Hey, hey pal.

Call home.

[phone beeping Oh, come on!

Got no signal.

Call home!

No signal.

Hi David, this is Susan Wade, Royce's sister.

Yeah, I'm just wondering if you can confirm for me

that Royce left the office and is on his way back home.

He did.

Okay.

No, I'm a little bit worried.

I'm here at the dock in Port Moody

and he hasn't shown up yet.