Photos-Dog hailed a hero for staying by missing toddler’s side after she disappeared in the woods for two days

A dog is being hailed a hero after it stayed by a missing two-year-old for two days while the girl wandered about, lost in the woods.

Charlee Campbell went missing around 10am on Thursday from her grandmother’s home in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. Search crews were sent out to find her but for two days the child was still missing. She was found safe on the second day.

While she was gone, her loyal pit bull named Penny never left her side until they both safely returned home on Saturday.

Penny returned home moments before Charlee was found on neighbor’s porch. Not only did Penny stay with Charlee, it also ensured the child didn’t suffer serious injuries, though she was dehydrated and had to be taken to hospital

The family of the child joined in hailing their dog a hero.

“This is our hero right here,” Beth Campbell, Charlee’s grandmother, told WIS-TV.

Campbell said she believes that Penny stayed by her granddaughter’s side the entire time she was missing.

“When my dog didn’t come home, and my baby wasn’t home, she was not going to leave that baby until she got here,” Campbell said about Penny.

According to the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, Penny arrived home just moments before Charlee was found by neighbors.

“Charlee’s amazing survival story continued tonight when she walked up on a porch on Roy Layne Road this evening,” police said on Facebook.

“The homeowners realized who she was and contacted authorities. Ironically, her dog returned home on its own a few minutes prior to Charlee approaching the homeowners,” the statement said.

Despite Charlee returning home safe with her beloved dog Penny, police are still conducting an investigation into her disappearance.