K9 credited with finding missing 2-year-old

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Ava the search dog had a steak dinner Sunday night one day after very likely saving the life of a 2-year-old boy found facedown in brush behind a Northeast Portland market.
Ava is a specially trained German shepherd trained to pick up any human scent. Ava and her handler, Becky Irving, were brought into service as Portland police looked for the toddler.
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the boy’s mother told police she woke up and discovered her son was gone from the be