“It’s a beautiful little plant but it’s so aggressive. It can displace all the native species,” said Glenn Harris, of environmental protection at the CRD.
Someone spotted Jack and called animal control, who joined Sutton to chase him down. After he was seen on Mary Tod Island also known as Jimmy Chicken Island Sutton and animal control jumped in a boat offered by Oak Bay Marine Group to track down the dog. “Out we went and, by the time we got there, he must have already jumped in the water and swam to Willows Beach, because that’s the next place he was spotted,” Sutton said. From there, Jack was seen by a dog walker in Uplands Park, a place he has become familiar with on his daily walks, Sutton said. But the family usually drives to the park for a walk from their home a couple of kilometres away, so Sutton did not expect the call she got from her daughter around 3 p.m., telling her Jack had returned home.