HOLLY, MI -- A dog named Perry that went missing last Sunday has been found safe, and all it took to coax him out was a little food.

Perry was found running up and down the hill under the Thunderbolt chair at the Mt. Holly Ski and Snowboard Resort on Friday, Jan. 8. The dog got loose on Sunday, Jan. 3 while he was being transported to his new home. He was lost in the area of I-75 and Grange Hall Road.

For days volunteers searched areas around where Perry went missing. Luckily the dog was found five days later. A post on the Finding Perry Facebook page details the Mt. Holly ski patrols rescue efforts:

"From his Mount Holly Ski Patrol Rescuers ..... 'Perry was found running up and down the hill under the Thunderbolt chair. When Jeremy saw him and called out to him, he ran back up the hill under the unloading deck of the chair lift. Thunderbolt is the last chairlift closest to Dixie Highway right along the tree line. When I got under the deck with him, his lead was off of him and lying beside him. He was very nervous, but seemed to be in good shape. He certainly was hungry! My daughter skied down to the cafeteria and brought back a ham and cheese sandwich which he loved. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to get him all of the way out. She went back and brought a kogel's hotdog! That was the ticket. Not only did he come all of the way out (by this time, while under the deck, he had allowed me to put his leash back on), he happily walked to the top of the Mach chairlift. From there, we coaxed him onto the rescue toboggan being pulled by the snowmobile and he and I rode down to the patrol room.'"

After his rescue, Perry was taken to the Royal Oak Animal Hospital where he was given a clean bill of health, according to a post on the Finding Perry Facebook page. The dog is currently back in the care of his Compass Dog Rescue foster mom.

Perry was rescued from a San Antonio, Texas shelter on Sept. 29 on his "last day" by the Compass Dog Rescue. The shelter Perry was at has a number of owner surrendered dogs and strays. Perry was a stray at the shelter. He was rescued by Compass just hours before he was scheduled to be euthanized due to overcrowding.

Compass was founded to rescue dogs from kill shelters in the south and bring them safely to forever homes in the north.

The rescue saw Perry and saw he had scratches and scrapes and an obviously missing eye. Perry had also tested positive for heartworm. Rescue officials said they were knew the dog was in danger of not being adopted and possibly euthanized at another shelter, so they took him in.

Perry was fostered by a family in Texas for two and a half months as his heartworm was treated and other medical issues were taken care of. On Dec. 10 Perry was on his way to Michigan to live with another foster family until a forever home could be found for him.

After his five day adventure, Perry will soon be heading to that forever home in Leland.