Redsonic Posted Friday at 10:57 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:57 PM Remarkable story. A lot of hard work and luck went in to making it happen. ABC News 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted Friday at 11:45 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:45 PM Amazing outcome! I hope we hear more about her transition back to being a companion animal again as there could be some good learnings for other lost dogs existing in survival mode. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted Friday at 11:47 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:47 PM I'd like to know why it took so long to get this dog. Did everyone just think she died soon after being lost? After all the dog was on an island. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago (edited) On 26/04/2025 at 9:47 AM, Rebanne said: I'd like to know why it took so long to get this dog. Did everyone just think she died soon after being lost? After all the dog was on an island. An island of almost 450,000 hectares! Around half of it is also covered in native vegetation- a lot of it eucalypt forests . The population of the island is around 5,000 people - spread out. It is not the easiest place to search , and she was only sighted a few times, running into the bush if anyone approached . Apparently the owners thought she would die/had died - she is only a teeny little thing after all ...and was very much a cossetted pet . Edited 7 hours ago by persephone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago On 26/04/2025 at 9:47 AM, Rebanne said: I'd like to know why it took so long to get this dog. Did everyone just think she died soon after being lost? After all the dog was on an island. From what I saw volunteers sighted her (perhaps on trail cameras) in March this year a couple of times in the same area, so were able to commence a targeted rescue. It still took them almost 2 months to capture her. She's obviously been off the radar for a very long time and stopped behaving like a spoilt pet. From memory the owners stayed in the area for weeks searching for her when she first went missing and I guess it gets to a point that without any signs of life, at some point you'd have to assume she's passed to the elements. It would be awful not knowing what happened to your doggo, especially in such a harsh environment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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