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Dog found after living in bush for 4 years

Discussion in 'General Dog Chat' started by Caro, Apr 24, 2017.

  1. Caro

    Caro Moderator

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    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-...ears-sammy-found-alive-sunshine-coast/8467980

    A family dog which went missing during a walk through bushland on the Sunshine Coast four years ago has been found and reunited with her family.

    Sammy the labrador was three years old when she disappeared at Wild Horse Mountain, north of Brisbane, in October 2013.

    This past Friday she was found and taken to a local vet surgery, and reunited with her family over the weekend...

    Veterinarians believe Sammy survived on a diet of pineapples, scavenged from local farms.

    "Her teeth have worn in a similar way to what a wild dog's teeth would have," Lauren said.

    "A lot of the wild dogs in that area actually live on the pineapples from the pineapple farms, and the pineapple rots their teeth."

    But despite the years, Sammy instantly remembered her owners the second she was called.
    How amazing this dog actually survived, but kind of sad if she was scavenging off the farms but not going up to any human. Must have been a very lonely life for her.
     
  2. Hanne

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    An unfortunate story with an incredibly happy ending :hugs
     
  3. Hannah

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    What a horrendous four years for Sammy and her family. So happy they were reunited!
     
  4. Chris

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    I sure hope she liked pineapple.
     

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