Dog lost for four months found alive on snowy hillside, reunited with owner

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When Ricardo Rodriguez evacuated from the Caldor Fire in early September, he wasn't sure if he'd ever see his dog again. Rodriguez was on a camping trip in the Lake Tahoe area with four of his friends and his 3-year-old pitbull-mix, Russ.

Russ ran away in late August after getting startled by someone, Rodriguez told CNN. He and his friends spent hours looking for Russ and called local shelters to report him missing. As the days went on, the fires started and engulfed the area and the community was mandated to evacuate, forcing Rodriguez to leave without Russ.

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Flash forward to December 16 when a skier near Twin Peaks, located west of South Lake Tahoe, noticed a dog bundled up in the snow near a tree.

El Dorado County Animal Services Officer Kyle Shumaker was unable to reach the dog, so Wendy Jones, founder and executive director of Tahoe PAWS & TLC 4 Furry Friends, was notified.

full article at:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/us/dog-missing-for-months-rescued-snow-trnd/index.html

[Emile]

1. That is one lucky puppy! Looks surprisingly in good health.

I wonder how it survived.

[stopdiggin]

4. that's a good question

I question the ability of (most) domestic dogs to actually make it as a 'hunter' in the wild - and add in the snow cover? Are there perchance any garbage bins to be exploited in the immediate vicinity? Then too - the dog might have been 'traveling' (w/ some kind of homing instinct) and not necessarily been in that particular area for any extended period of time.

[Ligyron]

2. What a nice looking dog!

Looks much like a real APBT in classic confirmation.

Sometimes people will say their dog is a pitbull mix to get around all the hysteria but those dogs are almost bulletproof. You could’ve killed one with a hammer And this one does not look the worse for wear.

Happy endings are heartwarming

[DarthDem]

3. Awwwww - This Is So Sweet!!!

Thanks for posting this. I am so glad they were reunited!!! Beautiful doggie. I love happy endings like this.