A runaway dog named Valerie has been captured after a 529-day adventure, transfixing Australia as she roamed an island teeming with kangaroos, possums, koala bears and penguins. The miniature ...

Valerie’s saga dates back to November 2023, when she was just a 1-year-old puppy on a vacation with her human parents: Georgia Gardner and Josh Fishlock. The family was spending a few days ...

Valerie, the 8-lb. Dachshund, went missing on Kangaroo Island in Australia while vacationing with her owners in November 2023 Kangala Wildlife Rescue/Facebook (2) Valerie, an 8-pound dachshund who ...

After more than 500 days on the run, Valerie the miniature dachshund has finally been found safe and well on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The pampered pet dog’s remarkable survival story ...

For 528 days, Valerie the miniature dachshund survived in the Australian wilderness by eating roadkill, evading venomous snakes and eluding the grasp of humans who wanted to rescue her.

With no sightings it was assumed Valerie had met her match with a snake or perhaps a giant Rosenberg’s goanna, reptiles up to 1.5 meters long that occupy the island. Then reports of multiple ...

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