Valerie the Miniature Dachshund Has Been Rescued After Surviving for 529 Days on a Rugged Australian Island The eight-pound pup is now decompressing after her epic adventure in the wilderness, a ...

The adventurous pup gained four pounds during her time in Kangaroo Island and returned home in ... noting that the pup was in "perfect health." " Big day out for little Valerie as she ...

It had been a big day so we ... leaving one of her little toys and some of our clothes where we'd last seen her. As we were on the ferry, I remember looking back on the island and just crying." ...