35 miles and 9 days later: Dog returns home
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The old adage "a lost dog will find its way home" proved itself for one family.
Georgia, an 8-year-old Shar Pei mix, went missing at the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve after chasing a rabbit.
Park rangers tried to dissuade Kris Anderson from trying to find her dog, given how many coyotes are in the park, but she and her daughter, Sarah Lucas, made the 70-mile round trip from their home to the park daily in order to find Georgia.
The dog finally returned home, on her own, Monday.
"I couldn't believe it. I was thinking, 'What?' How could this be? Am I dreaming or is this really happening,'" Anderson, 64, said to the San Diego Union Tribune.
A veterinarian who examined Georgia was pretty dumbfounded too, according to the paper.
"She's very lucky, absolutely," Luis Lizarraga said after the dog was able to survive predators, traffic, coyotes and Independence Day fireworks.
Still, Georgia had some scratches and was tired and starved, but was in pretty good shape after her ordeal.
Animal experts believe "pets' keen sense of smell, mental mapping and visual memory" are what allow them to accomplish such heroic feats, according to the paper.
Anderson told the paper she vows to not allow Georgia roam without a leash anymore even though it's in the animal's spirit to run free.
Read the full story here.
