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Valerie, a small Dachshund, was found after the disappearance of 529 days.
She disappeared in Kangaroo Island, Australia during a family visit.
Volunteers used a smelly T-shirt to create an odor trail for Valerie.
After 500 days of being lost, Valerie, Small Dachshund, who went missing on the Kangaroo Island in Australia, is finally found. While lost dogs rarely occupy international attention, Valerie’s discovery and rescue operations have been tracked deeply by people around the world.
According to a report in CNNThe small sausage dog with a pink collar was moving on the island when it was eventually found after 529 days. Volunteers of Kangla Wildlife Rescue stated that they were “absolutely thrilled” to declare that Valerie was finally found.
Read in the statement,
“We are completely thrilled and feel deeply relieved that Valerie is finally safe and capable of starting his infection back to his loving parents.”
Kangla directors Jared and Lisa Curran reported that Valerie’s defense key was a smelly T-shirt worn by its owner. The rescue team used the shirt as a fragrance to attract Valery into the enclosure.
Ms. Karran said, “We were able to rip very few strips from this, and we started the process of adding more and more bits to the trap site, as we went with,” said Mushi Curran.
Social media reacts
Social media users who were constantly monitoring the update about the dog have exploded in enthusiasm after the completion of the rescue operation.
“This is the best news that I heard throughout the day,” one user wrote, while the other said: “Other dogs in the park are never going to believe in him.”
One third remarked: “It is good to read some happy news for a change. It’s a miracle that she survived.”
Valerie, a small dog, was lost for more than a year! People saw everywhere.
Then, what do you think? She came back!
Safe and sound on an island. It is like a film! Never leave hope.
– World Governments (@Worldgovs) 26 April, 2025
They are really the most flexible and stubborn dogs#Valerie #DACSHUND pic.twitter.com/zxv2vjmwv9
– Beerboy@(@bearboy182) April 25, 2025
Valerie managed to survive for so long by entering the survival mode. According to the rescue team, she was now demonstrating behavior associated with “Lost Dog Syndrome”.
“When a dog gets lost … once that dog feels stress, they basically have to whisk for themselves,” said Ms. Curran.
Valerie ran away from her pen during a family trip with her owners, New South Wales couple Georgia Gardner and Josh Ficolalk. In the next months, reports about her philosophy began to emerge, but she ran away from the point of view of humans or vehicles.