Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island

In the world of animal rescues, few stories are as extraordinary as that of Valerie, a little sausage dog who has accomplished something that seems to have come out of an adventure novel: surviving alone for 529 days on a remote island of Australia. According to AFP, Valerie, a miniature sausage dog, disappeared in November 2023 while enjoying a trip with its owners, Georgia Gardner and his partner Josh Fishlock.

Missing since November 2023, Valerie survived a year and a half alone in the jungle of Kangaroo Island, Australia. The sweater with the owner's scent was essential to the rescue of the sausage dog.

Dog missing for over 500 days finally found on Australian island

Valerie, the dachshund, was missing for over 500 days on an Australian island.

Valerie the dachshund rescued more than 500 days after she went missing

Valerie the dachshund was found alive on Kangaroo Island more than a year after she went missing while on a vacation with her owners.

The owners of Valerie, a female dachshund who went missing while camping on Kangaroo Island in South Australia in November 2023, are overjoyed. Rescuers found her alive and well on Friday, April 25, 17 months later, Reuters reported. The key to her success was her owner's smelly T-shirt.

Dachshund rescued after 17 months in wilderness