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Telegraph
4 days ago
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- Telegraph
Dog's 36-day escapade ends on island 40 miles from home
A lost dog has returned home after a 40-mile journey that finished with a swim across a harbour. Amber, a five-year-old retriever cross, had been missing for 36 days when she was picked up by a boat crew. The rescue dog went missing from her foster home at Bramshaw, in the New Forest, on April 25. In the following days, there were 63 reported sightings of her in the National Park, with food stations put out and cameras set up to try and locate her. But she somehow walked in a south-westerly direction across the Forest to the coast and ended up in Sandbanks, Poole. She then paddled for one mile across Poole Harbour to reach Brownsea Island. One of the few residents on the island put out food for Amber each night after spotting her. But after four days, the dog attempted to swim back to the mainland and was seen by the crew of a passing ferry who thought she was a seal. Crew mate Ethan Grant said: 'I then realised it was a dog and thought, 'what's that doing out there?' You could see she was struggling, so we thought we need to get her out otherwise she wouldn't have made it.' Amber was checked by a vet and, despite spending five weeks on her own, was found to be relatively unscathed. She lost a lot of weight and is now getting extra meals to gain it back before she can be considered for adoption. Amber had been rescued as a street puppy in Qatar but had spent most of her life in a shelter there. She was brought to the UK by KS Angels Rescue, an organisation run by husband and wife team Sam Collins and Kelly Parker. Amber had been staying with foster carer Jess Wadsworth, who said she had no idea how the dog had escaped past 8ft-high deer fencing. Ms Wadsworth said: 'We were really concerned because she had no knowledge of the UK, no one she had bonded with and she was just running from everyone. We were wondering how on earth we would ever get her back.' Both Mr Collins and Ms Parker praised the response from residents across Hampshire and Dorset who helped in the search for Amber. Ms Parker said: 'Thanks to them, we have been able to track Amber as we had sightings most days. Now she will be spending time with her foster family as she needs fattening up and help building up her tolerance to people. 'The woman Amber befriended on Brownsea Island has already contacted us about adoption, so we are in talks with her.'
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Lost dog went on incredible 40-mile journey for five weeks and even swam to an island before being found
A lost dog has been found after making an incredible 40-mile journey and even swimming to an island. Amber, a five-year-old retriever cross, had been missing for 36 days when she was picked up by a boat crew as she tried to swim back to the mainland. The rescue dog vanished from her foster home in Bramshaw in the New Forest on April 25. In the following days there were 63 reported sightings of her in the National Park, with food stations were put out and cameras set up in a bid to locate her. She somehow walked in a south westerly direction across the forest to the coast, ending up on Sandbanks in Poole. Amber then doggy-paddled for one mile across Poole Harbour to reach Brownsea Island. During her four days on the tiny island, she was befriended by one of its mere 30 residents who laid out food for her every night. Amber then attempted to swim back to the mainland but was fortunately spotted by the crew of a passing ferry who initially mistook her for a seal. Noticing she was struggling with the tide, the heroic crew turned the boat around before someone jumped into the water to help her. Ethan Granta, a member of the crew, said: 'I then realised it was a dog and thought 'what's that doing out there?' 'You could see she was struggling so we thought we need to get her out otherwise she wouldn't have made it.' Amber was checked out by a vet and, despite spending five weeks fending for herself, was left relatively unscathed. Unsurprisingly, the young pet had lost a lot of weight and is now getting extra meals to gain it back before she can be considered for adoption. Amber had previously been rescued as a street puppy in Qatar but had then spent most of her life living in a shelter there. Kelly Parker, who runs KS Rescue, the dog rescue service Amber was brought to after arriving in the UK, said she could not believe how far Amber had travelled, describing her as 'remarkable' She was later brought to the UK by KS Angels Rescue, an organisation run by husband and wife team Sam Collins, 38, and Kelly Parker, 36. At the time of her disappearance, the young pup had been staying with foster carer Jess Wadsworth in Bramshaw who said she had no idea how she escaped from her home as she had eight foot-high deer fencing installed. Ms Wadsworth said: 'We were really concerned because she had no knowledge of the UK, no one she had bonded with and she was just running from everyone. 'We were wondering how on earth we would ever get her back.' Meanwhile Mr Collins said that during her time at the rescue centre Amber had not yet formed bonds with the staff and so often 'bolted' at an unbelievably fast speed, remarking: 'she was always moving faster than we were'. He added: 'She was absolutely all over the place, she kept returning to where she went missing from and was moving in bigger and bigger circles. 'But then we had no sightings for a week before I got a call that she was on a boat. 'We know she entered the water at Sandbanks as we were sent a photo of her there. It is about a mile of swimming, which is just incredible.' Ms Parker said she could not believe how far Amber had travelled, describing her as 'remarkable'. She said: 'It is miraculous she did not get run over. We are absolutely over the moon that she is back. 'We took her to the vets and apart from being underweight, she was given a clean bill of health.' Both Mr Collins and Ms Parker praised the response from residents across Hampshire and Dorset who assisted in the search for Amber. The young pup will now be spending some time recovering from her extraordinary ordeal with her foster family, who hope she will slowly be able to build a tolerance to other people. Ms Wadsworth also confirmed that the woman Amber befriended on Brownsea Island is 'in talks' with the pair about the possibility of adopting her.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Caught on camera: Woman pleads for return of dog snatched out of front yard
The Brief A dog owner in Juniata is desperate to be reunited with her pup. She says her dog, Princesa, was swiped right out of her front yard last month. The dog mom believes she caught the person who took her beloved pet on camera. JUNIATA - A woman in Juniata says her dog was swiped out of her front yard last month and she hasn't seen the dog since. She says she believes she caught the person who took her dog on camera and she is desperate to be reunited with her pup. What they're saying "I feel helpless. I feel helpless," Jeannette Ali, Princesa's owner, remarked. Heartbroken and helpless with her two-year-old Maltese Bichon Frise mix dog, Princesa, was dog-napped right out of her front yard. It was 8:45 Sunday morning, on April 27th, when Ali noticed Princesa was not with her other dogs. "I started panicking. I saw my neighbor come out and asked did she see the dog? I started running," Ali explained. "I went around the alley, just in case she climbed up and out. I went up the alley, into the other street. I walked that way, I walked this way. I was calling, 'Princesa!' Screaming across the street and nowhere. Nowhere to be found." She continued, "I'm like, 'Where did she go?' She can't run away, she can't get out. Nobody would have taken her. Nobody would do that." Caught on camera But, Jeanette soon found out somebody would do that and somebody did take her. The next-door neighbor's surveillance captured a woman reach over the fence and pick up Princesa and walk away with her. "The lady came back on the camera and she was walking with my dog. She's walking away, that way, going north with my dog," Ali said. "She's probably around her 30s." Jeannette filed a police report and gave a detective the video and lots of pictures of Princesa, then immediately made a flyer to put up throughout the neighborhood. She also posted on every neighborhood Facebook page, but no Princesa. No tips, no leads, so far, after 12 days. Big picture view "I just want my dog back. I don't wanna press charges or anything. Just bring my dog back. Out in my yard – I want my dog back. I want my baby back. That's my princess," Ali commented. "She is my baby, I miss her so much." Princesa's other best friend, who was raised with her since puppies in the same litter, also isn't the same since Princesa vanished. "A dog is your companion, your emotional support," Ali said. "It's like another child that needs you and you need them. You need their company and their love. They have unconditional love and to take that away from someone is very cruel."
