Blind dog reunites with owner in good health after wandering away from home during cold snap two weeks ago
Digital Reporter
Sunday, March 1, 2015, 6:24 PM - A blind dog who wandered away from her Ester, Alaska, home during a cold snap has been reunited with her owner and is said to be in good health.
The 11-year-old Labrador retriever named Madera ventured away from home on Feb. 6, when the temperature dipped to -40 degrees Celsius.
Her owner, Ed Davis, said he didn't expect to find her alive.
"My best hope was to walk those trails and look for a track that might be hers,'' he said. "My best hope was to find a frozen dog.''
A man riding a bike accompanied by a bell-wearing dog located Madera in the woods last week, about a 8 kilometres from the Davis' home, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.
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Madera let out a whine when she heard the dog's bell. Davis said his dog lost 14 pounds but was, overall, healthy.
The man who rescued her, Constantine Khrulev, asked for the $100 reward money to go to the Fairbanks Animal Shelter Fund. Davis was so impressed by the gesture that he increased the donation to $250.
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Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | The Associated Press