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douglas9

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Mon Mar 5, 2012, 01:10 PM Mar 2012

After 53 days in Nevada desert, dog reunited with owner

Barbara Bagley's Shetland sheepdog, Dooley, survived by eating road kill for 53 days in Nevada after a car accident. The dog is now part of his owner's healing process.

Barbara Bagley says she never gave up hope that her dog would be found alive in the Nevada desert after the animal bolted from the scene of a crash that critically injured her and killed her husband.

But the Salt Lake City woman endured plenty of frustration until her beloved 4-year-old Shetland sheepdog, Dooley, was tracked down Feb. 18 after surviving 53 days in the wild on roadkill and scattered ranch water sources.

"I would think about Dooley constantly," she said. "There were TV commercials with dogs that made me think about him and cry. He's just the sweetest dog."

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0305/After-53-days-in-Nevada-desert-dog-reunited-with-owner

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After 53 days in Nevada desert, dog reunited with owner (Original Post) douglas9 Mar 2012 OP
What a terrible experience for Barbara and Dooley. Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #1

Curmudgeoness

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1. What a terrible experience for Barbara and Dooley.
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:19 PM
Mar 2012

I am so glad they have a happy ending. Incredible dog! And kudos to Barbara for not giving up on him.

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