Posted on 10/14/2009 11:30:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A North Carolina woman said a family's lost dachshund apparently walked 80 miles toward home before she found him outside a church.
Marcie Morgan said she found the small dog in some bushes outside a Hillsborough, N.C., church where her husband serves as pastor and located the canine's family by posting an ad on the Web site Craigslist, WTVD-TV, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., reported Wednesday.
Morgan said the Richmond, Va., family told her it had lost the dog during a camping trip in Advance, N.C. She said the dog apparently walked 80 of the 295 miles between the campsite and the family's home.
The dog was eager to get back to its family, she said.
"Every time I let him out, he would start walking toward the interstate and if I didn't get him and bring him back, he would just keep walking," Morgan said. "He'd get all the way to the end of the parking lot, walking like, 'I appreciate what you did, but I'm going home now.'"
Morgan said the grateful family wanted to reimburse her for the dog's veterinarian bills, but she refused and they instead gave the money as a donation to the church.
Little tiny feets ...
Wow! That’s like a German Shepherd walking 800 miles. heh
lmao!
Awwwwww,,,Po’Puppy,,,
Glad he made it Home...
Did you add into the equation that he's two dogs long and half a dog tall?
Yeah, and his heart must be a mile wide too.
Awwwwww!!!
Doggie Ping!
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I’M WALKIN
Fats Domino
I’m walkin, yes indeed and I’m talkin bout you and me
I’m hopin that you’ll come back to me, uh uh
I’m lonely as I can be, I’m waitin for your company
I’m hopin that you’ll come back to me.
Whatcha gonna do when the well runs dry
you gonna run away and hide
I’m gonna be right by your side
for you, pretty baby, I’d even die.
I’m walkin, yes indeed and I’m talkin bout you and me
I’m hopin that you’ll come back to me.
I’m walkin, yes indeed and I’m talkin bout you and me
I’m hopin that you’ll come back to me, uh uh
I’m lonely as I can be, I’m waiting for your company
I’m hopin that you’ll come back to me.
Whatcha gonna do when the well runs dry
you gonna sit right down and cry
whatcha gonna do when I say bye bye
all you’re gonna do is dry your eye
I’m walkin, yes indeed and I’m talkin bout you and me
I’m hopin that you’ll come back to me.
Love this story.
He was probably 10 miles towards home when they noticed that he was missing!
Note: This may be me projecting my personal feelings about camping...LOL!
So true for our doxie.
Hates camping.
Loves fancy smansy Hotels.
Story really amazing just considering the 'wildlife' this Dachshund must have shared his nights/days (evenings and early mornings) with. Add to that; the miles. . .
I don't know about your luv of camping, and I hate to say it after praising him for having a big heart, but your theory sounds pretty good.
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