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A lost dog who survived nearly two months in the Wyoming wilderness.
Tim Paul and his wife Laura Wilderman, have four rescue dogs.
One morning, Tim had Jade, one of their rescue dogs with him, when the trouble began.
When he opened his car door, Jade bolted into Little Buffalo Basin, an area known for grizzly bears, mountain lions, wolves and other predators.
Heartsick for Jade, Tim searched the woods and slept overnight in his truck to start anew in the morning.
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Unsuccessful in finding Jade, Tim and Laura devoted themselves to looking for her, as Laura took a leave from being a flight attendant.
They posted on social media, put up posters all over the area, ran radio ads and offered a $1,500 reward. They even added a scent-tracking dog.
"She was always a little skittish," Laura told The Washington Post. Because when they got her in 2022, Jade was hardly humanized, and used and abused as a breeding dog.
She would run from rescuers.
And there were many rescuers as the community got actively involved in the search, including a sheriff's deputy on his own time using a personal drone.
But as time passed, the search for Jade seemed hopeless.
Then at a local ranch, a man saw her on a remote camera, identified her from a poster and contacted Tim and Laura.
Knowing her location, the couple set a large, humane trap filled with food, and treats, and some of their clothes, so she could recognize their scent. The trap worked!
Jade was brought home, and settled right in.
"I feel like I have a lot of new friends through this whole process," a joyous Laura told The Post. "It's such an incredible, long-shot story."
Editor's Note:
To learn more washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/07/26/lost-dog-rescue-woods-wyoming/.
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