Missing Puppy Returns To Her Family 11 Years Later As A Gray-Faced Senior

Even with useful microchipping technology, finding lost dogs can be a huge challenge. A scared dog’s instinct is to run, and a plethora of new smells can overwhelm them and lead them astray. There’s also the possibility of a lost dog being stolen or even taken in as a perceived act of charity. Crumpet, a Jack Russell Terrier, was just a puppy when she vanished from her own garden in Dorset. Her mom, Sarah Covell, went to check on the horses in an adjoining yard, and when she returned, Crumpet was gone. This was back in October 2010. Gina Benson via Facebook Incredibly, an emergency vet called Covell with the news that Crumpet had been found… On June 12, 2021: nearly 11 years after she had gone missing. Covell told Daily Mail: “My reaction to getting the call [to say she had been found] was slight disbelief to be honest.” When Crumpet Vanished Crumpet had only been with her family for about 3 months when she disappeared. Since it wasn’t really in Crumpet’s nature to flee, Covell does wonder if maybe someone stole the puppy that day. “It would have been very unusual for Crumpet to slip out, she had never done it before and she got very attached to my older dog, who was sort of mother...