Rescue Pulls A “Stray” From A Kill Shelter Unaware He’d Been Missing For A Year

You’ve probably heard the story before of a dog escaping through an open gate and disappearing. This version of that story has a pretty positive and incredible ending, though. It’s about a dog named Sparky from Palm Beach Florida who was missing for an entire year. Sparky’s slip through the gate and subsequent disappearance happened in October of 2020. The dog was already in his senior years at 15-years-old, and his devastated family assumed after a certain point that they’d never see him again. Facebook Though they looked continuously in the weeks following Sparky’s escape, no one could find him. Lisa Raulerson told WPTV News Sparky’s disappearance dealt a huge blow to her family: “My husband passed away 11 years ago and he was with us through all that, so he’s been a big part of our family.” After putting up flyers and even offering a reward to no avail, the heartbroken family assumed the worst. As Raulerson put it: “We pretty much figured he passed away. It was sad because he was part of us and we talked about him everyday.” A “Stray” Pulled From The Shelter In September of 2021, Sunshine State Westie Rescue took notice of a stray West Highland Terrier whose time at the local sh...