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Dog Turns Wild, Swims 5 Miles, Survives 4 Months on an Island Before Rescue

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

A house dog named Sophie Tucker went sailing with her owners one day off the shore of Australia. The water was choppy, and somehow Sophie fell overboard. Her owners looked for her in the water, but after searching for a while, they accepted what they thought was Sophie’s fate.

Sophie didn’t give up once she hit the water, and she ended up swimming over five miles to a nearby island called St. Bees. The island was mostly deserted, and Sophie had to resort to her natural instincts to survive. Even after being a house dog all her life, she was able to come up with the strength and knowledge to survive.

Sophie spent four months alone on the island before being trapped by officials who were curious as to how a wild dog ended up on St. Bees. During those four month, Sophie was able to hunt wild baby goats to stay alive and regain health after her long journey at sea.

When she was in the cage of the trap, Sophie was described as vicious. She wouldn’t take food from anyone, and no one could touch her. To anyone who didn’t know who she was, Sophie looked like nothing more than a vicious wild dog.

When Sophie’s owners heard that a wild dog was captured on St. Bees, they made sure to have a look at the dog when it was brought to the mainland. Even though Sophie seemed very hostile when she was captured, once he owners called out to her, she started to whimper. Sophie went crazy with excitement and knocked her owners down once she was let out of the cage.

Almost in an instant, Sophie was back to her old self. She recognized her owners and was obviously very happy to see them.

It’s amazing to see how long a dog will remember and love her owners. Even after everything Sophie went through, she was able to go back to her old life with nothing more than an amazing story under her belt. Howard Huge jumping on his owner