Valerie vanished during a camping holiday in November 2023 with her owners Josh Fishlock and Georgia Gardner. When strangers tried to help, she fled into the undergrowth, and her owners eventually gave up and returned home to the mainland.

The eight-pound pup is now decompressing after her epic adventure in the wilderness, a feat rescuers say was "just incredible"

She was on the loose for 529 days, but Valerie the miniature dachshund has finally been caught. A local wildlife organization announced on social media on Friday (April 25) that the pup has been rescued and will be reunited with her owners,