After 529 days on the run, Valerie the dachshund is safe and sound. The eight-pound sausage dog recently made headlines around the world for surviving on a rugged Australian island for more than a year.

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.

A dachshund who had been missing for 529 days has been finally rescued. Kangala Wildlife Rescue announced that Valerie, a miniature dachshund, had been rescued on Friday in Australia. Valerie had gone missing on Kangaroo Island in late 2023 while her owners,