Dog Walked 40 Kilometers To Return To The Woman He Adores

Seneca Krueger, a psychologist, adopted Zelda, an apprehensive and frightened dog, a year ago. Seneca never expected the path that tiny Zelda would take to return to her side. The woman has committed herself to collecting rescued dogs and helping them restore their confidence in humans so that they might eventually find a forever family.

The woman has cared for roughly 30 dogs so far, but Zelda was a bit of a challenge.

The Dodo quoted Seneca as saying:

“Zelda was strolling about when she came in with anti-anxiety medicine.” She spent the entire day wandering or hiding ».

During the process of assisting Zelda in gaining confidence, the lady noted that the dog felt more safe when she was on a leash, therefore she gradually became calmer and more confident.

Seneca continued:

“She was attached to me when I was at home. I eased her off her anti-anxiety medicines over the course of two weeks of leash training, and the pace slowed. She was even willing to come out of hiding by herself for a brief time.”

The dog finally moved her tail after two months with Seneca, her family, and two other dogs, and after four months she began to play and bark, though she was occasionally terrified by odd noises or guests, but the lady recognized they had achieved a breakthrough and it was ready to let her free.

Seneca remarked:

As Zelda’s confidence grew, I felt it was time for her to find a permanent home; after all, that’s what a foster home is meant to do: help them acclimate and then cheerfully say goodbye as they move on to live their best lives.

Seneca drove her car 40 miles to take Zelda to her new home, but she didn’t expect the journey to be unpleasant.

She made the following observation:

“I had to pull over to the side of the road because I couldn’t see through my tears, and it felt like I had handed my puppy away for the first time in my 12 years of canine foster care.”

She received dreadful news ten days after leaving Zelda at her new home: the dog had vanished after her leash had fallen. Seneca got in her car and drove about looking for her.

START (Search, Track, and Recovery Team), a volunteer dog hunt team, joined the search for Zelda. They installed cameras and feeding stations in the vicinity, and photographs of Zelda gradually emerged.

The woman continued to stare even though the temperature was below freezing.

Seneca remarked:

“I spent the most time hunting for the coldest days because I was trying to warm and protect Zelda. [I] followed dog tracks across ravines, marshes, and frozen fields for hours in the bitter weather.”

Seneca learned that Zelda had been sighted in Minneapolis, which was about midway between her residence and the place where the dog had been abducted, after about two months. Seneca realized at that time that the small child was attempting to return to her side.

The adopters opted not to adopt Zelda via Wags and Whiskers Animal Rescue, which was in charge of the dog’s adoption. Seneca was relieved to have her back, at least on paper, and she was determined to find her now more than ever.

The lady stated:

“She was mine once more, and I was more eager than ever to track her down.”

Two weeks later, the lady received word that Zelda had been sighted near her house, but it was astonishing to believe that a dog could travel such a distance. She quickly set up feeding stations and put garments in the front yard in the hopes that the fragrance would help the dog find her way home. The woman was approached by a couple who told her about a scared female dog they had been feeding for some time.

Seneca continued:

“As much as I wanted this puppy to be my Zelda, I knew that if a lost and terrified dog was on the streets, we had to rescue him, even if it wasn’t the dog I knew and loved and sorely missed.”