A remarkable rescue mission led by a dog called Wixen has captured hearts online after she helped track down a missing dog who was lost in the woods for two days.
The emotional moment was documented in a TikTok video posted by @herpawgang on January 5, which has since garnered over 317,000 views. The footage follows Wixen as she expertly tracks a blood trail left by the lost dog, leading to a heartfelt reunion with her owner Trude.
Many lost dogs and cats “likely return home on their own or are found and returned home by neighbors,” while others may end up in animal shelters, noted a June 2012 study in Animals journal.
Research has shown that “the frequency of lost pets reclaimed from shelters by owners in most communities hovers between 10 to 30 percent for dogs and less than five percent for cats in the U.S.,” meaning that the majority of stray dogs and cats are never reunited with their owner once they enter an animal shelter,” the study …