Missing dog returns to family on Christmas Eve, rings doorbell [Video]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. –

After a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas Eve and even rang the doorbell.

Athena, a four-year-old German Shepherd and Husky mix, escaped her home in Green Cove Springs, Florida, on Dec. 15, prompting a search among the community and nearby towns for her. Her owner, Brooke Comer, said her family left for church that day and got a message from her neighbour with a picture of Athena outside the house.

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Comer panicked. Her family rushed home to find her collar in the crate and no visible opening Athena could have gotten out from. How she escaped remains a mystery.

The next week’s events continued to be an “unbelievable” story for Comer, …