10-year-old dog who ran away from foster home miraculously survives sub-zero temperatures for 17 days
A St. Bernard dog that ran away from a foster home in Minnesota has been miraculously found alive after surviving 17 days in freezing temperatures.
The 10-year-old dog named Old Lady, which was rescued from a puppy mill in Wisconsin, darted away from her foster home on January 4 after getting spooked by the snow. Once in the woods of Zimmerman, the dog's leash somehow got entangled to a tree branch.
With outside temperarures fluctuating between highs of 45F and lows of -8F, the foster family did everything possible to try to locate her — they posted flyers and also formed search parties. But there was no sign of Old Lady, until Monday (January 21) that is. Old Lady was spotted in the woods by a grandfather and his grandsons who immediately initmated Ruff Start Rescue, a non-profit organization.