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(#14) French Farm Cat Travels Nine Miles to an Unknown Town to Find Her Owner
Misele's owner, 82-year-old Alfonse Mondry, became ill and had to be taken to a hospital in a town nine miles away, where the cat had never been in her life.
The amazing feline decided to find her owner, whatever it took. She traveled the nine miles, through hazardous conditions like rock quarries, a forest, several busy highways, and cow pastures to find the hospital Mondry had been taken to. One afternoon, a nurse came in to check on her patient, only to find Misele had found her way into his room and was curled up on his lap. Once Alfonse told hospital staff how far of a distance his beloved cat had traveled to find him, through perilous conditions no less, no one had the heart to say that the cat had to go. She was allowed to stay there with her owner.
Source: Steiger, Brad. Cat Miracles: Inspirational True Stories of Remarkable Felines. Adams Media, 2008. Google Books. Web. -
(#2) Irish Terrier Crossed the English Channel to Fight Alongside His Master in France
One of the oldest, and probably most well known, tales of brave dogs traveling many miles to reunite with their masters is one of an Irish Terrier named Prince. In 1914, Private James Brown from Staffordshire, England, was one of the first troops sent to France when war was declared against Germany. Even though Prince was at home with the rest of the family, he was a one-man kind of dog, and he suffered greatly missing his master. One day, he vanished from home. Private Brown's wife was distraught and wrote a letter to her husband letting him know that Prince had gone missing, and she feared the worst.
However, by the time Private Brown received the letter, Prince had already turned up in France, ready to take on the Germans alongside with his master. Brown's Regiment adopted Prince as a mascot, and he remained in France for the rest of the war, often bearing messages between soldiers in the field. Prince’s story is one of the most baffling examples of animal travel to this very day. In order to find his way to Brown, he would have had to cross the English Channel, a formidable body of water, the crossing of which experienced swimmers consider a great milestone. In regards to Princes's story, the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is said to have investigated it thoroughly and "established its authenticity beyond doubt," leaving it to stand as the most amazing dog journey in history.
Source: Ross, Estelle. The Book of Noble Dogs, Century Company, 1922. Google Books. Web. Mar 18, 2008 -
(#4) Persian Cat Traveled 1,000 Miles Through the Australian Outback to Get Home
In 1978, The Hicks family of Adelaide, Australia, dropped their pedigree Persian cat off with their parents, who lived over 1,000 miles away, to be cared for while they took a vacation overseas. Upon returning to retrieve their cat, they were told that he had escaped just two weeks after he had been there, and all efforts to find him had been futile. The family was heartbroken and stayed a month in order to search for him, but to no avail. They returned to Adelaide sans Howie, but couldn't bring themselves to get another cat. It just wouldn't have been the same.
A year had passed, when one afternoon they found a miserable looking longhaired cat, with a wounded paw, who was filthy and starved. When their daughter, Kirsten, came home from school and saw the cat, she stopped, then ran forward screaming out "Howie! Howie!". The mother was shocked; could this straggly cat be their pedigree Persian? It was. Over 12 months and 1,000 miles, Howie forded rivers, crossed two tracts of hostile desert, and fought his way through the vast wilderness of the Australian Outback. He knew where his home was, and neither distance nor danger could keep him from it.
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(#15) Gribouille Walked 600 Miles Home from West Germany to Central France
In 1987, Madeleine Martinet of Tannay, France, gave her male cat, Gribouille, to her neighbor, Jean-Paul Marquart, as she felt she was financially unable to care for him at the time. A month later, Marquart moved 600 miles away, to Reutlingen, West Germany. But Gribouille mustn't have been keen on the idea and promptly headed out back towards France. Traveling through driving rain, bone-chilling snow, scorching sun, and over mountains, through forests, and across super highways, Gribouille arrived back on Martinet's doorstep in August of 1989. He was bleeding, ragged, underweight, and nearly blind from eye infections, but alive. Martinet nursed him back to health and he lived out the rest of his days in the home that he loved.
Source: Steiger, Brad. Cat Miracles: Inspirational True Stories of Remarkable Felines. Adams Media, 2008. Google Books. Web. -
(#3) Dog Finds Owner After Missing for Five Years
Myrna Carillo never forgot about her Shih Tzu, Prince, whom had been missing for five years. Since he was initially lost, Myrna moved four times, got married, and had two children.
If you move four times in five years, it's hard enough for the mail to find you, let alone a dog, but that is exactly what Prince did. Carillo came home from work, and there he was, after five years, sitting on her front porch. Myrna immediately recognized the furry dog, and the dog recognized her. Carrillo lived at home and was not married when she lost Prince. "I thought I was seeing something. I just hope no one is playing a prank on me," she said.
Source: NBC 2 Florida
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(#18) Tony Hiked 250 Miles from Illinois to Michigan to Follow His Family
In 1945, the Doolen family moved from Aurora, Illinois, to East Lansing, Michigan, and decided it would be better off if their black Cocker Spaniel, Tony, stayed behind to live with friends. Tony, apparently, had other plans, and he promptly went missing. Five weeks later, Mr. Doolen caught the glimpse of a dirty, thin, black Cocker Spaniel approaching him as he walked down an East Lansing street on his way to work. The dog wagged it's tail and barked. Mr. Doolen couldn't believe his eyes, but on further inspection of his collar, he confirmed that it was his family's dog, the tenacious Tony.
Despite having never been there before, Tony traversed the entire 250 miles from Aurora to East Lansing without error at a rate of just over seven miles per day. Tony was never left behind again.
Source: "Dog Trudges 250 Miles After Master." The Lewiston Daily Sun 10 Oct. 1945. Google News Web.
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