For a Boulder Creek Labrador named Sage, however, eight days proved to be enough time to spend away from home in the vast California wilderness.
โIt was horrible,โ Sageโs owner Beth Cole told ABC7 News. โWe were so heartbroken and just feeling so bad that she was out there.โ
Thatโs when they received good news.
According to KSBW, one of Coleโs neighbors, Dan Estrada, came across a white labrador while hiking along a stream in the mountains with a friend. Sage surprised them both by popping her head up in curiosity.
โI jumped in the stream, I was super happy,โ Estrada told ABC7. โI put my arms around her and hugged her and threw her over my shoulders and carried her up the mountain.โ
Sage was carried home to a happy and grateful family, while the lesson of her experience was not lost on her rescuer.
KSBW reports that Sageโs welcome home party will be held on from 4-6 p.m. March 18 at Joeโs Bar on Highway 9, in hopes of also raising money for the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter.
