Neesha, an 8-year-old golden retriever, is a lucky dog. After spending a fortnight on her own without food or real shelter, the tough dog was accidentally spotted by a couple, who, in spite of the cold weather, were hiking the range and came across her.
Two weeks earlier, Neesha's owners had taken her and their dog, a German shepherd named Harley, for some outdoor exercise. Frightened by a deer, both dogs ran away. Harley found his way back to the parking lot the next day, but Neesha did not.
The family made a thorough search. They left a laundry basket of unwashed clothing near the spot where they'd last seen Neesha in the hope that she'd head straight towards the familiar smell marker. They even turned to the Internet for help in finding Neesha—but there was still no sign of her.
"We posted our experience on social media. Then a weekend later, we were all looking for her. We were starting to give up hope," the pet's owner Erina O"shea Goetelen told The Irish Times.
Eventually, the family began to accept that Neesha might not be coming home. "We just thought she is 8, and it's been two weeks. There was no way she could survive.
Doctors Ciara Nolan and Jean Francois Bonnet must truly be crazy hikers. They braved the elements on the freezing day when the couple decided to reach one of Wicklow's peaks. As they neared the top, Nolan was shocked to see a dog shaking in the snow.
"She was frightened, freezing cold. She didn't have enough energy to bark or stand," Bonnet said in an interview, "We tried to get her to walk, but she couldn't stand. So we covered her with our spare clothes and gave her some food."
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Bonnet lifted Neesha onto his back for the long path down in mountain.
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Neesha's owners could hardly believe it when they learned their dog had been found alive.
