It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie. But one look at the smile on Ray Frost’s face tells you that this definitely is a real life love story between a family and their pet dog.
Nearly two months ago, the Frost family’s beloved shepherd mix disappeared out of the family’s backyard along the rugged Sonoma Coast north of Bodega Bay.
For weeks, Ray Frost hiked through the heavily wooded coastline, calling out Mike the dog’s name or whistling, hoping to hear the familiar sound his bark.
But there was no answer. Eventually, hope turned to dismal, then to sorrow as the family came to grips that they may never see Mike again.
On Thursday night, two fishermen happened to come across an emaciated dog trapped on a coastal cliff.
It was Mike. Somehow he had fallen to down the steep cliffside and become trapped.
After seven weeks, he was in a terribly weakened state. One of the fishermen hoisted him onto his shoulder and carried him to safety.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Monday that the fishermen stopped at nearby grocery store and asked if someone had lost a shepherd.
Christine Manaro, who was working at the store, told the newspaper that her immediate thoughts were of Mike. She sent a friend out who took one look and confirmed that Mike had made it home.
“It was quite a homecoming,” Frost told the Press Democrat. “It was pretty amazing.”
Mike is recovering and trying to gain back the 35 pounds he lost during his ordeal. If he were human, Mike would have quite a tale to tell – how he survived for nearly seven weeks on a ledge 150 feet below Highway 1.
But maybe Disney will tell it for him.
Article and Photo Sourced From: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/sonoma-county-family-pets-miraculous-return/nfzTH/
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