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| Dog home safe after Brownsea Island swim and 100-mile trip | Dog home safe after Brownsea Island swim and 100-mile trip |
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| Amber will eventually be rehomed after her time with Jess Wadsworth's family ends | Amber will eventually be rehomed after her time with Jess Wadsworth's family ends |
| A dog that went missing for 36 days is thought to have covered about 100 miles (161km) - including swimming to an island before being rescued on her return. | |
| Amber was being cared for by a foster family near Bramshaw, in the New Forest, when she escaped after just a night there on 25 April. | |
| The retriever cross, who was rescued as a street puppy in Qatar by a charity and moved to the UK, is thought to have swam to Brownsea Island. | |
| The charity's co-founder said she hoped adventurous Amber would have a "calmer, more stable spirit" in future in her forever home. | |
| Amber was regularly spotted on her trip across Hampshire and Dorset but Kelly Parker, who set up KS Angels Rescue, said the dog had entered a "wild mindset" until Saturday's rescue. | Amber was regularly spotted on her trip across Hampshire and Dorset but Kelly Parker, who set up KS Angels Rescue, said the dog had entered a "wild mindset" until Saturday's rescue. |
| "We had a lot of well-meaning people and they really did try to help," she said. | |
| "Unfortunately with a dog that is scared and has entered that wild mindset, with any people, she would have run." | |
| Amber was caught swimming back from Brownsea Island | Amber was caught swimming back from Brownsea Island |
| Every time she was spotted, Amber would have covered another five or six miles (8km or 9.6km), she added. | Every time she was spotted, Amber would have covered another five or six miles (8km or 9.6km), she added. |
| "It's been frustrating, we've felt like we were always behind her. It's definitely been an experience I would rather not have again – but a happy ending." | "It's been frustrating, we've felt like we were always behind her. It's definitely been an experience I would rather not have again – but a happy ending." |
| Amber was fed by one of Brownsea Island's few residents after she managed to make it to the island - but left after just a few days. | Amber was fed by one of Brownsea Island's few residents after she managed to make it to the island - but left after just a few days. |
| She was spotted by two men in a boat in Poole Harbour and they rescued her before alerting Lost Dog Recovery, which had helped the search for her. | She was spotted by two men in a boat in Poole Harbour and they rescued her before alerting Lost Dog Recovery, which had helped the search for her. |
| Jess Wadsworth, who had been looking after Amber before she scarpered, said Amber's disappearance had left her family anxious for weeks. | |
| "I still can't quite believe [Amber is back]," she said. | "I still can't quite believe [Amber is back]," she said. |
| "We've lost a pet dog for two or three days. You think in those terms. I have never known a dog that travels that many miles and survives. | "We've lost a pet dog for two or three days. You think in those terms. I have never known a dog that travels that many miles and survives. |
| "She's already in really good nick compared to how long she had gone for. What a girl." | "She's already in really good nick compared to how long she had gone for. What a girl." |
| But she said Amber was being carefully watched to ensure she does not make another swift escape. | |
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