Dog Vanishes After Car Accident. 96 Days Later, His Desperate Mom Follows Paw Prints In The Snow

Feb 21, 2019 by apost team

Like many pet owners, Kari Yarbrough was deeply attached to her dogs, but she was unfortunately separated from one of them during a car accident.

Devastated, she did everything she could to locate her dog, Prince, and to bring him home safely.

The separation of Kari and her dog, Prince, occurred in October 2018. Kari had brought dogs on a car ride, and they were unfortunately involved in a car accident. Because a warrant was out for Kari’s arrest, police immediately took her to a local jail, and they put her dogs in someone’s yard nearby.

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Once Kari was released from jail, she immediately went to search for her dogs. Unfortunately, Prince had managed to escape from the yard and was nowhere to be found. Rather than give up on the hope of ever finding Prince, Kari became impassioned to reconnect with him.

According to FOX 31, Monika Courtney became aware of her situation and immediately dedicated her time to finding little Prince. Monika is a local animal activist who was inspired by Kari’s passion, and she immediately offered her assistance.

For weeks, Kari and Monika explored the wilderness where Prince likely escaped to. The weather conditions worsened as the winter season took hold. Between freezing weather conditions and the presence of dangerous predators, such as bobcats and mountain lines, the two women knew that their chance of finding Prince was minimal. However, they never gave up hope.

In fact, they set various animal traps and even used special hunting cameras to keep tabs on wildlife in the area. All of their free time and money went toward finding Prince in various ways.

As more time elapsed, they worried that Prince would become accustomed to living in the wild if he had survived. Monika told FOX 31 that pets can turn into feral animals with wild instincts and a general distrust of humans within a few weeks. If they found him, they were not certain that he would be the same Prince that Kari remembered.

Just before Christmas, their luck changed. The two women discovered Prince’s tracks in a fresh layer of snow. They followed the tracks until they located Prince. At first,

Prince appeared to not recognize Kari. However, they eventually cornered him, and Kari was able to let Prince sniff her hand. This was enough to remind Prince who she was, and they were miraculously reunited.

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