Valerie, a miniature Dachshund, vanished on Kangaroo Island over a year ago but has recently been spotted alive, prompting a local wildlife rescue to set traps and cameras to recapture her. While it's uncertain how she managed to survive without obvious human assistance, her pink collar suggests sightings might have occurred. The article also raises existential questions about canine survival, referencing the book 'A Dog's World,' which explores how dogs might thrive in a world devoid of humans, highlighting their innate abilities and independence.
Looking at what dogs might gain were humans to disappear can help crystallize some ways in which we compromise their Dogness, and greater awareness of this might help us give dogs greater independence.
It's not known how Valerie has survived this long and whether local people have helped her-although, given that she is wearing a pink collar, you would think that anyone who saw her would mention it.
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