Pet Owner Lost His Beloved 3-Legged Dog, Then Spots Her on Adoption Site 10 Months Later
Heartbroken after losing his dog, Dylan Summers, of Bourbon, Missouri, decided to open his home and his heart to another animal in need. But scouring an adoption website, he was shocked to come across a familiar face: the same three-legged pup that went missing from his yard 10 months earlier.
Athena had been hit by a car and went through surgery to amputate her tail and one hind leg. During her recovery in February 2020, she went missing from the yard. Summers was frantic; Athena was still on postoperative medication yet had disappeared without a trace.
Homeless dog with missing nose rescued by shelter after a year on the run
“Once we brought her back to the shelter, she came out of survival mode and instantly became thankful to be no longer on the streets” Fleming said Author: Ashley Cole Updated: 10:19 PM CST January 20, 2021
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. A St. Louis area pet rescue had been trying to capture a dog with a missing nose that was running the streets in East St. Louis, Illinois, for nearly a year.
“Every time someone reported seeing her on the run we would go out and look, but we could never find her. We knew it was always the same dog based on the description of her missing nose. That’s not a common injury for a dog,” Brittany Fleming, the Adoption and Foster Manager for Gateway Pet Guardians, said.
By Morgan Huelsman
Jan 13, 2021
Athena, the disabled pup, went missing from her Missouri home in February 2020. She was recovering from getting her leg amputated after being hit by a car and still on postoperative medication.
Her owner Dylan Summers searched everywhere for Athena and posted online in hopes of locating Athena, but no one came forward. He was suspicious that someone stole her and was so worried about her but she never turned up. Nearly a year later, Summers began searching shelters for a new dog to adopt. He got a surprise when he saw photos of Athena on the website of