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Lost dogs return home after family cooks sausages

2025-04-27 06:42:09

Miniature schnauzers Charlie and Theo were lost for four days in Cumbria, England until the smell of sizzling sausages brought them back, Catersreports.

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Liz and Graham Hampson were distressed when their fuzzy furbabies went missing on June 16, so they went all out to get their pups back.

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The couple's rescue campaign involved friends, family, mountain rescue teams, and even two drones. Overall, more than 120 people helped in the endeavor.

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Over 90 hours later, the dogs still weren't found. So the family "decided to barbecue some sausages near the spot where they vanished and shouted the dogs’ names."

Mashable ImageCredit: Jim Davis/Caters News

The sausage campaign was successful. Charlie and Theo soon came running through the trees, happily reunited with their family. And also the sausages.

Glad these dogs were able to meat again.


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