For 528 days, Valerie the miniature dachshund survived in the Australian wilderness by eating roadkill, evading venomous snakes and eluding the grasp of humans who wanted to rescue her.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Valerie, a miniature dachshund lost for 18 months — or around half her life — on an Australian island, has been reunited with her owners, her rescuers said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — A dachshund who had been missing for 529 days has been finally rescued. Kangala Wildlife Rescue announced that Valerie, a miniature dachshund, had been rescued on Friday in ...