While boating with her family off the coast of Australia, sudden rough seas caused Sophie to fall overboard. Her owners searched for their Australian Cattle dog for over an hour and finally gave up believing that either the rough waves or severe wake had claimed her as a victim.
Instead of succumbing to the sea, Sophie swam over five miles in these same rough seas to a small deserted island. For four months she lived on a diet of wild baby goats she herself caught and killed. She was spotted by wildlife rangers who characterized her as wild. She would not allow herself to be approached by humans and was very protective of her food.
She was finally trapped and her story caught the attention of various news agencies and also her owners. Characterized as wild as soon as she spotted her owners she immediately transformed back to the sweet domestic dog they had always known and loved. It was an immediate reunion and truly happy ending.
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