Dog Finally Safe After 555 Days Of Wandering In Massachusetts

By Mike Sullivan, CBS Boston

August 27, 2024

WORCESTER - A loose dog is finally in a foster home after being on the run in Worcester for 555 days. Trappers with Missing Dogs Massachusetts (MDM) have been at this for 19 months. She will soon be looking for a forever home.

The pup is now named Gracie but was known as Roxy during her time on her own. Her journey has been long and difficult. She was first found in the woods in Tennessee before being brought to a breeder in Massachusetts. MDM says Worcester Animal Rescue came in to remove dogs from that breeder due to issues. Thankfully, Gracie was adopted before that happened. She was only with her new family for a few days before she went missing on February 10, 2023.

"The dog went missing, but was roaming right across the street from where they lived," said Bernice Gero, a volunteer with Missing Dogs Massachusetts.

Gracie is in a foster home after wandering around Worcester for 555 days/CBS Boston

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