Mum grieving after burying ‘adored pet’ is shocked when he comes back alive days later
A distraught mum who thought she had buried her beloved family dog after learning he had been run over by a car was shocked to see the animal return home five days later.
Codie Hutton, 26, watched her springer spaniel Maisie run away in panic after a firework exploded nearby.
She spent days searching for the dog before receiving a dreaded call that a flattened corpse had been found.
She buried the body next to a photo of Maisie with her young son Taylen and began to come to terms with the tragic loss.
Miraculously, a few days later, the dog returned.
It turned out that Codie had unsuspectingly buried what was probably a fox, and Maisie had survived without serious injury.
She said: “We were convinced by the tail and the markings on the legs that it was her.
“A microchip could not be found, but we accepted and made peace with her death. I told Taylen she was now a star in dog heaven. It was devastating.”
The dog was clearly tired and hungry, but only suffered a mild eye infection during the trip, which saw her travel 17 miles through Melton, Bredfield, Helmingham and Wickham Market in Suffolk, England.
