From Savoy to Gard
Pablo, it's this little Jagdterrier dog that we saw in all the media, from the written press to the 1 p.m. news. And for good reason ! The little animal would have traveled an extraordinary distance in record time to return home.
Catherine Oriol and Roger Simonis, the owners of Pablo, who went on vacation to Savoie, had lost track of their little dog when the latter, as usual, had gone for a solo ride. A few hours after his departure, the couple began to worry when they did not see his animal return.Before leaving Savoie the next day, Catherine and Roger report the disappearance of their little dog to the town hall of Albertville as well as to the local shelters, then go to their daughter's house in Ain in the hope that someone contact.
Two days later, they receive a message not from Savoy but from Bezouce in Gard, their usual place of residence. It was a friend of the couple, Estelle, who had stayed in Bezouce to guard the house, who sent him to warn them of Pablo's return, photo in support.
380 km on foot?
Unbelievable but true! The little dog had traveled the 380km that separated Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in Savoie to Bezouce in the Gard to return home.
Pablo's owners friend couldn't believe his eyes when she picked up the little dog who she described as exhausted and completely dehydrated upon arrival.
Pablo is not the first pet to have traveled such distances to find his home, but what is puzzling, in his case, is the speed with which he was able to reach his home.
Assuming that the animal made the whole trip "on legs" , it would have had to walk 24 hours a day at a pace of 6km/hour and travel nearly 150km a day to get there. Even if Pablo is described as particularly enduring by his owners, it is still unlikely that he succeeded on his own, especially since his pads showed no signs of erosion.
Several hypotheses then seem to emerge to explain Pablo's prowess, including that of a cattle truck journey. What makes this hypothesis the most plausible is that when he arrived, the little dog sported a strong farm smell. He could therefore have gotten into an animal transport truck which, by a happy coincidence, would have brought him closer to Bezouce and then fled when the animals were unloaded to finish the journey on foot.
Pablo is doing well
Today, little Pablo has recovered well and found his owners who, to avoid another mishap, gave him a GPS collar.
As for how the little Jagdterrier got home so quickly, the mystery remains! Only Pablo has the truth.