She's a mini dachshund who ran away during a family camping trip on a remote Australian island, and she survived on her own for 529 days. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has the story.

She's a mini dachshund who ran away during a family camping trip on a remote Australian island, and she survived on her own for 529 days. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has the story.

She's a mini dachshund who ran away during a family camping trip on a remote Australian island, and she survived on her own for 529 days. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has the story. KAT LONSDORF, BYLINE: ...

Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her humans back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost hope until locals spotted her more than a year later, surviving in the wild.