Her 9-year-old Chihuahua disappeared in April 2024. However, a month later, this resident of Villard-Saint-Pancrais (Hautes-Alpes) received an email from a veterinarian in Savoy. He explained to her that his dog had been found safe and sound 1,700 kilometers from here, near Porto, Portugal.
She thought she had died of cold or been eaten. On April 21, 2024, Joy, a Chihuahua Cécile, resident of Villard-Saint-Pancres, near Briançon, suddenly disappeared. Despite searches and calls for witnesses on social networks, the dog remains difficult to trace.
A message from Portugal
Hopes of finding her alive are dwindling. However, a month later, Cecile receives an email that is strange to say the least. “Half of the email was written in French and the other half in Portuguese.”Attest to that France 3.
The author of the email, a vet from Savoie, explains that he was contacted by a colleague from Portugal. A woman allegedly brought him an abandoned dog, but with a microchip. “He has it He sent about twenty random emails to several French vets. The person at Savoie took it seriously, called me and emailed me“, says the owner.
“She was shaking and kept licking me.”
A video call with the dog's rescuer confirms that Joy, who is nine years old, was indeed found about 1,700 kilometers from her home near Porto in Portugal. Wednesday, May 22, Cecile hopped in her car to go pick it up. After 17 hours, the dog was able to find her owner: “She was shaking and kept licking me.” says Cecil.
