This is Sage, a blind 12-year-old Labrador. Sage had gone missing from her home in Boulder Creek, Colorado last week. Some miscommunication happened in the home. Everyone thought she was back inside – but she had mistakenly been left outdoors and was gone.
Image Credit: Beth Cole
The family and some of their neighbors began searching, but they were unable to find her.
Image Credit: Beth Cole
They posted signs and hoped someone would find Sage. Eight days passed.
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Beth Cole, Sage’s mom, said there are predators that roam the area and there was a good chance Sage had been killed. Especially after eight days. The Cole’s didn’t give up. That is what you do for family – you search and search. You never give up. Dan Estrada, the Cole’s neighbor, found Sage! But, it was really just luck. Estrada, a friend, and Estrada’s two dogs were out on a hike.
Image Credit: Dan Estrada
Within a few minutes, Estrada saw ‘something’ near a stream at the base of a slope. When they got closer, they saw it was Sage. She had hidden inside a cave – but she wasn’t moving. Estrada feared the worse. When they got closer, however, Sage lifted her head!
Image Credit: Dan Estrada
