Tasha the family dog had managed to get out of the house, and ran away. When the family discovered she was missing, they posted flyers.

But it was two months later that the dog showed up at the bowling alley the family happened to own, which was 12 miles away, and weighing 20 pounds less. Somehow, the dog managed the survive the nights in freezing temperatures.

There is a video report of this story.

The dog is a Labrador-Beagle mix. The beagle part seems to explain things. My wife and I own a pure-bred beagle, and she's always trying to run away. It's her nose. She has this instinct to follow it and block out everything else. She's also a strong-willed dog, very shrewd, and a very powerful sense of smell.

I wonder if this family's dog picked up a curious scent and followed it until it got lost. Then somewhere, she picked up her owner's scent, and followed it to the bowling alley they own.