\nTen-year-old Kyle Camp of Hackleburg, Alabama, has Down Syndrome, which made it especially terrifying when his parents discovered he had wandered away from their home. He\u2019d left without shoes, without a jacket, and the weather was turning colder by the hour.<\/p>\n
Dozens of volunteers and the police spent all night looking for the boy<\/a> in the woods around his home but came up with nothing, according to local station WAFF. At 9:30 a.m., Jamie Swinney was out searching with his family dog along a creek when he heard the distinctive, tiny barks of his dog\u2019s recent litter of puppies. What were the pups doing out in the woods?<\/p>\n Jamie followed the sound. He found the little puppies nestled around Kyle, who was unharmed. The puppies had apparently been with him all evening, cuddling with him, keeping him warm and safe until he was found. (Photo credit: WAFF.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?<\/strong> Mike gathered up some rocks, arranged them in the shape of a cross on the mountainside, and said goodbye to his friend of 15 years.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want to picture him being torn apart by coyotes,\u201d Mike told KXAN News,<\/a> \u201cI wanted to remember him up on the mountain, looking down at all of the scenery.\u201d<\/p>\n An incredible 66 days later, local resident Eli Madrid was driving to work just before daylight. His headlights briefly flashed upon an animal near the side of the road. A coyote?<\/p>\n No, this animal was smaller. A dog. \u201cIt looked like it needed my help,\u201d Eli told KXAN.<\/p>\n The dog\u2019s collar said he\u2019d been chipped, and when Eli brought him to the vet, they discovered the chip was still active.<\/p>\n Mike and Romeo were reunited the next day. What happened to Romeo in those 66 days? We may never know. But we do know what didn\u2019t happen. \u201cEverybody told me that coyotes were a real problem,\u201d Mike said. \u201cThere were stories about them going after Lab-sized dogs on leashes. A little 33-pound dog wouldn\u2019t have a chance<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n A Surprise Visitor<\/strong>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kyle-kept-warm-by-puppies-courtesy-waff-350.jpg\")
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\nAustin, Texas, businessman Mike Stotts decided he finally had to accept the truth. Park rangers and fellow campers had been telling him he\u2019d never find his dog, Romeo, who\u2019d been missing for three and a half days in the mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico\u2019s Hyde Memorial State Park. A little house dog (a golden Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever), with no food or water, in the mid-August heat? With hungry coyotes known to be nearby? What chance did Romeo have?<\/p>\n
\nJohn Dolan was staying at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Islip, New York, recovering from an illness. His dog, Zander, a white Samoyed-Husky mix, was despondent without him, moping about the house. He\u2019d been adopted by John from a shelter, and since then, scarcely a day had passed without John taking him for a long walk around the neighborhood.<\/p>\n