09/02/2026
A terrifying day on Monday. Three days after moving into our new rental home, and being uber-careful with the dogs and doors, our little Buddy Kief wandered out a door left open while hauling out packing material and empty boxes.
We now live higher up in the jungle than before and with no fences area as of yet. When we couldn’t find him in the property or in the house after discovering the open door, we knew he’d fallen into the steep jungle below us.
Distraught and certain of the worst, our community rallied and we started a search. After two hours, I found him in an empty lot below us. It’s a complete miracle that he fell in that direction, that he was uninjured, and that we found him at all.
I’d searched that lot twice, Ali had too, and also a neighbor. But there he was, struggling through tall grass, panting, and dirty.
The first photo is minutes after finding him.
The clip is after a bath.
Then an exhausted nap.
And the last photo is a late night, secret, almost snuggle offered by Usha — and neither dog offers much affection to each other. So Usha definitely felt that comfort was in order.
Thank you, Buddy! I’m so glad you let me find you!🥹✨🦋
