But how much time had passed? Had it been two years, Alford wondered, or three? Could it really have been four years since Greg and Leigh Wilkinson desperately filed a lost-dog report? Alford knew one thing for sure: The skinny dog with matted fur that she had rescued near Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge was the pooch the Wilkinsons had lost on a canoeing trip years ago.
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She remembered the distinctive-looking dog from the fliers the Wilkinsons posted. She remembered their persistence in looking for her. Finally, on Wednesday, Alford - an animal-control officer who goes by the nickname "Josie" - found the report.
It was dated Nov. 19, 2006. Reality set in for Alford and her colleagues. Four winters and three summers Teddy Bear survived in a wilderness heavily populated with bears, alligators and wolves. Her owners can only speculate as to how she did it.
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