Blind dog beats icy wilderness

A BLIND dog who wandered away from her Ester, Alaska home during a cold snap has been reunited with her owner after three weeks.

The 11-year-old Labrador retriever named Madera left home on February 6, as the temperature dipped to -40C.

Owner Ed Davis didn’t expect to find her alive.

“My best hope was to find a frozen dog,” he said.

A man with a bell-wearing dog found Madera in woods, less than 1km from home. Madera let out a whine when she heard the dog’s bell.

Davis said his dog lost 6kg but was otherwise healthy.