One clever doggo seemed to have an uncanny sense of destiny, wandering far away from home only to be found, returned and unexpectedly find her way right back to where she first ran off to – clearly a place where she truly belonged!
Cape Town, South Africa (08 October 2025) – In the often challenging world of animal welfare, where dedicated teams work tirelessly to match rescues with loving forever homes, sometimes a story comes along that truly tugs at the heartstrings.
In one particular instance, a determined little dog seemed to know just where she was meant to be, leaving the DARG team both amazed and delighted by her journey.
Tessie, a clever little girl from Hangberg, Hout Bay, wandered quite a long way away from home and later ended up in the Dreyersdal area of Bergvliet.
DARG returned her to her original home, but soon after, she escaped from her gate and was attacked by other dogs.
“Wounded, she landed up at the vet, and her owners made the difficult decision to surrender her to DARG.
“And then the twist no one saw coming,” DARG said.
A lovely couple came to adopt a dog and fell for Tessie. Their application form revealed they were from Dreyersdal. The very place Tessie had first wandered off to!
“Her rescuers and adopters don’t know each other. But Tessie? It seems like she knew exactly where she was meant to be!”
“Now, she’s living her best life, hiking trails with her new mum and dad, absolutely adored and finally home.”
Now isn’t that something. This is one of those adoptions that makes one pause and think that maybe, just maybe, some dogs just know where they’re meant to be!
We wish Tessie girl the best days with her new family, who have already made such a positive difference in her life!
Sources: DARG
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