Animal Shelter Doorcam Shows Adorable Former Resident's Return

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Staff at an animal shelter in El Paso, Texas, couldn’t believe their eyes when their doorbell camera captured the familiar face of a former longtime resident in the middle of the night. Footage shared by Loretta Hyde of the Animal Rescue League of El Paso (ARL) shows Bailey, a shepherd-husky mix, making her way to the door of her former home two days after being reported missing. A staff member then drove to the shelter to welcome her back. According to ARL, Bailey had been the longest resident at the shelter until she was adopted in December and moved about 10 miles away. On January 29, a little over a month after her adoption, the shelter posted a “missing” appeal on Facebook on behalf of Bailey’s new owner, writing that she had “gotten loose” on the west side of El Paso. Despite the distance, and to the staff’s greatest surprise, Bailey’s instincts led her back to her former home. Shortly after 1 am on January 31, the shelter’s door camera informed the staff that their best girl “wanted in,” they said. The

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