The tale of old Abe, 15, a blind, deaf dog missing 12 days

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The dog’s odyssey landed him at the bottom of a “Silence of The Lambs” pit. A PUD crew saves the day.

ARLINGTON — After 15 years of being a good dog, Abe itched for adventure.

No matter that he was tailless, deaf, nearly blind and had the bad hips of a 105-year-old man.

On Sept. 3, the Australian cattle dog escaped from the Gilbert family’s back yard by pushing open the gate. They had been in the house near downtown Arlington only two weeks after moving from the Smokey Point area.

“The back gate didn’t latch. I didn’t know that,” Peggie Gilbert said. “He’d never been lost before and I thought he was a goner.”

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A feel good story - Abe is home with his people

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1. ❤️ Glad they found him. We had an Aussie cattle dog when

I was a teenager. She was such an awesome dog - made it to age 16.