Jax’s co-owner Steve Sheldon Jr. saidthe dog”finally got hungry enough” to go into the cage where his food had been moved, as part of the process that caught him July 8 after two weeks roaming in the wildlife refuge off Route 72 on Bonnet Island in Stafford Township.
The boxer mix is resting at home in Ship Bottom with Sheldon’s girlfriend, Gabrielle McMillan, who is recovering from injuries suffered in the car accident that the traumatized pet ran away from.
Despite the fact that frightened dogs may not respond to their owners’ calls in “fight or flight” mode when running scared, Jax couldn’t have been happier to see his owners by the time he was brought home July 8.
“He ran straight from the van, straight to the front door, really happy,” Sheldon told The SandPaper by phone on July 9.
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