Blind dog lost in snowstorm found after making its way out of Alaskan wilderness A blind dog which went missing in Alaska has been returned home to its owners who had all but given up hope of seeing their beloved pet again. The eight-year-old, called Abby, was lost during a snowstorm on December 13 and was spotted by a dog sled team a week later. The animal rescue dog walked 10 miles from her last sighting using only her sense of smell. "It's a miracle, there's no other words to describe it," said owner McKenzie Grapengeter, who said her two boys and one girl under the age of 10 were delighted to have their pet back. We never expected to have her to be returned safe and alive. Veterinarian Mark May said he came across the dog while running his team, but did not stop to pick her up. "It ran with us for about a mile on the way home before she fell off the pace, but I had a big dog team so I couldn't grab it," he said. "I said, "boy I hope it finds somebody's house."" The next day, the dog turned up at Mr May's house. "Everybody just assumed it was some kind of scaredy-cat, but there it was in front of the door in our dog lot and it was blind," Mr May said. It was sitting there, all the way from 14 mile on the winter trail down into this neighbourhood, I guess by just sniffing, so I picked it up and brought it in. To Mr May's surprise, the dog had no signs of frostbite despite temperatures plunging to minus 40. No frozen ears, no frozen toes, she'll probably go back home and it'll (be) business as usual. She's no worse for wear but quite an adventure," he said.