Eric and Faith Johnson continued to search for Bella after a storm devastated their home in Cookeville, Tennessee, USA, in early March. After 54 days of diligent searching, the puppy was reunited with the people she loves the most in the world.
Bella, a 6-year-old Australian Shepherd mix, was the one who notified her family of what was going to happen owing to the strange behavior she demonstrated soon before the storm.
Eric escaped with his wife and three children, concealing them in a bathtub. When the tornado struck Bella’s house, he went in search of her but was unable to find her in time.
The hurricane damaged his house, leaving him in the backyard.
Eric said to CNN:
“When the storm struck our home, Bella was sheltering behind our bed. She was abandoned in our yard, lived, and then vanished.”
Bella was only a few kilometers from her house, and because various witnesses claimed to have seen it numerous times, her family never had any doubts that she was still alive.
The couple has been searching their area often since the day the dog vanished, leaving bits of clothes so she might detect his scent in the hope that he is still around.
The couple’s friend Sarah Romeyn, who works at an animal grooming business, got a call on April 25 from someone who claimed to have seen her across the street, which led to the reunion.
When Sarah put security cameras on a fence surrounding the cleaning company, she was able to record footage of Bella exiting a small spot between two buildings. Sarah realized that she had to travel to the location to assist Bella reconnect with her parents.
