MAINE, USA — Two missing dogs. Two families desperate for answers. And two communities that stepped up when it mattered.

In Thomaston, Bella, a beloved 5-year-old lab mix, slipped through an unlatched gate and vanished. Days of searching stretched into weeks, then months. Her owner, Anabel Arteaga, said she cried herself to sleep many nights but never lost hope — thanks to community members who joined and helped in the search, both online and in person.

More than three months later, Bella was found not far from home — skinny, covered in ticks, but alive. The emotional reunion was a moment that reminded everyone why community matters.

In Jackman, a beagle named Rider disappeared during a New Year’s Day rabbit hunt. Bitter cold moved in, winds picked up, and days passed with no sign of

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