California Woman On A Neighborhood Walk Discovers An Animal Gazing At Her From The Hillside

Scorching summer days can be unbearable—especially for stray animals with no food, water, or shade to protect them.

One sweltering afternoon in California, a woman noticed a strange figure lingering on a hillside near her neighborhood.

At first glance, she thought it was a coyote. But after seeing the animal in the same spot for three days, she realized it was actually a dog—the very same one that neighbors had been posting about on the Nextdoor app for weeks.

The poor pup looked exhausted and overheated, barely hanging on.

Stranded In The Heat

For nearly two weeks, locals had spotted the dog in different places throughout the area, but no one had reported her missing.

Sensing something was wrong, the woman reached out to Suzette Hall , a well-known rescuer from Irvine, California.