In the movie “A Dog’s Way Home,” former Tennessee shelter dog Shelby portrays Bella, a pet who embarks on a long journey in search of her owner. The star of “A Dog’s Way Home,” now in theaters, has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Out on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably skittish dog emerging from the dump. “So I knelt down and just said, ‘Oh, come here, baby,’ ” said Buhler, 29. But Buhler, the animal-control officer, said she saw Shelby recently and needed only a split second to compare the movie star with the dog she coaxed away from piles of trash.

Source: Washington Post February 16, 2019 12:56 UTC