Abandoned dog taken in by coyote pack in Nevada desert

A domesticated dog abandoned as a puppy in the Nevada desert was taken in by a coyote pack.FOX5 Vegas

A domesticated dog abandoned as a puppy and left to die in the Nevada desert was taken in by a coyote pack for several months.

The white pooch was spotted traveling with coyotes like a member of their pack by local residents since the summer, NBC local affiliate station KVVU reported.

The unlikely friendship puzzled locals who posted sightings of the dog, who they named “Ghost,” online for the last seven months, according to the outlet.

Ghost had been living among the coyotes since at least July — when the first report of his proximity to the wild animals was shared on social media.

“It seems like he may have been put out there between seven and eight months and somehow or another, the coyotes just accepted him,” Susan McMullen, of the Southern Nevada Trapping Team, told KVVU.

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