World-wide sensation, Valerie the miniature sausage dog, has been reunited with her owners after spending 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island.

The fugitive dachshund miraculously survived in the wilderness after she slipped out of her play pen and disappeared into the bush, leaving owners Georgia Gardner and Josh Fishlock devastated.

After 17 months apart, the nervous couple from New South Wales returned to Kangaroo Island to finally hold their beloved pup in their hands again after all this time.

Ms Gardner said she was “speechless” and “bawled” her eyes out when she saw Valerie wagging her tail and heard her bark for the first time since her disappearance.

“We were very nervous coming in today but the reaction was just priceless,” Mr Fishlock told.

“I bawled my eyes out and just seeing her come up and wag her tail and bark, I’m speechless.

“Just so much emotion.”