The dog's owners say Raja ran off after being spooked by some nearby fireworks.
Although Mary Lynn Whitacre and her husband, Ryan, searched for their beloved pet for more than seven hours, they came up empty-handed and eventually called it a night.
Then, at about 3 a.m., the couple woke up to the sound of their doorbell. They opened the door and found Raja, who had pushed the doorbell button with her nose, Whitacre says. "She had thorns on her and seemed to have rolled in poop," Whitacre says. "So it seems like she had a great time."