MONROE, CT — A reverend’s dog ran off after being struck by a car on Monroe Turnpike in September, starting a 45-day adventure, which included an encounter with a corgi named Noah and a water crossing before her miraculous return home. The Rev. Kevin Merritt, pastor of Stepney Baptist Church in Monroe, recounted the story Saturday evening, while seated on a couch in his living room with his wife, Liz, and their daughter, Emily. Their dog, Molly, a four-and-a-half-year-old Eurasier, sat on the carpet in front of her family. Liz said Molly is a princess, an indoor dog who doesn’t like water, being in the dark or the woods. Molly’s only outdoor activity was walking in her yard on a leash at the Merritts’ house on Monroe Turnpike.
