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honeybear Member Posts: 926 |
posted 12-08-2003 03:00 PM
Missing Dog Finds His Way Home... After 6 Years by Sherry Morse Posted on December 6, 2003 Jeanie Flores looked out the window of her house two days before Thanksgiving to see a dog that looked exactly like Bear standing outside. She recalls thinking, "Oh my God. I think that's my dog!" She called the dog; and he responded. Jeanie burst into tears, then called her husband Frank and told him she thought Bear was really home. One of the family's neighbors told them she had spotted Bear a little earlier, walking around and carefully scrutinizing the houses. A veterinarian who examined Bear said that although his paws were red and sore in spots, probably from pounding the pavement, he only weighed one pound less than when he disappeared. It appeared that someone had been taking care of him. Bear had disappeared in 1997 about one month after the Flores family had moved to a new neighborhood. Jeanie let him out for exercise one night, and he never came back. "I waited up all night for him, and he never came home," she said. At the time, Bear's ID tag had not yet been updated with his new address. Since his extraordinary return home six years later, Bear has been catching up on his sleep and getting reacquainted with his family, which includes a son who was not yet born when the dog disappeared. The Flores family said they just wish that Bear could tell them where he's been all this time. "Where was he? We don't know how rough a life he's had," Frank Flores said. IP: Logged |
Maisey Member Posts: 1387 |
posted 12-08-2003 03:31 PM
Thats so cool! This is why I have microchipped my dogs though...even if they lose their ID tags, the chip is there. It is registered to my vet, when the person calls the AVID number they will get my vets number, my vet will enter the number into his system and it will bring up my dogs information. He will then call me. I chose to leave the numbers registered to my vet. You can have them registered directly to you, but you will have to be vigilant in keeping the information updated when you move, change phone numbers etc. as Martha Stewart would say..."It's a good thing" IP: Logged |
nern Moderator Posts: 1591 |
posted 12-08-2003 03:38 PM
Thats amazing....wow, 6 yrs later. IP: Logged |
susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 813 |
posted 12-08-2003 09:56 PM
I JUST LOVE THOSE STORIES!!!!THANKS! SUSAN IP: Logged |
neek Member Posts: 291 |
posted 12-09-2003 12:38 AM
That is a real heart-warming story! It reminds me of my Aunty's pug that went missing for a week. She was thirteen, blind and could barely walk but she did! She went wandering on day and didn't come back, my Aunty was frantic and thought she had wandered off to die or something. Friends of hers said that they seen a very old pug about three kilometres away from her house walking slowly but never mentioned it because they knew Misty couldn't move very well, anyway my Aunty didn't believe it was her either then about four days later Misty turned up at the front steps and whined to be let in. (she couldn't climb steps!) My Aunty nearly had a heart attack with excitement and ever since then she was locked in the house. She's since passed on but it just goes to show that any dog can find it's way back home. IP: Logged |
honeybear Member Posts: 926 |
posted 12-09-2003 08:45 AM
I love this story, but have to wonder if one of the neighbors adopted the dog and he got out and found his way home. I had a friend of mine lose their lab once. They put flyers with her picture out everywhere. Well their girls were at their park one day only a few blocks from their house and they see this kid walking their dog on a leash. They were pretty upset because they thought how could the people have not seen the signs and just said we are going to keep this dog. Honyebear IP: Logged |
LottynTrike Member Posts: 173 |
posted 12-09-2003 08:51 AM
thats so sweet!!! IP: Logged |
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