I wonder about people who let their dog out alone and off lead in an unfenced area ... especially when they have just moved... Still, I am glad they got their pooch back. Years ago an uncle was keeping our beautiful Dalmatian at his place in the piney woods north of Houston; let the dog run loose, which we had never done in Nebraska, and of course the dog disappeared and was never found, although he wore a leather collar with the brass plate bearing uncle's name and farm name (uncle was very well-known in the area.)
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story. ... 120HKG103D
Touching dog story, but...
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Hmmm, tried to edit your url...not working, also doesn't bring up the story?
..........Traci
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Here tis... [Ah, the joys of being a dedicated Mac user... ]
Missing Dog Returns After Six Years
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Jeanie Flores did a double-take when she glanced
out the window of her Wichita home this week. The brindle-colored Lab
and chow mix outside looked like Bear, the family pet who disappeared in
November 1997.
``Oh my God. I think that's my dog!'' she thought to herself.
She called the dog's name. When he responded, she started bawling.
``I called my husband and said, 'I really think this is Bear,''' she
said.
Frank Flores rushed home and within seconds agreed with his wife's
assessment: Bear was home.
The dog's whereabouts for the past six years and his surprise return two
days before Thanksgiving remain a mystery.
A veterinarian examined Bear. Though his paws are red and sore in spots,
apparently from pounding the pavement, he weighs only one pound less
than he did when he disappeared. The vet told the family it appeared
someone had taken care of the dog.
Frank Flores brought Bear home as a puppy on Aug. 28, 1990. Bear
disappeared one month after the family's October 1997 move to a new
neighborhood.
``I waited up all night for him, and he never came home,'' Jeanie Flores
said.
Because the family had just moved, the address on Bear's identification
collar hadn't been changed. The family put up signs, called the shelter,
put an ad in the paper. They drove around their old neighborhood, but
they never found Bear.
Jeanie Flores called his return Tuesday a miracle.
``I feel like he must be here for a reason,'' she said.
Since returning, Bear has spent his time napping and getting
reacquainted with the family, including a son who was not yet born when
the dog disappeared.
Frank Flores said he wishes Bear could talk.
``Where was he? He hasn't told us yet,'' he said. ``We don't know how
rough a life he's had.''
Missing Dog Returns After Six Years
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Jeanie Flores did a double-take when she glanced
out the window of her Wichita home this week. The brindle-colored Lab
and chow mix outside looked like Bear, the family pet who disappeared in
November 1997.
``Oh my God. I think that's my dog!'' she thought to herself.
She called the dog's name. When he responded, she started bawling.
``I called my husband and said, 'I really think this is Bear,''' she
said.
Frank Flores rushed home and within seconds agreed with his wife's
assessment: Bear was home.
The dog's whereabouts for the past six years and his surprise return two
days before Thanksgiving remain a mystery.
A veterinarian examined Bear. Though his paws are red and sore in spots,
apparently from pounding the pavement, he weighs only one pound less
than he did when he disappeared. The vet told the family it appeared
someone had taken care of the dog.
Frank Flores brought Bear home as a puppy on Aug. 28, 1990. Bear
disappeared one month after the family's October 1997 move to a new
neighborhood.
``I waited up all night for him, and he never came home,'' Jeanie Flores
said.
Because the family had just moved, the address on Bear's identification
collar hadn't been changed. The family put up signs, called the shelter,
put an ad in the paper. They drove around their old neighborhood, but
they never found Bear.
Jeanie Flores called his return Tuesday a miracle.
``I feel like he must be here for a reason,'' she said.
Since returning, Bear has spent his time napping and getting
reacquainted with the family, including a son who was not yet born when
the dog disappeared.
Frank Flores said he wishes Bear could talk.
``Where was he? He hasn't told us yet,'' he said. ``We don't know how
rough a life he's had.''