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The dog was being reported by motorists on the I-290 highway as weaving in and out of traffic and scared.  Some of the motorists were even trying to get to the dog, to keep anyone from hitting her or worse.  Try as they may, they just couldn’t grab her, and by the time the police showed up, she was long gone.

Early this morning, someone that had set out a live trap noticed that they actually had something.  There was the dog that was running around on the I-290, finally safe and sound.  For now, the dog is being held at Worcester Animal Control.  Staff there is hoping to reunite her with her humans as soon as possible.

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No one knows how Duke made it all the way to Texas or how his life was during this time. Walking all those miles in two years is possible, but based on the good health he was found in,  Duke had some human help making the long distance trip.

David Walker was out on his Texas property walking the surrounding fields when he spotted some dogs in the distance.

“[I] saw a couple of dogs in the pasture and walked along the side of the house trying to call them,” posted Walker on his Facebook page. “[I] felt a dog’s nose nuzzling my palm. Looked down, thinking I’d see my dog Stella, and it was this Great Dane. Really friendly dog.”

The man took the dog to his veterinarian to get him scanned for a microchip, and even though he was told not to get his hopes up about finding a chip – let alone one that was active and up to date, the good Samaritan was in for a huge surprise.

“Within 15 minutes [the veterinarian] was calling to tell me this big boy’s name is Duke, and his owner, who lives in Oklahoma some 350 miles away, hasn’t seen him since December of 2013. She said he was really choked up, in tears, on the phone,” said Walker.

The dog’s owner was identified as Julio and he couldn’t believe his best friend had been found. After two years and three months not knowing anything about the dog, hope of ever reuniting with him was almost all gone. As soon as Julio heard his dog was well and waiting for him in Texas, he packed up his car and made the long distance trip to meet with his buddy and bring him back home. See the reunion video below.

https://www.facebook.com/david.moon.walker/videos/10207467363299942/

Walker later said the gentle giant never forgot his owner, he recognized even the sound of his truck.

Once again here’s proof that microchips do work. It saves lives and makes reunions possible.

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Pablo told Clarin.com he took his three dogs, Tayron, Ayken and Afro out for a walk in his Buenos Aires, Argentina, neighborhood. When they returned home he thought all three dogs had gone up to the apartment with him but that wasn’t the case. Only Ayken and Afro went up and Tayron stayed outside the complex. The pet owner didn’t realize his dog was missing until hours later and by then Tayron was gone.

The couple say the black French Bulldog is a very special dog. The Argentinean couple had been trying to conceive a child and had even experienced two failed IVF treatments. During this difficult time Tyron provided them with the love and peace they needed. Fortunately, the calm environment the dog helped create allowed the wan-to-be-parents to naturally conceive.

When the dog went missing, the owners didn’t hesitate to pull all stops and spend whatever was necessary to bring their dog back home where he belonged. They created a Facebook page and hired a printing company to produce 6,000 lost dog flyers they plastered all over the city. Thanks to the flyers Tyron was found and returned home.

On Jan. 31st, Tyron was accidentally left outside the gate, but the loyal dog waited on the sidewalk for his owner to come get him. As the dog waited for Pablo or the gate to open, a fifteen-year-old boy walking by saw the pet and knew he was lost. The teenager sat next to the dog for an hour waiting for someone to come by looking for the pet, and when no one did, the good Samaritan called his father, told him about the lost dog and asked to be picked up long with the dog.

For 24 days the teenager and his father, named Fernando, took care of Tayron. They walked him four times a day, bought him a new leash and even allowed him on their beds. All this time, the rescuers hoped to eventually reunite the dog with his owner.

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The news came to the family unexpectedly. In January 2016, Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) picked up the dog as a stray and after scanning him for a microchip, one was found. Thanks to it, MCASAC contacted Alicia via email to let her know her dog was alive and well.

As soon as the pet owners learned the good news they made plans to reunite with the dog. On February 1, 2016, Alicia flew back to Texas and embraced her beloved pooch.

In a video posted on YouTube, the pet owner says there were tears of joy when the family learned Corey was alive. New pet clothes and even a celebratory cake were bought for the happy reunion.

Even though Corey spent months away from his loved ones, the bond between him and his owners is still intact.

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According to a North Jersey report, Jet had been taken away from his home by an estranged family member. This individual handed the canine to a friend who was involved in a car accident when transporting Jet while driving drunk. The dog fled the scene and for the next 12 days avoiding people and capture.

Since the accident happened, community members reported seeing Jet near the north end of Pequannock, but no matter how many times the Dattola siblings and concerned pet lovers searched the streets and the nearby woods, the dog was never captured.

On Sept. 4th, a Riverdale resided spotted the allusive dog near the Pequannock-Riverdale border and contacted Toby. Soon, “Eddie the Trapper” and private investigator Jordina Thorp, mapped out a plan to successfully capture Jet and bring him back home.

A live trap was set and with the help of some tasty roast beef sandwiches set as bait, a thinner, tired and hurt Jet walked right into the trap.

The next morning the Dattola siblings were reunited with their beloved and greatly missed pet.

While lost in the wilderness Jet suffered insect bites that caused minor infections, his paws were badly scrapped, and he had been sprayed by a skunk, but his veterinarian determined the dog was in good health and just needing some TLC.

Bringing Jet home was only possible because many pet lovers in Pequannock stepped in to help.

“I had no idea people cared so much,” said Toby Dattola. “We were devastated, and we just can’t thank everybody enough.”

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The Peels had planned the perfect destination wedding for New Year’s Eve near Torpoint, east Cornwall. Marley came along for the celebration and while his owners were tying the knot he was at a local kennel. Unfortunately, as Jade walked down the isle to say “I do,” the dog escaped the kennel and got lost in an unfamiliar place.

The newlyweds’ family learned the news as the ceremony took place, but to not spoil the wonderful event, they kept quite until the next day. When Jade and Michael learned Marley was missing they immediately cancelled their honeymoon and the remaining of their two day wedding celebration. The only thing they wanted to do was find their dog.

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Two months ago Freddie was home in Blagdon, England, but while out in the yard, the dog got spooked by gun shots. Scared for his life, the pet ran away and got lost. His family posted fliers and searched the neighborhood, but Freddie was nowhere to be found.

Afraid young William wouldn’t understand what had happened to his best friend, the boy’s parents told the child his best friend had gone on a very long walk. Meanwhile, they desperately hoped the pet would turn out somewhere.

Right before Christmas 2015, Freddie was spotted 70 miles away from home in Bournemouth, England. He was picked up and taken to a veterinarian who scanned him for a microchip. Thanks to the registered microchip, Freddie reunited with his family.

No one really knows how Freddie made it to Bournemouth, but if he walked there, it took him 21 hours straight.

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On April of 2009, the Marks went on vacation to Pioche Hills (a mountain range in southeastern Nevada) and took their three Shetland sheepdogs with them. Willie and his fur brother Waylon took off running after a rabbit but only Waylon returned.

The pet owners posted fliers and looked for their pet everyday of their vacation, but once vacation was over, the family had to go back home without Willie.

Six years later, the Marks couldn’t believe when an animal shelter in Elko, Nevada, called to say they had picked up Willie as a stray. Elko was hundreds of miles away from where the Shetland sheepdog had gotten lost and it had been years since Marks had seen their dog.

It turns out Willie walked 300 miles from Pioche Hills to Eureka, Nevada, back in 2009. There, the town sheriff picked up the dog who was in very bad shape and had a leg injury. After nursing him back to health, the sheriff gave the dog to a local woman who had cared and loved the pet all this time as if the dog was her own.

This December, Willie took off running again and that’s when he was picked up by the animal shelter, scanned for a chip and reunited with his original family.

David Marks told ABC News the woman who cared for Willie all these years was a bit broken hearten to lose her dog, but she understood Willie is back where he belongs.

“[Reuniting with Willie] was an absolute surprise and the perfect Christmas gift,” said Marks. “We’ve been introducing him again to everybody, but it’s just like he never left.”

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Justine McCray, the pet’s owner, told NBC10 that while she was walking her dog Sasha to her mother’s house, the pet got loose and ran away. She wasn’t able to catch up to the dog and it seemed the pet simply vanished. For the mother and pet owner, losing the pet was devastating, but what worried her the most was her daughter’s reaction. Sasha is McCray’s daughter’s best friend, and without the dog, the little girl would be heart broken.

A day after losing Sasha, the McCrays celebrated the young girl’s birthday, however the celebration did not feel complete because Sasha was no home. Luckily, just a day later, the dog was found and returned home.

The little dog had been picked up and taken to a vet, and thanks to the registered microchip, a reunion was made possible.

“She’s so happy,” McCray said of her daughter.

After picking up the dog, the birthday celebration – even though a few days late – felt just right

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Bear reunited with his family after being lost for three years. Photo Credit: Stephanie Sparks

On July 2012, Kupserman was driving his car and Bear was with him, unfortunately they were involved in a car wreck along the 120 Loop near Marietta, Ga. The dog who was afraid of loud noises, got spooked and ran away when the car door was opened. Thomas and Kupserman searched for their pet, posted fliers and even sent out mass mailings with “Lost” fliers, but after six months of search and no Bear in sight, the pet owners believed someone had found the dog and kept him

Bear at the junkyard. Photo Credit: Stephanie Sparks

Little did the owners know Bear never wandered too far from the car accident scene. The dog took refuge in a nearby junkyard and he spent his time waiting for his humans to come find him.

Sparks and Bagwell learned about the junkyard dog two years after the accident and spent 13 months working to gain Bear’s trust. On November 22, 2015, they finally rescued him.

Bear getting rescued. Photo Credit: Stephanie Sparks

Since spotting the dog, the women took turns feeding him. Not knowing his name, they called him “Cornbread” and visited the junkyard every day, spending hours sitting on dirt roads, throwing treats and trying to establish a connections. Sparks was able to get Bear to eat from her hand a few times, when whenever she tried to place a leash around him, the dog would get spooked and run away.

During those 13 months the women rescued four other dogs, and witnessed how many irresponsible pet owners would come to the junkyard to dispose of their pets. Now, thanks to the two rescuers and the help of junkyard workers, the dogs toss there have a chance to find better lives.

Two weeks before Bear was rescued, Sparks and Bagwell consulted with renowned dog rescuer Eldad Hagar. He told them that in order to rescue the skittish dog they should build him a large dog pen where Bear would get used to eating. Once he got accustomed to his new routine, the women could try to trap him inside the pen. And just like that, two weeks later after speaking with Hagar, Bear was trapped.

Sparks always hoped the dog would be microchipped, she wished nothing more than to reunite him with his family, however she secretly thought that if Bear had no chip, he would become a permanent member of her family.

Once rescued, Bear spent the day with Sparks and her family, he decompressed and enjoyed the company of humans around him, the next morning, the dog was taken to Veterinary Clinic West where he was scanned for a chip. One was found and his owners, Thomas and Kupserman, were contacted.

No one knew how Bear would react to meeting his owners three years later. Sparks had always know the dog to be a little reclusive. At the junkyard he was a loner who didn’t socialize with humans or the other dumped dogs, his only friend was a rooster. However, the dog came to life and leaped forward to greet and kiss his humans as soon as Thomas and Kupserman walked through the door.

“I was in the room protecting Bear,” Sparks told us. “I was hesitant he wouldn’t like them [his owners]. He was lying down and sat up when [Thompson] walked in. She walked in crying and not even 30 seconds later, Bear sat up and started jumping for his owner. His tail was not tucked in anymore and his entire body was wiggling. When I saw him do that I knew he was home. I knew he was loved and they loved him.”

Bear spent three years near the accident area hoping to reunite with his owners. “If they had ever looked up, they would had seen him up on the junkyard’s dirt hill,” said Sparks. The good news is that Bear is now back home where he belongs with his humans.

Sparks and Bagwell are not affiliated with any registered rescue organization, and even though they depend on their own means to help abandoned dogs, they continue to help unwanted area dogs. If anyone wants help fund their efforts, they can make a donation to The Veterinary Clinic West located on 1100 Old Dallas highway, Marietta, Ga. You can call 770/424-5484 and donate to the Sparks-Bagwell Rescue account.

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The dog went missing from Espinosa’s horse farm in Central Florida last April, and since the dog’s disappearance, the worried pet owner never stopped searching.

Espinosa posted fliers and checked on leads himself, but from all the lost dogs he met during his search, none of them were his beloved Freda. The desperate man even hired a private investigator to help find his dog.

“I can’t tell you how many calls that I’ve had that people said they have my dog, but then to find out it [only] looks like her,” the pet owner told WSVN.

With the passing months Espinosa’s hopes dwindled, but every night he said a prayer for his dog.

“I’ve thought about [her] every night,” he said. “I have her leash right next to my bed, and I say my prayers, and I hold onto it, and I say, ‘Get her home.’”

On Oct. 26, Espinosa got a call from Jenny, a woman who lives 197 miles away in Minneola, Fla. She left a voicemail saying she had found Freda and when the pet owner called back to verify the identity of the dog, he couldn’t believe what he heard.

Upon finding the dog Jenny called police and was asked to take the dog a vet. There, Freda was scanned for a microchip and one was found, that’s how the Good Samaritan was certain she had found Espinosa’s dog.

The next day Freda was reunited with her owner and the two couldn’t be any happier to be back together.

“You got lots of stories to tell us. Yes, you do,” Espinosa told his dog.

The pet owner might not know for sure where Freda spent the last six months, but he is glad she is back home for good.

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The pet owners are from Fort Collins, Wyo., and in August, they took their dog camping about 60 miles west of Laramie, but according to a Coloradoan.com report, the pet ran away and got lost after getting spooked by gunfire.

The Whitsitts searched for their dog but didn’t find him. They enlisted the help of family members and contacted the local humane society to report their missing pet, but in the end the heart broken couple had to return home without Hank.

For two months, the Whitsitts hoped to received calls with sightings of their dog, but other than one call from a hunter who though he had spotted the dog, the couple had no news of their missing dog.

Knowing  the area was roamed by coyotes, mountain lions and even bears, the Whitsitts believed there was little hope for Hank to be alive. Three weeks after losing Hank a new four legged member joined the family to try to bring happiness back into the empty household.

Two days short of 60 days since Hank’s disappearance, the Larimer Humane Society called asking to get Hank’s registration renewed. That’s when Tiffany decided to officially declared Hank dead, but just 72 hours later, their beloved pet was found.

Home Again, the company with whom Hank’s microchip had been registered called to inform the pet owners that the dog had been found walking along a highway, just an hour-long drive from French Creek. The Whitsitts didn’t want to get their hopes up because they didn’t believe Hank could have survived the wilderness all this long, but they agreed to meet the dog identified as Hank. When they met, tears of joy gushed out because it was true, Hank was alive.

The pet was taken to a vet. He lost about 20 lbs and needed grooming desperately, but the veterinarian who examined Hank ran tests and said he had been surviving on rabbits. His hunting instincts and the few extra pounds he had on when he got lost helped him survive the wilderness.

The Whitsitts are happy their family is complete. Tiffany, Travis, Hank and the new Australian shepherd puppy named Gus.

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According to Diario La Provincia, Analia Názara captured images of the dog on the bus and said no one, not even the bus driver, seemed bother by the dog’s presence. The pooch was so well mannered, he didn’t bother any of his fellow passengers either.

The images were shared on social media and thanks to that, the identity of the dog was known. Daniela Putelli commented on the shared post saying the dog’s name is Homero (Spanish for Homer) and he lives in the Aramburu neighborhood. The dog is lost and his owners have been trying to locate him and bring him back home.

Curiously, Putelli also asked the following:
“If anyone sees Homero, please help him catch the number 12, 38 or 42 bus. He knows how to get home.”

Commuters say on Monday the dog hopped the number 15 bus but a woman kicked him off and Homero seemed scared and disoriented.

Locals are now looking for the dog and hope to find him soon. On social media they’ve expressed their willingness to help the dog catch the right bus in order for him to get back home.

Lets hope Homero find his way home soon.

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