Joy, black lab

Man Reunites With Dog, Gives $4K Reward To Humane Society
July 28, 2010

SHELBY, N.C. -- A Shelby man who offered a $4,000 reward for his missing dog was reunited with her on Friday, Channel 9’s newspaper partner the Gaston Gazette reports.

Clint Newton’s 6-year-old black Labrador retriever, Joy, went missing about three weeks ago.

Newton said he’s received countless leads about the dog since news spread about the reward. He chased down the tips, but had no luck. Then, on Friday, he said a friend of his, Marguerite Mebane, appeared at his door and told him Joy was at the Cleveland County Animal Shelter. Mebane is the president of the Cleveland County Humane Society.

Newton rushed to the shelter and there, he found Joy.

“I just sat on the floor with her and she just let me give her belly rubs,” he said.

Newton said he forgot his wallet because he left his home in a rush, so Mebane wrote a check to the shelter from the Humane Society for the $150 to retrieve Joy.

When they got back to Newton’s house, he wrote Mebane a check for $4,000.

“The timing was such a blessing for the Humane Society,” Mebane said. “With the economy, times are hard. Demand has been high and money’s been tight.”

Now, Newton said, he plans to install a fence around his back yard.

“I’m just thrilled to death to have her back,” he said. “I don’t know what I would have done without her.”

Source: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/24422597/detail.html
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