Dalmatian With Medical Issues Missing For A Year
September 15, 2010
GARLAND, Texas -- A woman and her lost dog shared a tearful reunion Tuesday after being apart for a year.
Elizabeth Mahoney drove 13 hours from Georgia to see Jasmine after getting word that the dalmatian had been found by a Texas Tech student in Garland.
"I'm so sorry and I thank God for letting me have a second chance with her," Mahoney said Tuesday.
She borrowed money from her brother in Afghanistan and slept in a rental car for the chance to see Jasmine again.
A year ago, Mahoney gave Jasmine to a friend, thinking someone else could better care for the dog's medical needs.
"Financially, I thought I found her a really good home, a forever home," she said.
But Jasmine's new family moved to Lubbock, where she was set loose and then disappeared.
Ten days ago, she was found and turned in to the Garland animal shelter, where workers found a microchip embedded in the animal and traced her to Mahoney.
"Of course, microchips are really the only permanent way to identify that a dog is yours," said Jason Chessher with the Garland Health Department.
Moments before the reunion, Mahoney made note of all the lost dog posters and stories on the shelter's wall, hoping each one has an ending like hers.
"You're going to stay with me, forever and ever," she told Jasmine after the two were reunited.
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