By CNN NewsSource
Published: June 29, 2010
People often say losing your dog is like losing your best friend. One Ohio family's spirits have been lifted thanks to a volunteer search team.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio -- People often say losing your dog is like losing your best friend. One Ohio family's spirits have been lifted thanks to a volunteer search team.
A North Ridgeville family and their dog have been reunited after almost a year, but it wasn't your typical family reunion.
Zoe the dog escaped out of her home's front door and was hit by a vehicle in August 2009.
A neighbor said Zoe was dragged under the vehicle. The dog ran into the nearby woods before the Makselan family could reach her.
Love-A-Stray volunteer Connie Field said as time passed, the family lost hope.
Field said the family searched the woods with help from neighbors, but the family began to believe the dog died in the woods.
Zoe wasn't ready to let go, and, luckily, she was wearing a collar with her name and address.
After 10 lonely months, the Makselans returned home to find a business card in their front door last Saturday.
It was from one of the many volunteers who had been tracking Zoe for three weeks.
"It was just amazing that these people took all of this time to find her," Christine Makselan said.
Guess what happened when Zoe saw her family for the first time in 10 months.
"We were amazed that she walked in. It was like she had never been gone. She was a little anxious, but all of the things she used to do, she still does. It amazes us," Christine said.
Christine said if it weren't for the volunteers and neighbors, Zoe wouldn't have made it home.
"We didn't even know something like this existed, and knowing that you can call somewhere when you lose your pet and they will search for them just amazes me," Christine said.
Source: http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/jun/29/volunteers-track-lost-pet-reunite-zoe-dog-her-fami-ar-126405/
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