Brady, Boston terrier

Missing Dog Reunited With Owners
A dog reported missing turns up at a local animal shelter safe and sound.
By Parker Gavigan
Published: April 27, 2011

LINCOLN, R.I. -- You can't separate Brady from his bone.

But on Tuesday, some distance was put between the Boston terrier pup and his Lincoln family.



"We just brought him outside and he just disappeared. We didn't even see what happened. It happened so quickly," said 12-year-old Michael Cotrone.

"There's over 100 acres of woods behind us. We went through all the woods several times, looking in ditches, pipes, anything we could find to see if he was under there," said Frank Cotrone, Michael's father.

The search took over the family's neighborhood. More than 100 fliers were posted on telephone poles, and a reward was offered. Michael even went on TV.

Brady is not just the family dog. He's a special friend to Michael, who's battling leukemia.

"I didn't sleep at all. I just couldn't stop thinking about him. It was really scary," said the seventh-grader.

All of a sudden, Brady was back.

He was found outside the gate at the Lincoln pound in a makeshift crate early Wednesday morning.

Could it have been the work of a good Samaritan? Or was someone shamed into returning him?

"It's strange he just disappeared into thin air. He usually doesn't go far at all because he's so small," Frank Cotrone said.

There was no note left with Brady, just water. Perhaps someone was thinking of Michael?

"It was just the best feeling," Michael said.

Source: http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2011/apr/27/missing-dog-reunited-owners-ar-468678/