WTKR-TV3, Virginia Beach VA
July 22, 2011
A joyful reunion at the beach Saturday - a family vacationing in the resort city lost their dog and were forced to go home without their furry family member.
Thanks to a local rescue group they are together again.
The Daschund named Arlo can finally rest easy back in his owners arms after spending the last three months lost at the oceanfront.
"We dont know what kind of adventure he was on but he made it back to us in one piece," said Robyn, Arlo's owner.
Arlo's adventure started back in April when his owners, Robyn and Joseph Smith came to stay at the La Quinta Inn on Pacific Avenue on a crowded afternoon.
While they were unpacking their car in the parking lot, a loud noise startled their dogs Arlo and Lucy.
Somehow the leash attached to Arlo's neck unhooked and he took off.
They spent three days searching but eventually had to go home to Ohio without him.
"That's the way we wanted to picture it, someone found him here and gave him a good home, cause he loves kids and he loves to cuddle," said
But that was far from what happened.
Arlo was spotted about 6 weeks ago running around a marshy area near an apartment complex two blocks away by two women, Pam Davis and Buffy Drake, looking very hungry and scared.
"Everytime you would go near him, he would just run," said Buffy.
They say he looked so skinny you could see his ribs and he was covered in fleas.
"I called him over and he rolled over on his back finally and I started rubbing him real easy and I was ready to just click him cause he did have his collar on," said Buffy.
Buffy was able to hook a leash on him and called animal control.
That's when others in the community took action.
The Dachsund Rescue of North America was able to get the news to the Smiths in Ohio.
"If it wasn't for the dililgence of the girls to keep up with him, he'd probably still be out there," said Robyn.
Now, meeting in the last place they saw each other, a family is reunited, just a couple weeks before Arlo's first birthday.
Sunday, they'll finally make that 10 hour drive home together.
"This place is a wonderful place to vacation and it must be a wonderful place to live because the people here have really worked together to make this happen," said Robyn.
Vets don't believe Arlo will suffer any long term health problems and he's now been microchipped, which can help find him if he ever gets lost again.
Source: http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-dog-reunited-with-family,0,325628.story
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