Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011
GLENDALE - When your dog has been missing for months, you expect the worst. A Glendale woman thought she would never see her pet again, but one little piece of plastic made all the difference.
Antoinette McKinney can not believe what she sees. Her missing miniature schnauzer is home.
“It was kind of an absolute surprise.”
Baby Lady disappeared last Christmas Eve near 43rd Ave and Bell.
“I drove my family crazy for about two to three weeks, kept coming out and walking, calling. She just disappeared.”
Antoinette even posted flyers with the dog’s picture up and down the streets of around her neighborhood.
“People told me the coyotes got her, someone took her.”
Antoinette was so sure that she would never see her beloved dog that she got another one names Patches.
She didn't expect to have two schnauzers sharing her house, but she got a call Monday night. Luckily, Patches and Baby Lady are getting along.
Turns out someone turned Baby Lady in to the Arizona Humane Society. It’s a good thing the dog had a microchip or Antoinette would never have recognized her.
“It's miraculous and they did the right thing, they microchipped their dog and that makes all the difference in the world,” says Bretta Nelson from the AZ Humane Society.
Source: http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/pets/dog-missing-for-11-months-reunited-with-owner-11-16-2011
Another version of the story is at: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/lifestyle/pets/missing-dog-reunited-with-owner-after-10-months-of-being-lost
Missing dog reunited with owner after 10 months of being lost
By: Bryan Pahia
Posted: 11/15/2011
GLENDALE, AZ - What was supposed to be a joyous Christmas Eve last year left one Valley woman without her beloved dog for over 10 months.
According to the Arizona Humane Society, on December 24, 2010, Glendale resident Antionette McKinney and her family came home from a party and she was greeted at the car by her dog, Baby Lady. As Antionette carried presents into the house, she figured Lady was behind her, as she always is.
Once everything had settled, Antionette had realized that Lady was nowhere to be found.
Antionette was frantic and spent the next several weeks going door to door, looking for Lady. The weeks led to months, and Antionette thought she had lost Lady for good.
This month, a good Samaritan brought in a scraggly schnauzer to the Arizona Humane Society. Workers eventually realized that the dog had a microchip.
At the same time, Antionette had just returned home and checked her messages. The Arizona Humane Society had called, saying that they had Lady.
Antionette was in shock. After 10 and a half months, she had just been notified that her best friend had been found. Antionette quickly headed to the Arizona Humane Society and was reunited with her beloved dog.
Making her day even better? Antionette was not only reunited with Lady, she also welcomed a grandson to her family.
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