After five years, a miraculous reunion between dog and stunned owner
Matt Gilbertson, The Advertiser
December 14, 2012
On Friday night, a reunion, five years in the making, took place in Indianapolis, Ind. between a small dog named "Bandit," and a man named Mike.
Bandit arrived to reTails Indy, a rescue organization, from an animal control facility.
Watch the video here
Though the Shih Tzu, dubbed Harpo by the shelter, had likely already been scanned for a microchip, reTails scanned him again - just in case something had been missed.
Much to their surprise, not only did the little dog have a chip, but it still contained current information.
Amazingly, not only was the associated phone number still valid, but a man answered the phone on the first try.
When that man was asked if he was missing a dog, he replied, somewhat stunned, that yes, indeed he was.
The rescue shared his response:
“He stifled a small gasp and I could hear the quiver in his voice, and he said he was missing a dog, who he identified, and had been missing the dog for FIVE YEARS!
In fact, it has been so long that the man on the other end of the line wondered if he was being pranked.
Alas no, instead he was in the midst of a holiday miracle.
The smooth sailing for this long-time coming reunion continued.
Mike was just ten minutes away from the rescue organization's adoption center and sure enough, he arrived within moments to reclaim his long-lost friend.
Click here to watch a video of their special reunion.
Five years ago, Bandit had been snatched by a man in a vehicle. Though someone saw the man's license plate number, Mike was never successful in making contact with him.
Dozens of lost dog fliers had only led to dead ends...
Most recently, Bandit wound up in the shelter system after being picked up as a stray on Nov. 30.
By coincidence, or divine intervention, he made his way to the rescue organization who helped to facilitate his long overdue homecoming.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/article/after-five-years-a-miraculous-reunion-between-dog-and-stunned-owner?CID=examiner_alerts_article
1 comment:
I don't understand why Mike did not take the license number
to the police and let the police contact the dog snatcher or go
to court to get his dog back. Some versions of this story say Mike
repeatedly tried to get his
dog back but the man would not return Bandit. That does not make
sense to me.
I also worry about a dog left alone so often if Mike works out of town for long stretches.
Dogs need to be walked and
fed daily with fresh water.
They need companionship.
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