Eeyore, great dane

Schenectady dog reunited with owner
Penny Eims,
February 1, 2012

Schenectady, NY - What started as an abuse investigation wound up being a lost dog reunited story...with just a twist of unsolved mystery.

"Duke", a Great Dane, in actuality is a dog named Eeyore who belongs to the Diaz family.

Eeyore apparently ran off when his owner, Wilson Diaz, took him out to go to potty (the dog was leashed, but he slipped free from his owner's grasp).

Somehow, Eeyore wound up tied to a very short leash right next to a river. His rescuers initially felt that the dog had been abandoned there and that there may be abuse involved.

However, after the dog's story went public, the Diaz family came forward and staked claim to their missing dog.

Investigators with the Schenectady SPCA reunited Eeyore with his family after photos and veterinary records were produced to confirm that the dog was indeed theirs.

The family was reunited with their missing dog on Monday night - by all accounts, everyone was over-joyed.

Hopefully Eeyore will be getting some ID tags and a microchip in case he slips away in the future.

As for the short leash by the river...still a mystery. Perhaps someone found Eeyore and thought that they were helping by securing him to a tree, but why by the river, in the mud, in a storm?

A mystery.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/article/schenectady-dog-reunited-with-owner