Hoss, English bulldog

A US man has been reunited with his beloved dog four months after it was allegedly stolen by a pet-sitter.
Chloe Ross
January 11, 2014


"You know what, he is more than a member of the family," Jerome Palomo said of three-year-old English Bulldog Hoss.

"They truly are man's best friend, especially in my case. He's my everything right now."

Mr Palomo, of North Texas, dropped Hoss off at his trusted sitter in September last year.

When he returned to collect the dog, the woman and Hoss were gone.

"It was just like a piece of you was missing," he told CBS 11 News. "I didn't feel whole."

Mr Palomo tracked the sitter down, only to learn that she had sold Hoss because she "needed the money" – but to whom remained a mystery.

With nowhere to turn – the civil nature of the matter meant police were unable to intervene, he felt helpless but refused to give up and set up a Facebook campaign to spread the word.

Then last Thursday after four lonely months, Mr Palomo awoke to a Facebook message from Hoss's new owner, who had unknowingly adopted the stolen pet.

"It was like Christmas morning," he said.

Mr Palomo said the man's kindness proved it wasn't such a dog-eat-dog world after all.

He said he plans to microchip Hoss, so the bulldog can be tracked in case it the pair are separated again.

Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/01/11/12/38/man-finds-dog-stolen-by-pet-sitter