Zeba, Staffordshire bull terrier

The Blue Cross reunites injured dog with owner thanks to a microchip
09 Sep 2011

A dog who survived serious injuries after being hit by a car has been reunited with her distraught owner thanks to a microchip.

Staffordshire bull terrier Zena was found wandering around a London park with extensive wounds to her body.

She had been in a road accident and her injuries suggested that she may have been dragged along the tar.

Zena was in severe shock and pain when the police brought her to The Blue Cross Hammersmith animal hospital.

We placed her on a drip, gave her IV antibiotics and pain relief. Later that day she was transferred to our Victoria hospital where staff gave her an X-ray to check for internal injuries and flushed and dressed her wounds.

Luckily for Zena she was microchipped and we were able to contact her owner Zoe Kealy immediately, who was beside herself with worry.

She says: “Zena had run off which was most unlike her. She was only missing for six hours but it was horrific. I’d rung everyone I could think of to report her missing and had already put up posters. We were beside ourselves.”

When Zoe got the call from The Blue Cross to say we had Zena she was overjoyed to be reunited with her dog.

She says: “It was touch and go for a while because her wounds were still open but The Blue Cross has worked miracles on her.

“We know that if she hadn’t been microchipped we might never have seen her again. It’s absolutely vital to make sure that your pet is microchipped.”

Zena needed to stay at The Blue Cross for more than a week while she recovered but is now back at home and visiting the hospital for check ups.

Zoe says: “It’s so lovely to have her home – we absolutely adore her.”

Source: http://www.bluecross.org.uk/478-90806/the-blue-cross-reunites-injured-dog-with-owner-thanks-to-a-microchip-.html

Lexus, Pitbull

Missing Gloucester dog reunited with family
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- A family has been reunited with its dog, months after it had been stolen.

That family had just started looking for a new dog when they came across an advertisement online describing a dog that sounded just like their missing one.

The pitbull mix had been stolen in July of last year from Christine Amaro’s home.

“So much anxiety kicking in and I was like oh I wonder if she is going to remember me,” Christine said.

She had posted flyers and checked local shelters with no luck.

“When you lose your dog, your wits leave you. You just become overwhelmed,” Mary Lou Maraganis of All Dog Rescue said.

This March Lexus was dropped off at All Dogs Rescue in Gloucester, where they had a hard time adopting the 9-year-old dog, which turned out to be good news for Amaro.

“We hadn’t had an adopter the whole time I had her since March,” Mary Lou added.

Meanwhile, Amaro had been online searching shelters when she spotted a familiar face.

“I’m just really overwhelmed with everything, I just can’t wait to hurry up and get her home so the rest of the kids can see her,” Christine said.



It could have happened months ago but Lexus did not have a microchip, she does now.


Source: http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/north/12005529401655/missing-gloucester-dog-reunited-with-family/

Toby, small terrier

Lost My Doggie Success Story - Toby
Sue (mom) on behalf of Melissa B
Lost: 7/5/2011, Found: 7/15/11

I was very skeptical about using this service, but after we had done all I thought we could do, I fiqured it was worth a shot.

I cannot say enough about how wonderful this service is. We would never have found Toby and he would have been adopted to another family.

My daughter was away for a few days and someone was watching her dog for her. They accidently left the door open and Toby ran out.

They said that they checked everywhere, put up posters, etc. and that they couldn't find him.

I am in Maine and my daughter is in Virginia and I felt hopeless to help her. I found Lostmydoggie.com online and decided to try it.

9 days had gone by and we felt that Toby was gone. Then my daughter got a call from a veternarian down the street from where Toby was lost.

They had found Toby that first evening and took him in hoping someone would claim him.

After a week, they gave him to animal control.

Two more days went by and the vet recieved the poster sent out by lostmydoggie, and called my daughter right away.

Toby had been selected for adoption if noone claimed him in a few more days.

I can't tell you how happy my daughter was to get Toby back.

My thanks go out to lostmydoggie and I encourage anyone to use this service. It is not a scam! Thanks to everyone involved.

Source: http://www.lostmydoggie.com/your-stories.cfm#

Soot, border collie

Bridgnorth man reunited with stolen 'hearing' dog Soot
3 March 2011

A dog that helps his owner with his hearing impairment has been recovered a week after it was stolen.

Soot, Peter Ward's eight-year-old border colllie, was in his car when it was stolen from a petrol station in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

Mr Ward, from Bridgnorth, said he had trained Soot to help him overcome his failing hearing and was lost without her.

She was found in Sedgley in the Black Country on Wednesday.

Thanks to media appeals, help from two dog charities and several false leads, a member of the public contacted a dog warden in Dudley to say they had found a dog fitting Soot's description.

Mr Ward, from Cann Hall Road, Low Town, said he asked the warden to try doing a "high five" with the animal to see how it would respond.

'Booted her out'

"Back over the phone about 10 seconds later, [the warden said], 'she's just done an amazing high five'."

Soot was in the back of Mr Ward's Land Rover Discovery when the thieves struck at the Hermitage services in Bridgnorth at 1905 GMT on 22 February.

He left the key in the ignition when he went to pay for fuel.

Two men in a white van were filling up at the same time and one of them got into the Land Rover while the other man followed in his van as they drove away without paying for their fuel, police said.

Mr Ward said he thought the thieves "booted her out" once they realised she was in the vehicle.

But he said she had not been mistreated, had even put on a little weight and smelled strongly of shampoo.

He described their reunion as "very emotional".

"She just sort of looked at me and grabbed part of my foot and sort of said 'can we play please'?"

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-12637351
See original story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-12558305

Hearing dog taken from Bridgnorth petrol station
23 February 2011

A hearing dog has been taken by thieves who stole a car from a petrol station in Shropshire.

The black and white border collie was loose in the back of a Land Rover Discovery at the Hermitage services in Bridgnorth at 1905 GMT on Tuesday.

His owner had left the key in the ignition when he went to pay for fuel.

A man in a white van got into his car and drove off with the dog. West Mercia Police said the victim was anxious to be re-united with his canine partner.

Two men in a white van were filling up at the same time as the hearing dog owner in Cann Hall Road, Low Town.

One of them got into the Land Rover and the other man followed in his van as they drove away without paying for their fuel, police said.

Other versions of the story: http://www.shropshirelive.com/2011/02/23/hearing-dog-taken-in-bridgnorth-car-theft-has-been-found/ and http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/8887476.Missing_Soot_the_dog_found_in_Dudley/