Daisy, English springer spaniel

Dog missing for five years is reunited with Toton owners .
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Nottingham Post

A TOTON couple have been reunited with their dog – almost five years after she went missing.

Daisy, an English springer spaniel, and her brother Flynn disappeared from their local park in April 2007.

But while owners Margaret and Colin Froggatt found Flynn soon after, Daisy was never recovered.

The couple received a phone call out of the blue a few weeks ago, saying Daisy had turned up around 40 miles away in Doncaster.

Mrs Froggatt said: "We searched everywhere after she went missing. We made up posters, did a door-to-door hunt, went online and even asked the local radio station to ask if anyone had seen her.

"We thought we would never see her again and just hoped that someone kind had got her and was looking after her."

The couple, however, received a phone call from dog wardens in Doncaster saying Daisy had turned up.

She had been found as a stray in Doncaster by two women, and after scanning a microchip in Daisy, the wardens were able to reunite her with the Froggatts.

Mrs Froggatt said: "It was a very emotional reunion. We took her home feeling as if we had won the lottery.

"We have no real idea about her life up to the time she was found.

"She is truly part of the family once more. Flynn realised that the boss was back but, despite a few moments early on, they get on well now."

Source: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Dog-missing-years-reunited-Toton-owners/story-15410637-detail/story.html
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Coco, chocolate lab

Alabama Man and Dog Have Tearful Reunion After Devastating Tornado
by Amanda Kelly
Published March 5, 2012

Americans in parts of the Midwest and the South have been engaging in a fierce battle with Mother Nature—and Mother Nature is winning. With a series of devastating tornadoes ravaging the area, dozens have been killed and many more displaced as their homes, and essentially their way of life, has been destroyed.

Still in spite of the myriad of news articles relaying the devastation and destruction, there is one story that illustrates the light at the end of a very dark tunnel for one Alabama man, Greg Cook, whose home was destroyed when the tornado came through Limestone County.

Only Cook’s beloved dog Coco was at home when the Category 5 tornado ripped through his house. Cook rushed home after the forceful winds had subsided, only to see that his house, along with 50 others, had been destroyed.

Yet, Cook was not worried about losing his house or any of his personal belongings to the storm—he was worried about losing his beloved Chocolate Lab.

After sifting through the broken remnants of his home, Cook spotted Coco sopping wet and shivering in what was left of his hallway.

It was a tearful reunion for Cook and Coco. “It was just such a relief, I was happy to see him,” Cook said upon finding Coco. “I love my dog, he’s my best friend and I was just so happy to see him.”

Source: http://www.petside.com/article/alabama-man-and-dog-have-tearful-reunion-after-devastating-tornado

Dooley, sheltie

Dog who survived 53 DAYS lost in the wild after car crash is reunited with his owner
By Associated Press
Last updated at 10:24 PM on 4th March 2012

Barbara Bagley says she never gave up hope that her dog would be found alive in the Nevada desert after the animal bolted from the scene of a crash that critically injured her and killed her husband.

But the Salt Lake City woman endured plenty of frustration until her beloved 4-year-old Shetland sheepdog, Dooley, was tracked down February 18 after surviving 53 days in the wild on roadkill and scattered ranch water sources.

'I would think about Dooley constantly,' she said. 'There were TV commercials with dogs that made me think about him and cry. He's just the sweetest dog.'

The December 27 single-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 near Battle Mountain, about 225 miles east of Reno, sent Bagley and her 55-year-old husband, Brad Vom Baur, to the hospital in critical condition.
Their other sheltie, Delaney, was killed in the wreck. Dooley ran away and vanished.

Ms Bagley, 48, suffered a concussion, broken ribs, a shattered wrist and two punctured lungs. As soon as she mustered up enough strength, she turned her attention to a search for her dog in the sprawling sage-covered plains and hills of northeastern Nevada.
Realizing what Dooley could mean for her recovery, dozens of Nevada volunteers responded to a Facebook plea for help in looking for him.

But the search was cancelled before it began after the January 6 discovery of what appeared to be the dog's remains along the interstate. The same day, her husband died.

'It was a horrible day for me,' Ms Bagley recalled. 'But something inside me told me Dooley was still alive out there. I wasn't 100 per cent sure, but I didn't grieve for Dooley like I did for my husband and our other dog.'

Reunion: Ms Bagley says she never gave up hope that her beloved dog Dooley would be found safe
More than three weeks later, Ms Bagley's spirits were buoyed after a woman reported spotting 'a Lassie-type' dog near the accident scene.

A subsequent search joined by Ms Bagley turned up nothing, but a railroad crew spotted a dog matching the same description in mid-February in the same area about 15 miles east of Battle Mountain.

Further searches netted a positive identification of Dooley but frustration as well because the skittish dog kept fleeing from Ms Bagley and other searchers.

Finally, Shannon Sustacha of Lamoille, who was on horseback, and a Bagley friend driving a Jeep cornered Dooley only five miles from the crash scene.

The friend managed to nab the sheltie and put him in the Jeep.

An ecstatic, tearful Ms Bagley arrived at the scene a short time later.

'Barbara got next to us and said three times, 'You think he'll remember me?'' Ms Sustacha said.

'When Barbara opened the door and looked at him, she said, 'My beautiful boy, my beautiful boy, you're home.' Oh, boy, all of us cried. I knew his adventure in Nevada was over. I also knew he and Barbara could start healing together.'

A short time later, an exhausted Dooley sat on his owner's lap in the Jeep and fell asleep. He later began following Ms Bagley around.

'I was overjoyed that I was going to have him back in my life. I think he felt the same about me,' she said.
During his ordeal, Dooley's weight dropped from 44 pounds to 20 pounds. He was once spotted devouring a dead coyote along the roadway.

A long bird bone was pulled from his throat by a veterinarian.
Since then, the dog has gradually put on weight and resumed regular walks with his owner.

While Ms Bagley is still going through the grieving process over her husband's death and recovering from her injuries, Dooley's presence has picked up her spirits immensely.

'He's the physical and mental affection that I need to recover,' she said.

'I owe him so much for the hope I have now and the renewed faith I have in prayer. Dogs are so great because of their unconditional love.'

Ms Bagley, a phlebotomy supervisor at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, also thinks her husband had something to do with Dooley's safe return home.


'It's a message from my husband who was looking out for him,' Bagley said. 'It was a miracle that we got Dooley. He couldn't have survived much longer out there.'

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2110211/Barbara-Bagley-reunited-lost-Shetland-sheepdog-Dooley-survived-53-DAYS-lost-wild-car-crash.html

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Sabrina, sharpei

Lost dog found on Birmingham train tracks reunited with owner
by Jasbir Authi, Birmingham Mail
Mar 2 2012

A LOST dog who spent six days wandering Birmingham’s rail tracks has been reunited with her owner – after surviving being hit by a train.

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Sabrina, a traditional Shar-Pei, vanished into a train tunnel at New Street Station on February 20 after slipping her collar.

Owner Kate Mulleady, 55, had popped into a shop at the station to buy milk and had handed her dog’s lead to a staff member.

But Sabrina, who was brought to Britain from Bolivia just two months ago, suddenly panicked and bolted.

Teacher Kate, who lives in the city centre, said: “Sabrina raced back into New Street Station, found her way on to the tracks and went into the tunnel.”

The three-year-old dog was spotted ten hours later by rail workers who failed to catch her – and then saw her running down the tracks towards Smethwick.

Kate got a call nearly a week later saying badly-injured Sabrina had been found lying at the side of the tracks in Dudley Road, Winson Green.

She had been hit by a train and was missing part of her back leg. Two council dog wardens took her to a Moseley vet where she had her left hind leg amputated.

“She was in a dreadful state, she must have been close to death,” Kate said.

“We were reunited and the vet operated on her straight away.”

Despite her nightmare ordeal, Sabrina’s tail is now wagging again and she is getting her appetite back at home.

Kate said: “Sabrina will be fine. She is originally from Bolivia. My daughter works for the World Bank there and is returning in April. She brought Sabrina here in December so she could settle down.

‘‘I will now be keeping my eye on her 100 per cent!’’

Vikki Allwood, senior animal health and welfare officer for Birmingham City Council, said: “It was a lucky escape for the dog.

‘‘It could have been killed or, if the rail track staff hadn’t noticed, it could have died a slow death at the side of the track.”

Source: http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/03/02/lost-dog-found-on-birmingham-train-tracks-reunited-with-owner-97319-30442189/