Gage, yellow lab

Microchip, deputies help reunite long-lost dog with Clay County owner
By Dan Scanlan, Florida Times-Union
August 27, 2010

The last time Dalton Perry saw Gage, it was about two years ago. The then-Glen St. Mary boy put the young yellow Labrador in an outside pen after dinner.

Then someone purloined the puppy.

Friday afternoon, one day before National Dog Day, 13-year-old Dalton was reunited with a much bigger canine Gage at Nassau County Animal Services in Fernandina Beach. Only problem — whoever had the dog in the interval renamed him Roscoe, according to his worn collar.

With the implanted ID microchip in the dog and work by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, the Perrys were tracked to their new Middleburg home after two detectives found Gage (err, Roscoe) wandering outside Callahan BBQ on Florida 200 on Wednesday.

“It was good detective work, an act of God and two detectives,” Animal Services Director Deborah Biggs said at the reunion.

Dalton was grinning as he hugged his 11th birthday present, back alive and tail wagging.

“He’s big,” an excited Dalton said.

With two new Labs as Dalton’s latest birthday present, it’s going to be a busy house after the surprise recovery of the first Lab, his mother said.

“I couldn’t believe it all. It was shocking,” Ashley Perry said. “We are trying to make the adjustment now. But we have 3 1/2 acres and my ex-husband has a huge farm, so we have plenty of room.”

The two detectives, Dee Gaston and Michelle Christensen, found the dog with his ribs showing through his light yellow fur. They fed him some chicken before Animal Services picked him up. The telephone number on his brass tag was disconnected.

But the dog had been microchipped — a tiny electronic tag injected under his skin that carries a canine’s veterinarian information when scanned. A scan led to the Jacksonville veterinarian who injected the microchip, but the phone number for the Perrys was old.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office didn’t stop there and was able to locate the Perrys 40 miles away in Middleburg. Animal center officials e-mailed photos of the dog to the mother, and she confirmed it was hers.

“We have had animals come in with microchips and been able to rejoin them with their owners, but not an animal gone for two years,” Biggs said. “You are ecstatic [when this happens]. You have goosebumps. It is really a great feeling to save an animal and reunite them after so long.”

With the paperwork finished, an animal services officer went back to Gage’s cage. The dog put his paws on the gate as his tail swung furiously. Pulling hard on the leash, his paws slid on the office floor as he met his original family.

“Hey, buddy,” Perry said as the dog tentatively walked up to her son. “We are going to have our hands full.”

Dalton said he was so happy when Gage came into his life two years ago, because he always wanted a Lab. Then he was gone, and he gave him up as stolen. His mother said she always microchips her dogs, but this is the first time one did its job.

“We had a Pekinese and a Dachshund [four years ago] and we had the chips put in them, and someone came in our back yard and stole those,” she said.

“They never turned up and we called the vet, Humane Society and everyone around. It’s just amazing two years later we found this dog.”

As for the ultimate name of their new/old pet, “we will see what he goes by,” Perry said. She will use Roscoe, while her son may give Gage a try for a while.



Source: http://jacksonville.com/community/clay/2010-08-27/story/microchip-deputies-help-reunite-long-lost-dog-clay-county-owner
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Happy Jack, border collie mix

Lost Blind, Deaf, 3-Legged Dog FoundFrantic Search Ends Happily With 'Miracle'
By Homa Quazilbash, KTVZ.COM
POSTED: 11:24 pm PDT August 20, 2010
UPDATED: 7:19 pm PDT August 21, 2010

PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- A blind and deaf border collie with the use of only three of his legs survived three weeks lost in the woods -- but thanks to many eyes looking out for "Happy Jack," he's back home with his Prineville family.

"I believe we got a miracle from God -- there's just no doubt about it," Linda Keter said Friday.

Keter adopted the now-9-year-old tri-colored pooch from a border collie rescue a few years ago.

Keter and her family took the dog camping as usual a few weeks ago -- but this time, Happy Jack wandered away from camp -- something she said he's never done before.

"We all jumped on our horses, split up and went in three different directions," she recalled.

"My husband went and woke up all the other campers that were camping in the area, and they jumped on their ATVs and their motorcycles and their horses and went in search of" the lost dog, Keter said.

After about three weeks in the woods, Happy Jack finally was found by a group of horse riders who saw a flyer for the dog and were determined to find him.

Out on a trail, they saw something out of the corner of their eye, and it happened to be Happy Jack -- hungry, tired and barely alive.

They called Keter, who rushed out -- and after three weeks of searching, sleepless nights and calling every vet and shelter in the area, she and Happy Jack were reunited.

Source: http://www.ktvz.com/news/24709887/detail.html
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Tyler, yorkie

Stolen Dog Sold To Another Family
Stolen Dog Reunited With Owner
updated 7/28/2010 8:45:47 AM ET

DETROIT — A woman whose dog was stolen from her home several weeks ago has been reunited with her beloved Yorkie.

Felita Kante told Local 4 she was driving home from work on Detroit's northwest side Monday evening when she spotted her 1-year-old dog playing with a family.

Kante said she slammed on her brakes, got out of the car and called out the dog's name, "Tyler."

Tyler began barking and ran to her, said Kante.

Kante said Tyler had been shaved down and was thinner, but she would recognize her dog anywhere.

When Kante tried to explain to the couple and their young daughter that the dog, along with other items, had been stolen from her home on Archdale Street several weeks ago, they wanted proof, said Kante.

Kante pulled out a missing dog poster from her trunk. The couple said they had bought the dog with cash from someone off the street.

They agreed to give Tyler back, but Kante knew the young girl was upset, so she said she gave the family the reward money she had offered to find her missing dog.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38434259

Caramel, pekingese

Purloined Pekingese pooch reunited with owners
Posted: Aug 24, 2010 11:26 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 25, 2010 1:57 PM EDT

ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Dog gone is now dog home!

One woman's prized Pekingese puppy was snatched from the parking lot of an Old Navy store in Salisbury, but early Tuesday night there was a tearful reunion.

The circumstances in the case are a little unusual and the woman is anxious to see her beloved "Caramel" again.

"I understand that you love her too, she's easy to love, but these girls had her first and they love her and they just want to get what's rightfully theirs back," Ayana Thomas told WBTV.

Her daughters, 11 year old twins Tasha and Chanel Sturdivant, should be excited about the first day of school , instead they are heartbroken over the loss of their beloved Pekingese puppy named Caramel.

"She's the princess of this household," said 11 year old Natasha. "We keep her like she's our little sister and a family member, and all we really want is our dog back."

Here's what happened...the girls and their mom were shopping at Old Navy in Salisbury Thursday night.

Caramel was in the car, but managed to get out and run to the sidewalk.

Two women and two children spotted Caramel, and grabbed her, according to witnesses.

"Two women, two children, all blonde hair, one of the women was older, and they took the dog with them," Thomas added.

Ayana Thomas says an Old Navy worker tried to get them to stop, but they gave her a name and phone number so that the dog's owner could call and claim the dog...that number turned out to be bogus.

So Caramel is gone, the girls are in disbelief and their mother is desperate to bring Caramel home.

"Caramel is loved, very loved, we just want her home," said Thomas.

Within minutes after the story about Caramel aired on WBTV, someone who had the dog contacted Ayana to tell her she wanted to return the dog.

According to Ayana, the woman saw the story and was upset by seeing just how the young girls had been affected by the loss of the dog, so she contacted Ayana and set up meeting.

By 6:30, Caramel, Natasha, Chanel, and Ayana were reunited.

Source: http://www.wbtv.com/global/story.asp?s=13035060
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