Lola, corgi mix

Pompano Beach man reunited with dog lost at sea
By Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012

Lola, a Corgi mix, about 4 years old, who disappeared during a fishing trip off Hillsboro Beach on Friday was reunited with her owners on Tuesday.

A dog vanished during a fishing trip in the waters off Hillsboro Beach. And after a four-day search that led to Boca Raton, the 4-year-old Corgi mix and her owner were reunited Tuesday.

With the public's help, Mike Peters, 33, of Pompano Beach, tracked his dog to Ed Hubbard, a volunteer at Tri-County Humane Society in Boca Raton.

Hubbard had been tending to her after she appeared along the beach in Boca Raton, Hubbard said. "She looks great," Peters said. "She must have swam to shore and been in shock. I can't believe she was up in Boca Raton."

Peters and his girlfriend, Heather Wolfe, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, were searching for Lola since Friday afternoon, when the dog fell off their 22-foot boat near Hillsboro Inlet, Peters said.

The dog was between his legs as the boat approached the inlet, and in an instant, "she was gone," he said. He searched the waters to no avail, he said. He and his girlfriend began posting fliers about her disappearance in public places and on Facebook, he said.

Still, Peters was optimistic about the dog's survival. It was part of Lola's routine to swim across a lake near her home almost every day, Peters said. Additionally, the waters were calm Friday.

Though Lola normally wore a dog tag, it wasn't on during the trip. Peters figured a "horrible haircut" that Lola received from a groomer would help the public recognize Lola. She looked like a lion: Her body was shaved, with hair remaining only on her head and neck, he said.

Lola was found in the 900 block of Ocean Boulevard in Boca Raton. About 7 p.m. Saturday, police asked the Tri-County Humane Society to pick up Lola from a police facility, according to Hubbard, the volunteer. Hubbard responded and took Lola back to his home and tended to her, he said.

Tuesday, someone read an article on the Sun Sentinel's website about the search for Lola and put Peters in touch with Hubbard, Peters said. Hubbard said he was "tickled pink when somebody called."

What did Hubbard think of Lola's hairdo? "Strange" and "incomplete," he said.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/pompano-beach-man-reunited-with-dog-lost-at-2078914.html

Dodger, collie mix

Family, Dog Reunited After 4 Years Apart
Microchip Used To Find Owner, Police Say
January 3, 2012

SEVERNA PARK, Md. -- A North Carolina family got a late Christmas gift when Maryland police helped reunite them with a dog that had been missing for more than four years.

Dodger, a Collie mix, went missing from the Willey family's Owings Mills, MD home in 2007 while family members were away. The family conducted a search and contacted local shelters, but the dog wasn't found.

Police said a good Samaritan found an older Collie mix in Severna Park on Dec. 27 and took it to Anne Arundel County Animal Control. The dog was found on Honeysuckle Lane.

Dodger was reunited with family members in late December.

The dog was microchipped, and animal control workers contacted the microchip company for information about the dog's owners, police said.

The company was able to contact a member of the Willey family in Virginia, and that family member put the company in touch with the dog's owner, who now lives in Cedar Ridge.

The owner, William Douglas Willey, and his sons visited the police department Dec. 30 to be reunited with the dog.

Police said the dog had abrasions on his face and teeth missing and that it wasn't clear where the dog had been.

"Dodger’s return to his family underscores the importance of using microchips for tracking and also registering our pets." 
- County Executive John Leopold

"Animal control staff are elated to reunite 'Dodger' with his family and wish them the best of luck in the future," the police department said in a news release.

Authorities and county officials are using the case as an example of why microchips are important for pet owners.

“Dodger’s return to his family underscores the importance of using microchips for tracking and also registering our pets," said County Executive John Leopold.

A microchip can be implanted by a veterinarian.

Source: http://www.wxii12.com/r/30125397/detail.html
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Mottel, pomeranian

Yelp has arrived!
By Kevin Fasick and Aaron Feis
December 31, 2011

A cruel dognapper snatched Mottel a few days ago, but the 17-year-old Pomeranian is starting the new year on a happy bark — he was reunited with his best friend yesterday.

REUNION: Actress and teacher Lenore Harris clutches her prized Pomeranian, Mottel, yesterday after the dog was stolen from her cart in a drugstore.

“It’s a miracle,” said West Sider Lenore Harris, 59, who was grateful to a mother and daughter who rescued Mottel after they found him in a bag at an Upper East Side bus stop a day after he was snatched from her in a drugstore.

“It’s a great holiday New York story,” said Lenore’s sister, Rosalind Harris, an actress who played Tzeitel in the movie “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Lenore, herself an actress who played a public defender on “Law & Order,” said she took Mottel with her to a CVS drugstore at 93rd Street and Broadway Tuesday night.

She put Mottel’s carrier in her shopping cart. She turned to speak to the pharmacist and “it wasn’t even a minute. I turned around and the dog was gone.”

“I ran to the front of the store yelling, ‘Somebody stole my dog!’ ” she said. “The employees said they saw the man walk out very fast with the bag.”

“I know this sounds dramatic, but you want to commit suicide,” said Lenore, who teaches speech at the HB Studio acting school. “I wanted to kill myself.”

She and her two sisters spent $1,500 on fliers and posters and on drivers to take them around looking for him.

The story’s happy ending began Wednesday night when Sonya Thorpe, 43, and her 9-year-old daughter Naomi, saw a bag at the bus stop at 96th Street and First Avenue.

“Naomi picked up the bag. She thought it would be nice for school,” said Thorpe.

“I took it from her and I set the bag down and I heard a whimper.” she said. “I opened the bag and said, ‘Oh my God, he’s so cute.’ ”

Yesterday morning, Thorpe read the tag that indicated he had a microchip and where to call if he was lost.

American Veterinary Identification Devices quickly called Lenore, who went to the Thorpes to get the dog.

Today Lenore is taking Mottel for a special grooming and bath “so he enters the new year sparkling,” she said yesterday at the Westside Veterinary Center, where doctors said Mottel was fine.

Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/yelp_has_arrived_cULfzEMMVXgYLPNGYzl5eJ

Duke, rottweiler

Lost, Injured Dog Reunited with Owner After FOX 17 Story Airs
Jonathan Seely, FOX 17 Web Producer
December 30, 2011

After airing a story last week about dogs in the Muskegon area with serious injuries as a result of dog fighting, a dog and owner have been reunited.

MUSKEGON, Mich— After airing a story last week about dogs in the Muskegon area with serious injuries as a result of dog fighting, a dog and owner have been reunited.

Earlier this month, Rotty the Rottweiler was lost and injured. He was turned over to Pound Buddies shelter in Muskegon Heights with a dislocated hip, scratches and bites, where he was treated.

Doctors think Rotty was a 'bait dog' used for training fighting dogs.

Despite the sad start, the story has a happy ending. It turns out Rotty’s real name is Duke and he belongs to a family in the Ravenna area.

A friend of the family saw FOX 17’s story and the pet and owner were reunited Thursday night.

Source, with video: http://www.fox17online.com/news/fox17-lost-injured-dog-owner-reunited-after-fox-17-story-airs-20111230,0,1779391.story