Dog taken away during a home invasion reunited with his family after eight years

- Ohio, USA -

The Humane Society of Summit County (HSSC) has called this story “A Christmas Miracle!”

It’s the story of a dog who has been reunited with his family after he went missing for 8 years and we love to read nice stories after so many horrible ones, don’t we?

The furbaby in question is Junior.

He was taken away from his Barberton home in 2012 during a home invasion.

His mom, Mrs. Julia Nemeth, never gave up searching for her furbaby.

HSSC wrote in a Facebook post that Mrs. Nemeth had raised Junior from a puppy and they were inseparable. She said Junior was her best friend describing him as friendly, devoted, and smart.

Junior and his mom have always shared a special connection she never forgot.

This is how HSSC have recounted this amazing story on their Facebook page: “Over the years she scoured local shelter photos and lost-and-found pet groups online. She thought she found him on Craigslist listed for sale, but the poster never responded to her email. While she checked the Humane Society of Summit County website, her searches never matched up with his time at our shelter.

Junior was known as “Buddy” during his on-and-off, two and a half year stay at HSSC. He originally arrived at our shelter in July 2018 after being surrendered to Humane Officers. Buddy was a staff and volunteer favorite, known for loving chew toys, but was aloof with visitors. He was adopted three times over the years, but none the families were the right fit and he was returned. Shelter staff knew the right family was out there, but they didn’t know he already had a family that had never given up on him.

Julia found Junior’s picture on the HSSC website again in mid-December and called us right away. Shelter staff compared photos of Junior to our Buddy and thought there might be a match! Julia described her dog’s personality which matched the shelter dog’s quirks even after so many years. Julia came to the shelter that day hoping to reunite with her long lost pet.

During the initial meeting, Junior was a bit distracted but instantly connected with Julia, licking his long lost owner’s face as if there was a glimmer of a memory. She tried some of the hand signal commands she had taught Junior years ago and he obeyed them perfectly. Julia, who is married and the mother of four children, brought her family to meet Junior the next day to ensure that the Junior she remembered could fit in. They took him home that night.

Junior is settling in well in his new home with his forever family! “

Junior is now 9 years old.

Mrs. Nemeth told HSSC that Junior warmed up to his human siblings and he likes to snuggle on the couch with them.

Junior still loves chew toys and balls and likes to play catch in the backyard with his human brother.

HSSC said that Mrs. Nemeth said: “I keep asking my husband to pinch me because I can’t believe this is real. I can’t believe Junior is home. He carried me through challenges of my life and to have him back means everything to me.”

Welcome back home Junior!

I am not crying!

Pictures shared from Humane Society of Summit County

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Dog missing for ten days located and rescued thanks to drone pilot Brian James

- New York, USA -

Mr. Brian James (pictured below) is a licensed hiking guide and a drone pilot with a big heart.

He came across the online flyer put up by Gary and Debbie Morgan (pictured below) after their dog went missing.

The Morgans’ furbaby, a 16-month old Golden Retriever named Meadow, was last seen in a wooded area in Andes, New York, in early November.

Brian decided to join the search and traveled to Andes.

He told ABC News: “I’m realizing that [it] might be easy to see her from the air if we find her before snow [falls].”

Brian used the drone to canvass the trees around where Meadow was last spotted and guess what?

He came upon a patch of white.

Once he realized that was Meadow, he rushed to the spot.

He called for Meadow and she ran to me. Thankfully, she was not injured.

Needless to say, the Morgans greatly expressed their gratitude to this hero who brought their baby back home!

They told World News Tonight: “[We’re] just so grateful for Brian for showing up when he did and being able to rescue her.”

Brian humbly said: “Everybody’s got the capability to help. You never know what will come of it.”

Thank you, Brian!

Dog who went missing from her home backyard shows up at her mom’s workplace after three weeks

- Alabama, USA -

A dog who went missing from the backyard of her family home in Dothan, showed up three weeks later at her mom’s workplace.

The furbaby, a 4-year-old black and white Lab Pitbull-mix named Abby, showed up at a Walmart store in Dothan on November 28.

Abby immediately caught the attention of Ms. Danielle Robinette, a customer service associate of the store.

She started following the security guard who was following Abby.

This little chase caused an inevitable stir in the store.

Ms. Robinette noticed Abby was looking around at people’s faces as if she was looking for someone.

Abby was not wearing a collar, a leash, or a service dog vest.

Abby’s mom, June Rountree is a cashier at that store and it just so happened that she was there working on the same very day!

While she was manning a checkout line on register No. 6, she noticed the commotion and turned around to see what was happening.

And there was Abby!

Mrs. Roundtree hugged Abby in tears while shoppers and her co-workers watched amazed without understanding what was going on.

Mrs. Roundtree hadn’t told anyone that Abby went missing which I find weird.

She then explained that Abby was her dog and said that after she went missing, with her husband they looked for Abby in their neighborhood and checked with the Dothan Animal Shelter without luck.

Mrs. Roundtree told the Dothan Eagle: “I was just in shock. I looked down at her and I couldn’t believe it, just could not believe it was her. I felt like I was in a dream. I started in tears and I couldn’t talk with anybody.”

Mrs. Roundtree took Abby back home while on her lunch break.

Reportedly, after being happily reunited with her fursibling Coco, a 6-month-old Chiweenie, Abby went straight to sleep in her bed.

It’s a mystery how Abby was able to find her mom at 1.7 miles from their home in the Cloverdale neighborhood across Ross Clark Circle and U.S. Highway 231, two heavily traveled roads.

Ms. Robinette could not believe what was unfolding right in front of her eyes and the following day she shared this amazing reunion on her Facebook account.

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