Microchipped dog finds way home -- after nine years

[attasbank]

[quote]Thu Jul 30, 12:27 pm ET
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid backyard is to be reunited with her owners 1,000 miles away -- nine years after she disappeared.
The dog, Muffy, was found sleeping on a tattered piece of cardboard in a backyard in Melbourne with a bad skin condition and matted coat by the RSPCA after an anonymous call.
RSPCA Victoria spokesman Tim Pilgrim said Muffy was found to have been microchipped which did not fit at all with the circumstances so they decided to try to track down the dog's owners whom they found in Brisbane.
"It's amazing that the original owners had microchipped her as it wasn't that common nine years ago and it is amazing that she had come 2,000 km from home," Pilgrim told Reuters.
"We are advising people to get their pets microchipped so we can have some more happy endings like this one."
He said Muffy was believed to have been at that house in Melbourne for about one year after being found as a stray but no one knew where she had been for the previous eight years.
Muffy will be flown home to Brisbane next week to be reunited with her owners who were delighted to hear that their lost pet had finally been found.[/quote]

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I never thought a dog after 9 nine years will reunite with his family.

[Prismatex]

After 9 years, I would have given up.

[mgear]

That actually happens alot.

[Thor667]

No it does not. My dogs explode when they leave my yard.

[Camundongo]

Obviously heard about the dog sex toy.

[Wolveras]

[QUOTE=Thor667;16466785]No it does not. My dogs explode when they leave my yard.[/QUOTE]

I'll say it again

[b]C4 doesn't make for good dog collars[/b]

[Daniellynet]

[QUOTE=Thor667;16466785]No it does not. My dogs explode when they leave my yard.[/QUOTE]

A little Fallout 3 here? :smug:

And wow.. Thats alot.. :O

[img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=141991&dateline=1235541940[/img]

[Xystus234]

I found my cat who I lost 6 years ago. She was sitting in a tree, jumped down and plopped right in front of me to be petted like she used to... strangely enough, with a collar on. Never would have expected that in a life time.

So I know how this feels. :D

[billeh!]

[QUOTE=Xystus234;16471057]I found my cat who I lost 6 years ago. She was sitting in a tree, jumped down and plopped right in front of me to be petted like she used to... strangely enough, with a collar on. Never would have expected that in a life time.

So I know how this feels. :D[/QUOTE]

That's insane.

[Xystus234]

Even more amazing was that we lost her in another town, [i]ten miles away[/i]. That's what got me. I figured someone picked her up at the pound and gave her to someone around here.

[Zenreon]

[QUOTE=DarkWolf2;16466862]I'll say it again

[b]C4 doesn't make for good dog collars[/b][/QUOTE]

Silly, its not C4 Its the patented Fallout 3 Slave Collar!

[img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/thumb/c/cb/Slave_Collar.png/250px-Slave_Collar.png[/img]

[Viva_]

[QUOTE=Prismatex;16465583]After 9 years, I would have given up.[/QUOTE]

i would have moved on, sadly.

[Wakka V2]

[quote]We are advising people to get their pets microchipped so we can have some more happy endings like this one.[/quote]

Happy ending! :buddy:

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[Striker26]

Thought it was gonna be like "Microchipped dog finds way out of maze" or something.

[Teh Zip File]

One of my cats I used to have came back 4 weeks after he went missing, he smelled like fuel when he came back.

[<3 Riutse &l]

[img]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s82/Riutse/frydog.jpg[/img]

I waited for you.. 9 long years.. ;-;

[{FP}ST]

[QUOTE=<3 Riutse <3;16472548][img]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s82/Riutse/frydog.jpg[/img]

I waited for you.. 9 long years.. ;-;[/QUOTE]

You're about 991 years off there buddy

[Daolpu]

[QUOTE=<3 Riutse <3;16472548][img]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s82/Riutse/frydog.jpg[/img]

I waited for you.. 9 long years.. ;-;[/QUOTE]

Sadness.

[The mouse]

Little Billy's all grown up now...

[Confused111]

And is into bestiality. :q:

[Ickylevel]

They will make a movie.

[Lolerskins]

Wow some dog finds its way home... big deal...

Is there any interesting news?

[tarkio]

[QUOTE=<3 Riutse <3;16472548][img]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s82/Riutse/frydog.jpg[/img]

I waited for you.. 9 long years.. ;-;[/QUOTE]

o fuc i am crying

[Nachy]

That's pretty unbelievable and happy.

[CrazyV2]

[img]http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/funny-dog-pictures-alone-street-rain-storm-waiting.jpg[/img]

[Khaos23]

[QUOTE=Wakka V2;16471507]Happy ending! :buddy:

[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nyw8mhEzHwU/R1CWjBVFuCI/AAAAAAAAAAc/CdSiTg3tEY8/s400/hooker.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

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[carcarcargo]

I thought this meant the dog itself found it's way home after nine years. Like some sort of dumb version of lassie.

[arimi]

reminds me of this
[img]http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/wp-content/2007/08/homeward.bound.jpg[/img]

[Killer_Andre]

[QUOTE=arimi;16476159]reminds me of this
[img]http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/wp-content/2007/08/homeward.bound.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

[img]http://sa.tweek.us/emots/images/emot-crying.gif[/img]

[MirageKnight]

The dog probably forget about them.