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Thanks to the incredible efforts of volunteers, a Colorado family has finally been reunited with their furry family member who went missing two years ago.
“Happy Tail” is Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) It was posted on their Facebook page on August 27th.
“We are grateful to be able to serve such a caring, pet-loving community, and this Happy Tail is about how our community helped reunite a dog who had been missing for more than two years.” Animal shelter Written.
Animal shelters and WFIE They revealed that Bear got lost two years ago in April 2022 while staying with a pet sitter.
Bear’s owner, Brandi Ross, was devastated when her dog went missing, she told WFIE. “That was the hardest part. I left my dog with the sitter and went home, and when I got home my dog was gone.”
She and her family reported Bear missing, posted to a Facebook group, and continued searching and posting for weeks, but Bear never turned up.
of “The saddest part”As HSPPR noted, Ross’ family had to leave Colorado Springs and move to New York with their dog because of his military job.
However, in the case of HSPPR, “I was excited.” That’s when she started working with a group of pet-loving volunteers who are committed to helping lost dogs be reunited with their families.
HSPPR is “In July, Animal Law Enforcement (ALE) received a report of a bear sighting. Where? In the same area where a bear had gone missing two years prior. So ALE officers reached out to volunteers for help.”
The animal shelter said volunteers rushed in to save Bear. “Without hesitation”.
“Feeding stations were set up, game cameras were installed and monitoring of Bear began. We even found the original lost pet post (yes, a 2022 post) written by the owner, letting us know what was going on.” HSPPR explains.
Daniel Niner, the volunteer who found the bear, further explained to WFIE how he caught the bear. “Then we timed it so that we would set off what we call a messy trap, which is a giant trap where the perpetrator would go in and basically hit a light behind them and the door would close.”
Finally, on August 18, volunteers were able to capture Bear, after a microchip test confirmed that the captured stray dog was indeed Bear, the animal shelter said.
“The owners were crying tears of happiness.” HSPPR wrote:
When Neenah found the dog, “He had very tangled fur, was very dirty and had a lot of symptoms. He was definitely underweight, but health-wise there are no issues.”
Ross couldn’t believe the news that her dog had been found. She said: “The whole night I was like, ‘Oh my God, is that my dog?’ And then she read the number and said, ‘It’s him.’ I was like, ‘No way.’ And I was literally bawling my eyes out… I’m still in shock that it’s him.”
“And now I’m like, ‘He’s OK.’ It’s weird. It’s been crazy. It’s like our emotions are all over the place.” Ross added.
Before his cross-country journey, Bear got a much-needed grooming and visited the vet for shots and a checkup — all thanks to the volunteers who rescued him.
And on September 1st, Bear finally set off on a journey to be reunited with his family, paid for by generous members of the community.
And ahead of the long-awaited reunion, Ross revealed: “So we’ve already bought him a bed and all his bowls, and the kids have helped us buy toys too.”
Bear’s story is a reminder that hope is never lost, and having your pet microchipped greatly increases the chances of being reunited with them if they become lost.
