Dog reunited with family after 8 years

MIAMI – A family has reunited with their canine eight years after he disappeared from their yard.

“The dog had been missing since 2014,” mentioned Betsy Dehaan.

This was a reunion eight years and 5 months within the making.

“I just want to tell him I’m so sorry that I didn’t find him.”

Let’s rewind to February of 2014, when Harley, a loveable, adventurous pitbull bought somewhat too adventurous. 

“I turned them out to go to the bathroom, I turned my back for a second and they went off into the woods. And we went looking and never found Harley,” mentioned Dehaan. 

At just some years previous, Harley vanished from his Lee County residence. 

“We searched and cruised and looked and put up posters and sent out the “wished”, you know, “lacking pet” and just never stopped looking for him,” mentioned Dehaan. 

Even although he was microchipped, the search went chilly, and whoever took Harley in, by no means checked the microchip to search out his proprietor.

Fast ahead to the current day.

“I didn’t realize how bad it was until I actually got the dog,” mentioned Angie Bray, the girl who helped discover Harley. 

A miracle that stored the love story alive. 

“The dog was so sweet, super well behaved. Seemed as happy as can be. Aside from being really skinny. He had some really overgrown nails,” mentioned Bray. 

Bray and her pal discovered a canine that appeared like Harley wandering alongside Barto Boulevard in San Carlos Park.

Malnourished, virtually nothing. however pores and skin and bones eight years after he ran off. 

“it made me cry. It was just so heartbreaking to think about being torn away from when my animals were I just love and then being able to find them,” mentioned Bray. 

Bray took Harley to Cypress Lake Animal Hospital and Lee County Domestic Animal Services, and thru the microchip, Bray discovered Dehaan’s quantity. 

Because the canine was actually Harley.

“We got the text on Saturday. And I’m like, is this a scam? Because we were talking about him that morning. You know, what an amazing dog and where could hardly be is he’s still out there. And I got the text. And you know, you think Google always picks up on your advertisement?? Haha, I’m like, this is a scam. This is not real,” mentioned Dehaan. 

Dehaan not lives in Lee County, however when she came upon Harley was secure, she drove 1,100 miles all the best way from Missouri to Lee County.