Dog, Owner, Reunited After 18 Months and 336 Miles

BAYOU GEORGE, Fla. — A 5-year-old dog named Bear who escaped from a Louisiana yard in 2007 turned up in Florida — and was reunited with his owner.

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Bear, a Lhasa apso from Metairie, La., ran away from his owner's parents' yard in December 2007 without a collar or tag. Last Wednesday, Bay County, Fla. animal control officers picked up a stray pup and identified him thanks to a microchip implanted in his back. Bear's owner, 27-year-old Amanda Wells, made the 336-mile trip to pick up her dog. More...

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