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SO. EXCITED. 😂🐕BY CAITLIN JILL ANDERS
Four years ago, Jack went missing from his yard in Ontario, Canada. His dad looked everywhere for him, but the 4-year-old dog was nowhere to be found, and his dad was absolutely devastated that he had lost his best friend.
I did posts on social media, put up flyers, talked to people around the community and walked around the bushes and highway looking for signs, Mike Plas, Jacks dad, told The Dodo.
Plas tried everything he could think of to find Jack and bring him home, but it seemed that Jack had disappeared for good but Plas never gave up hope that he might see his best friend again someday.
I always had a feeling he was somewhere, Plas said.
Last week, Plas was at work when he got the call he thought would never come: Jack had been found.
Somehow, Jack had ended up all the way in Winnipeg, an eight-hour drive from where hed gone missing. He was found wandering along the same road as the Centennial Animal Hospital, and someone picked him up and brought him there so hed be safe. As soon as he was brought in, the staff at the hospital scanned him for a microchip, and immediately called his dad to let him know they had his dog.
Plas couldnt believe that after four long years, he was finally going to see his furry best friend again.
I was crying tears of joy hearing that they have him at an animal hospital, alive and healthy, Plas said.
That night after work, Plas and his girlfriend started the long drive to Winnipeg, stopping overnight to rest and arriving at the Centennial Animal Hospital the next day. After hearing his story, everyone there was so excited to be able to help reunite Plas with Jack and the moment they were together again, it was like no time had passed at all.
They brought him out and I instantly felt like my life was back to normal, Plas wrote in a Facebook post.
[View heartwarming reunion here:]
https://www.thedodo.com/videos/close-to-home/watch-man-finally-reunited-with-lost-dog-after-4-years-apart
As soon as Jack saw his dad again, he couldnt contain his excitement. He was crying, jumping and rolling all over his best friend, whom hed missed so much. He was so overjoyed to finally be back in his dad's arms again.
Jack is now back home with his dad and doing wonderfully. Hes very protective of his dad now as he doesnt want to lose him again, and rarely ever leaves his side. Hes settling back into the life he lost, and his dad is so grateful to everyone who helped to bring him back home.
I got a big piece of my life back that I never healed from, Plas said. He is more than a pet to me. Hes more like a brother.
https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/man-reunited-with-lost-dog
gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)JanetLovesObama
(548 posts)Awesome. Love love love !!!
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)Your crying!
FM123
(10,050 posts)Dagstead Bumwood
(3,528 posts)I started to wonder who in my family would drive to Winnipeg to pick me up. Hmmm...
Duppers
(28,094 posts)Sweet, touching story.
MissB
(15,800 posts)Dh and I lost our first dog. We were on a camping trip with our 3 week old son. Our dog was epileptic but hadnt had seizures that week.
He mustve seized while we were setting up camp. One moment he was there and the next he was gone. We were in the middle of nowhere in an unimproved campground.
We searched the woods for about four days. Posted flyers at the nearby stores. Contacted every vet and humane society within 50 miles.
Never found a trace of him.
That son is 21; our dog was 3 when he disappeared.
So I love these stories and am glad that some folks get the happy ending we didnt.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I'm so happy for them!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)is a man who should be treasured.
I was grabbing the kleenex about 30 seconds into the reunion.