Missing dog returns after six years

[Ediacara]

Missing dog returns after six years

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WICHITA, Kan. -- Jeanie Flores did a double-take when she glanced out the window of her Wichita home this week. The brindle-colored Lab and chow mix outside looked like Bear, the family pet who disappeared in November 1997.

"Oh my God. I think that's my dog!" she thought to herself.

She called the dog's name. When he responded, she started bawling.

"I called my husband and said, 'I really think this is Bear,'" she said.

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[ProudGerman]

1. I had a parakeet return after 3 weeks

Flew out the window while the family was stationed in Germany. 3 weeks later, a very skinny parakeet was sitting on the balcony. Flew right in as soon as the door was opened, and headed straight for the bird food. Amazing, considering the size of her brain, and the fact that it was way too cold that time of year for parakeets.

[Ediacara]

4. Parrots are VERY smart

And dispite the term "bird brain," birds have highly organized brains that make them more inteligent that similarly sized mammals with similarly sized brains.

[Gloria]

2. Great Story!!!!!

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[Old and In the Way]

3. Dogs can be amazing animals

A few years back, there was a news story in southern Maine about a dog that chased a beach ball something like 10 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean.....talk about persistance...