A dog who went missing around the Fourth of July was reunited with his family at the San Diego Humane Society‘s El Cajon campus – 335 miles from where he went missing.
Ryder, a 9-year-old Chihuahua-terrier mix, was brought in to the El Cajon campus as a stray on Monday. The person who found him said the dog was outside a Ross store in El Cajon, according to the San Diego Humane Society.
The dog had a microchip, and the agency’s Lost & Found team immediately called the number to locate Ryder’s owners.
Only Ryder wasn’t from El Cajon. His family lives in Las Vegas.
“They were ecstatic – and very surprised – that Ryder had shown up 335 miles west of their home,” according to a statement from the Humane Society. “Right away, they started making plans to drive up and pick up their beloved pup.”
Ryder’s “mom,” Debbie Ferris, said he went missing from their yard in Las Vegas on July 3. She does not know how he got out or how he got to California.
With her at the reunion Thursday was Ryder’s “aunt,” Darlene Hardee, and Ryder’s best dog friend, Blondie.
“We are so happy this story has a happy ending – all thanks to a microchip and the information connected to that chip being up to date,” Humane Society officials said.
– City News Service
