The New York Post has the story of Rocco, a beagle who was reunited with his family after escaping from his Queens backyard five years ago -- and ending up in Georgia! The heroes of the story? Randy Durrence, supervisor at Petfinder member Liberty County Animal Control in Hinesville, Ga., who contacted the Villacis family after scanning Rocco's microchip, and Jorge Villacis, who flew 850 miles to Georgia to pick up the dog that his daughter Natalie, 11 (pictured at right with Rocco), had never given up on.
If only every family would go to such lengths to retrieve their lost pets! This story is also a great reminder to keep your pet's microchip up to date. Your vet can scan your pet's chip and you can update your contact info online.
hello my name is lauren and i think that every cat or dog in any family should have a micro chip so that if this sad thing happened you have a way better chance of finding your friendly companion. overall i am glad that this turned out the way it did and that you did the right thing and got rocco a micro chip in the very beginning "just incase" and look how well it turned out. i am very happy for you!
wow! that is amazing! i cnt believe that the dog would escape and go all the way to New Jersey! that just goes to show that animals are exactly like humans except they have fur and they dont talk or walk likewe do! thanks for sharing that story with us!
My favorite part is the comment from the little girl:
"I don't think he recognized me, but I told him I loved him as much as always," she said. "Rocco seemed a little confused, but happy. He looked at me like, 'I don't know who you are, but I love you, too.' "
This story reminds me Homeward Bound. It's so great that Rocco got to come home. Imagine the stories he could tell.