Posted on 07/15/2008 11:11:48 AM PDT by Daffynition
When her beagle, Rocco, squeezed himself under the backyard gate and disappeared into the streets of Queens, 5-year-old Natalie Villacis refused to believe - as her parents reluctantly told her - that she would never see the puppy again.
That was in 2003.
Last weekend, Rocco came home - after being found in Georgia.
The prodigal pooch turned up in a shelter 850 miles away in Hinesville, and by a combination of chance and chip - the one embedded in his back - was reunited with Natalie, now 11, and her family.
"When my mom told me they found Rocco, I cried hysterically - just like I did when they told me he was lost," Natalie told The Post. "I felt like I was in a dream, like my head was spinning."
Someone dropped Rocco off as a stray at the Liberty County Animal Control in Hinseville on July 5, supervisor Randy Durrence said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
and one might note how firmly the leash is wound around the lttle girl’s hands.
...like dental floss turning the finger tips purple.
That’s a nice story. Cute dog, too. Thanks for posting.
Beagles are great dogs except for one thing: they love to wander.
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