Tails of happy endings

Opie, male cat
My cat Opie was missing since 4/26/04. I had all but given up hope of finding him, after scouring the neighborhood, posting signs and on-line ads, sending flyers to area vets, plastering my neighborhood with door-to-door flyers, etc. Today, I received a call from a vet who had scanned Opie's microchip after a Good Samaritan had brought him in after deciding to adopt this beautiful well-cared for foundling. Opie was reunited with me and his cat siblings this afternoon. He had been over a mile from home, on the other side of the freeway (hopefully he crossed it on the nearby pedestrian footbridge and not on the road!). The microchip was my last hope, and my prayers were answered. I'm so grateful for this service that you perform. 

Puppy Lucy, female dog
I just want to thank you... my dog Lucy was hit by a car in Denver on Saturday and she ran off into a densely populated neighborhood. Lucy is a puppy and I had just upgraded her collar to a larger size and hadn't put her new tags on yet. They were in the car where I was trying to load her into when she hopped off the curb and was hit by the car - I foolishly took her leash off before getting her into the car. I searched for hours, but couldn't find her, and spent much of the next two days commuting from Wyoming to Denver looking for her. Then this morning, I got a call from our local animal control that she had been found in Denver and a vet had used her HomeAgain ID to locate where she lived. I couldn't be happier to be reunited with Lucy. Thank you so much for your wonderful service! It was money well spent.

Tashatu, female Rottweiler
Tashatu was stolen over a month before turning up at the dog pound. Before Tashatu was to be euthanized, they scanned a HomeAgain microchip and we called the owner. The owner was thrilled and said without the microchip she would have never gotten her dog back!

Matthew, male Beagle
We received a call on January 18, 1999 telling us that Matthew had been found. A lady found Matthew on Halloween night of 1998. When she found him, he had no collar or tags, so she kept Matthew and took great care of him. When she took Matthew to the veterinarian to have a check up, the veterinarian scanned him for a microchip. Matthew did have a HomeAgain microchip. The lady who had found and cared for him unselfishly gave us a call. When we spoke to the owner, she told us that her 5-year-old son had been wishing their dog would come home. He got his wish!

Bucc, male Labrador Retriever
We receive many calls about lost Labrador Retrievers. This is our most recovered dog breed by far, with over 5,000 successfully recovered Labs and counting. In one recovery, Bucc had wandered approximately 40 miles until he was found in Valrico, Florida. The owner was in St. Petersburg, Florida, and she was amazed. So were we.

Sydney, female Golden Retriever
Sydney recently had a litter of puppies. Her owner took her for a special duck-hunting trip as a reward for doing such a good job with the delivery. Once up in Susanville, California, he lost her in the woods. Exactly 24 hours after she ran off, a call came in that she had been found. We were unable to reach the owner in person, so we called the alternate contact and she was thrilled. A few minutes later, Sydney's owner called and told us that they were on their way to pick her up.

Nick, male German Shepherd
Nick was found in Lakeville, Minnesota, but his owner lived in Costa Mesa, California. When we called the owner at work, we found that he no longer worked there. When we tried his home, we got his answering machine. When we called the alternate number, we got another answering machine. When we called the second alternate number, we were told that the owner was traveling with the dog, but that I should call his parents. It turns out his parents were not at home either; they were on vacation in Las Vegas, NV. We did get the name of the hotel and we looked up the number on the internet and called the front desk. They rang the room and woke the parents up well before their wake-up call. They were happy to hear from us and were able to reach their son, who got his dog back just one hour later. He was thrilled that we would go to the extra mile to find him. We were thrilled that the person who found Nick was able to hang onto him while we did our detective work. 

Buddy, male Jack Russell Terrier
Buddy and his owner were at a gas station. While Buddy's owner was pumping gas, Buddy had his eye on the grocery store across the street. When Buddy's owner went inside the station to pay, Buddy escaped in search of the pet food isle. Our 800 number was called from a pay phone at the grocery store and Buddy's shopping experience was over when his owner drove over to pick him up.

Texas, male Labrador Retriever
The owner lost his dog, Texas, while he was out of town over the weekend. He searched all night in the woods of Plainville, Texas before he returned home to Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The next day, some hunters who found the dog lying in a field near the road called us. Texas had been hit by a car and was badly injured, so they took him to the veterinarian. Texas needed immediate attention, but survived. His owner drove back to Plainville after we told him that Texas had been found. Texas is scheduled for surgery on his leg but is expected to make a full recovery.

Bob, male domestic long-haired cat
Bob had been lost for two weeks when the owner called us. We told her not to give up hope because she had Bob implanted with the HomeAgain microchip from her veterinarian. Two months later, we received a call at midnight that Bob had been found. The owner cried for several minutes when we gave her the wonderful news. We cried too!