{"id":2675,"date":"2025-05-06T04:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T04:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2025-05-06T04:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T04:37:43","slug":"%f0%9f%90%be-missing-dog-reunites-with-family-after-more-than-4-years-and-over-1000-miles-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=2675","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc3e Missing Dog Reunites with Family After More Than 4 Years and Over 1,000 Miles Apart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccd Vanished Without a Trace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January 2021, Rome &#8211; an English Bulldog puppy &#8211; wandered away from his backyard in California and disappeared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-16.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-16-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His family launched a tireless search: distributing flyers, knocking on doors, and even filing police reports. Despite their efforts, Rome was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc36 Unexpected Discovery in Texas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February of this year, Rome was unexpectedly found tied to the gate of Austin Pets Alive (APA)\u2019s Tarrytown location in Austin, Texas \u2014 over 1,000 miles from home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-22.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-22-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside him was a small Chihuahua. Neither dog had a collar or identification tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d The Clue in the Microchip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When scanned, APA staff discovered that Rome was double microchipped. Thanks to this, they were able to contact his original owners in California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-15.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-15-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to APA, the family was &#8220;stunned and overjoyed&#8221; to learn that their long-lost pup was alive and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude97 Journey to Reunite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon receiving the news, Rome\u2019s family quickly arranged to travel the 1,000+ miles to Austin to bring him home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-22.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-22-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cWe are a ball of emotion right now,\u201d they told APA. \u201cWords can\u2019t describe the heartbreak when he was gone \u2014 and now, the joy of having him back is beyond incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f The Importance of Microchipping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Human Animal Support Services, pets with microchips are three times more likely to be reunited with their owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-21.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-21-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rome\u2019s story is a powerful reminder of how a small chip can make a huge difference \u2014 turning a story of loss into one of joyful reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"900\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 900;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/video-11.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccd Vanished Without a Trace In January 2021, Rome &#8211; an English Bulldog puppy &#8211; wandered away from his backyard in California and disappeared. His family launched a tireless search: distributing flyers, knocking on doors, and even filing police reports. Despite their efforts, Rome was nowhere to be found. \ud83d\udc36 Unexpected Discovery in Texas In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[575,572,574,576,573],"class_list":["post-2675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal","tag-animalrescue","tag-lostdogfound","tag-microchipsaved","tag-petlove","tag-petreunion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2687,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions\/2687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}