Man Starts Crying When Cop Reunites Him With His Missing Dog
Losing a pet is incredibly hard. People who don’t have pets fail to understand that pets are not just animals we keep for our amusement. They are our friends, protectors, emotional and physical support, and good and faithful companions who will never leave our side... the list is extensive.
That’s why losing a pet is so difficult. With it, we lose all the things we’ve mentioned above, and it’s even more challenging when it is a service dog or emotional support dog, as in this story.
For three agonizing days, a beloved dog named Arrow was missing from home. Gary, his owner, was simply devastated—fearing that his best friend might be lost forever.
Luckily, the dog was quickly found due to some excellent police work (although those three days might have felt like an eternity to the worried owner).
When the Watsonville Police Department in California received a call about a missing emotional support dog, they began searching. Even though the initial searches produced no results, the officers didn’t want to give up and worked even harder.
The police officers managed to identify a woman who found Arrow and took him home. Gary couldn't hold back his tears when he saw his friend again.
Meet Arrow, an emotional support dog
Watch the video here:
Watsonville Police Department shared the video on its Facebook page with a caption:
"A devastating three days have come to an end for Gary, who thought he’d never see his emotional support companion, Arrow.
His four-legged buddy, a Champion Doberman Pinscher valued at more than $3,000, went missing last Saturday. Gary called us as soon as he realized Arrow was gone.
Officers worked with Gary to try to find Arrow but had no luck. However, a few days later, our officers identified a woman who had found Arrow and taken him home.
There were nothing but tears of joy when Officer Angel Hernandez reunited Gary with his best friend. These are the moments we live for."
The heartwarming video captured the public’s attention, and hundreds of people commented on it, commending the police officers’ dedication and wishing all the best to Gary and Arrow. We agree that this is a wonderful example of human compassion.
We only wish we could see more of these happy stories.
On its website, the American Humane Society states:
"Each year, approximately 10 million pets are lost in the United States, and millions of those end up in the nation’s animal shelters. Tragically, only 15 percent of dogs and 2 percent of cats in shelters without ID tags or microchips are reunited with their owners.
According to the Coalition for Reuniting Pets and Families (2005), less than 23% of lost pets in the U.S. are reunited with their owners. In contrast, 47% of lost dogs are reunited with their owners in the United Kingdom, where ISO standard chips are available and a more efficient database is utilized."
The American Humane Association also estimates that 1 out of 3 pets become lost at some point in their lifetime. This makes microchips a sound investment.
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