After eight months of trying to find their misplaced canine, a San Diego household has been reunited with their canine finest buddy after she turned up 2,000 miles away in suburban Michigan.
The canine’s mysterious cross-country journey began final July, when Elizabeth Houman posted to Fb that her household’s beloved terrier combine, Mishka, went lacking from an auto store the place her husband works.
“We are going to do something to get our child again,” Houman mentioned on her put up providing a money reward to search out their pup. “We imagine somebody has taken her as a result of she is chipped.”
Mishka, a 3-year-old avenue canine the Houmans adopted from Mexico, was liable to wander across the neighborhood, however she was normally returned in a matter of minutes by a neighbor. After two days of Mishka being lacking, Houman knew this was extra severe.
Houman by no means misplaced hope she mentioned over a Zoom name Friday. She continued the search, handed out tons of of lacking canine fliers to the neighborhood and her sister even flew out to assist canvas native encampments the place they marketed the money reward.
There have been no results in Mishka’s whereabouts till final week when Houman acquired a name from the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society in Harper Woods, Mich. Officers there picked up Mishka — police say a resident described her as an “amiable and social” stray canine — and took the lengthy misplaced pet to their native pet adoption company.
“It’s not unusual for our cops to be referred to as for misplaced or stray animals, however we have now by no means encountered a scenario the place the canine traveled 2,000 miles,” mentioned Jason Hammerle, director of public security for Harper Woods police.
Coincidentally, the Houmans have been going to be touring to the Midwest to go to household in Minneapolis after they acquired the decision that their pet had been discovered. Houman mentioned after they landed round midnight final week, her husband instantly drove 10 hours to reunite with their canine.
“When [my husband] picked her up, she began leaping in her cage,” mentioned Houman. “She knew precisely who he was.”
The Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society credited the reunion to a easy cross off between Harper Woods police and their facility and that Mishka had been microchipped so they might discover the Houmans.
“It is a story that Hollywood would love to inform,” the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society mentioned on their Fb web page the place they recapped the pleased collection of occasions in a video. “The synergy between a municipality and it’s native animal shelter shines brightly.”
The Houmans have been stunned that Mishka appeared no worse for the wear and tear after months of being gone, though they mentioned she’s affected by some separation nervousness.
With Mishka again, Houman mentioned the household has been cleared by the vet to fly along with her again dwelling to San Diego. As soon as again in California, Houman desires to share the magic of their pup with others.
“I used to be planning to get her licensed to go to youngsters’s hospitals as a result of she’s so loving and caring,” Houman mentioned. Whereas she spoke, Houman’s 5-year-old daughter was flicking Mishka’s ears and bear hugging her whereas the pet remained unfazed.
“She will put up with loads. She’s by no means as soon as growled at Lily, snipped — nothing,” Houman mentioned. “She’s simply probably the most sweetest and particular canine ever.”
