Dog Lost For 5 Years Reunites With Family
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Posted: 11:37 PM Jul 15, 2008
Last Updated: 4:50 PM Jul 17, 2008

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Once lost, now found. A dog is reunited with it's family five years after going astray. The family is from the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights and Tuesday they reclaimed their pet from the Winnebago County Animal Shelter.

Bo, is now known as the miracle dog. Brent Moeller was 16 years old when his dog went missing so to be reunited five years later is like a dream come true. Moeller described it as, "One of the best days of my life."

A resident on 9th St. in Rockford found Bo roaming around the neighborhood last night and called the Animal Shelter . They picked up the dog, scanned his chip, and notified the Moellers. Bob Moeller, the father, says this has restored his faith. "I do have faith and I do believe God answers prayers."

The family believes Bo was stolen and remember the painful search, all the fliers posted, even the one false alarm. "A year later we got a call from the police department saying they found him, we got so excited but when we got there it was a different dog".

But not this time and the family says there's no denying that this is the happy, friendly Bo they remember.

The family says Bo will live like a king for the rest of his life.

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Posted by: Melissa on Jul 17, 2008 at 10:46 AM
I watched the video several times and am so happy for the family that they found their beloved Bo. I've lost a dog before, and unfortunately years before the microchip was invented. This reminds me of one of the "Lassie" stories! God was watching over you.

Posted by: eric Location: belvidere on Jul 16, 2008 at 09:55 PM
this story almost brings a tear to your eye.both my dogs have microchips on them.they sometimes try to get out and the microchip helps find were their owner lives.

Posted by: Bob Location: Chicago on Jul 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Who writes these articles? So many errors all the time. The family is actually from the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, and today the reclaimed their pet from the Winnebago County Animal Shelter. Meet Bo, now know as the miracle dog. Brent Moeller was 16 years old when his dog when his dog went missing, so to be reunited five years later is like a dream come true. A resident on 9Th street in Rockford found Bo roaming around the neighborhood last night called the animal shelter. They then picked up the dog scanned his chip, and notified the Moellers. With tears in his eyes the Bob was thrilled for his children, The family says Bo will live like a king for the rest of it's life. But their first stop is trip to the groomer. It looks like a worksheet to give to 5th graders to find all the errors and fix them.