He lost his dog and found it 12 years later, 1,600 kilometers

A miniature fox terrier lost in southern Florida in 2007 was found this week at nearly 1,600 kilometers in Pittsburgh and was reunited with its owner on Friday.

The Dutchess dog, aged 14, was found under a shed on a hungry, shaking Monday and in dire need of nail clipping, according to the Human Rescue Animal Rescue organization.

The owner of the property took the dog to an animal rescue center, where staff was able to locate a microchip and follow his owners to Boca Raton, Florida.

The owner of the dog, Katheryn Strang, went to Pittsburgh for a moving meeting with Dutchess.

Boca Raton is approximately 1,818 kilometers from Pittsburgh.

Strang said that when he had received the call, he could not believe that his dog had been found after so many years.

He added that his son had opened the door one day after school, that Dutchess had gone out and never saw her again. At that time, they lived in Orlando near a busy street and assumed that the dog was crushed or that someone was taking him there.

In the weeks following Dutchess' disappearance, he went to shelters on a daily basis and continued to pay the annual microchip fees, as well as to update his contact details each time. he was moving.

"They are like our babies, you do not lose hope," he said at a press conference after meeting Dutchess.

While he was kissing and hugging his lost pet so many years ago, he whispered to the dog, "Where were you?"