Missing guide dog returned to blind man, thanks to Facebook

Blake Hardin, 28, recently moved from Alabama and had not yet gotten Beethoven, his 10-year-old Labrador retriever, new tags with updated contact information.

Hardin said he walked around the neighborhood with his cane, calling out to Beethoven for hours, but did not find his dog. He said Beethoven was not wearing his guide dog vest and he was worried what would happen to him.

Someone later found Beethoven on a street less than a mile away and took him into their home. A neighbor recognized the dog through a story posted to The Columbian's Facebook page.