A dog missing for nearly six years has been found and will be reunited with its owner, thanks to the work of Port St. Lucie Animal Control. (Source: pbpost.com)
The dog, a Shih Tzu named Rosco, accompanied her owner from Hinesville, Ga., to Miami on Veterans Day in 2009.
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The dog got loose and went missing during the trip. Melinda Fairnot, Rosco’s owner, posted flyers and canvassed the area but had no luck and was forced to return to Georgia without her beloved pet.
On Sunday, Animal Control officials received a report of a dog running loose off Southwest Becker Road. Officer Lisa Brown picked up Rosco and a security chip revealed the dog belonged to Fairnot.
Fairnot left her home in Hinesville, Ga., on Monday morning and was to be reunited with Rosco around noon at the Port St. Lucie Animal Control office.
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