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Missing dog turns up at a shelter 3 hours away, 21 days later
January 28, 2021 Bek Shackelford
The family located the dog through a tip on Instagram.
Anyone who has had a pet disappear knows the drill. You print fliers, disperse them around your neighborhood. You call the local shelters and veterinarians in the area. Then, you hand things over to the social media gods and try to let them work their magic.
And then, you wait. On the edge of your seat, like Bill Hornbeck and his family did. The Hornbecks dog, a 13-year-old red lab, had gone missing New Years Eve from their back yard.
Hornbeck explained that the day Riley went missing he had come home for lunch and let her outside, something he often does. His wife and daughter were home, but they didnt realize Riley was in the backyard and she waited outside for a little over an hour before deciding to take matters into her own hands (or . . . paws).
I think she got kind of antsy and she went through an opening [in the fence] thats been there for over a year. Hornbeck says, I knew she could stick her head out of it and I left it that way because she likes to look at pedestrians and dogs that walk by.
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https://www.thepitchkc.com/missing-dog-turns-up-at-a-shelter-3-hours-away-21-days-later/
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