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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Cockapoo Can't Contain Her Joy When Reuniting With Her College ‘Roommates'
Cockapoo Can't Contain Her Joy When Reuniting With Her College 'Roommates' originally appeared on PetHelpful. It's reunion time! No, we aren't talking about your typical college reunion, we're talking about one Cockapoo reuniting with her college besties. Seeing the group meet up for the first time in so long is so heartwarming! Dog mom Liat was so happy with the reaction her Cockapoo had to her old 'roommates.' The dog was so excited to see them! No matter how much time had passed, the dog didn't forget them one bit. There's nothing like being loved by a dog. It's simply the best. Just take a look at the way the Cockapoo carried on when she realized that all her besties were back. The gang was together once again! We can only imagine the ensuing gossip sesh that happened after the video ended. There was so much to catch up on!'When the dog you got in college reunites with her college roommates,' the video's text overlay reads. 'The band is back together,' Liat joked in the caption. Commenters were totally loving this little get together. There's nothing like getting a group of your girls together — absolutely nothing! 'She's like 'MOTHERS I HAVE SO MUCH TO CATCH YOU ALL UP ON,'' joked one person in the comments section. 'Stop, I'm gonna cry. All her girls are together again,' someone else added. 'So obviously y'all have to live together again now,' teased another commenter. 'I just know she was there holding a paw out through every heartbreak,' quipped one person. Deciding to get a dog can be a personal decision, but there are some important things to consider if you want to get a dog in college. First, consider how much time and financial resources you have. Dogs require time and attention, which you may not be able to give them if you're in school. There are some real positives, however. Dogs are a huge source of stress relief and can be a good way to get some exercise during your study breaks. Again, it's personal. But your pup could totally end up like this happy Cockapoo right here. Looking for more PetHelpful updates? Follow us on YouTube for more entertaining videos. Or, share your own adorable pet by submitting a video, and sign up for our newsletter for the latest pet updates and tips. Cockapoo Can't Contain Her Joy When Reuniting With Her College 'Roommates' first appeared on PetHelpful on Jul 3, 2025 This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Dog Believed Dead for 4 Years Found Alive at Shelter. But Her Family Faces New Challenges (Exclusive)
Albania Sofia Sagarra believed her dog Sugar was dead for four years, until a Florida shelter called and revealed Sugar was alive Sugar returned home in a viral TikTok, appearing severely malnourished and suffering from multiple health issues Now, Albania is focused on helping Sugar recover, but she's anxious about Sugar's fragile state and the uncertainty surrounding how and why she was abandoned before her returnFor four years, Albania Sofia Sagarra lived with the ache of loss, believing her dog Sugar was gone forever. Then, in a TikTok that swept across millions of screens, Albania was seen with tears streaming down her face as she clutched Sugar, the little dog she thought she'd never see again. 'I still can't believe it,' Albania tells PEOPLE. 'We were told she was gone forever.' The video's caption said it all: 'Miracles do happen.' In the short, grainy clip, Albania hugs Sugar tightly while her mother weeps beside her, both women overcome by the shock and joy of an impossible reunion. Back in 2017, Albania adopted Sugar from a Los Angeles rescue, welcoming the mischievous pup into her family. Sugar was always adventurous, a little escape artist with a knack for finding trouble. Four years later, in 2021, while staying with Albania's sister in Miami, Sugar slipped out of the house. Panic set in instantly, and the family launched a frantic citywide search, plastering flyers everywhere and flooding social media with pleas for help. 'People all over Miami were looking for her,' Albania says. 'We searched for her like we'd lost a family member, because we had.' Then, a few days later, a call came that would change everything. A man who'd seen the flyers claimed he'd witnessed Sugar being hit by a car, even describing how he picked her up and watched her take her last breath. 'He even took us to the spot where it supposedly happened,' Albania tells PEOPLE. 'There was nobody, but his story was so vivid, so detailed, we believed him.' Without a body, closure was impossible. The family mourned Sugar in a haze of confusion and heartbreak, not knowing what to hold onto or let go of. 'It was so hard to accept she was gone without seeing her,' Albania says. 'But what else could we do?' Years passed, and the pain dulled but never disappeared. Then, on an ordinary Sunday, everything changed. 'I got a DM on Instagram from Marianne, the woman who runs the L.A. rescue,' Albania says. 'She said, 'Sugar's been found. She's at a shelter in Florida. Call me immediately.' ' The woman sent a photo, and Albania didn't need a second look. 'I knew it was her,' she says. 'There was no question.' The shelter was closed for the day, so Albania barely slept that night and was at the doors first thing Monday morning. What she found was both joyful and devastating. 'She was a shell,' Albania recalls. 'She was so skinny. Her bones were showing. Her eyes were blank.' Sugar, who once weighed between 13 and 14 lbs., now weighed only 8. She trembled in Albania's arms, too weak to stand, too disoriented to recognize what was safe. 'She didn't even seem to know it was me,' Albania says. 'It broke my heart.' Some online criticized the shelter, but Albania is quick to defend them. 'The shelter did what they could,' she says. 'They found her outside. Someone dumped her like she was trash. They didn't even walk her in.' It wasn't a collar or a tag that saved Sugar: it was the microchip Albania had implanted years ago when she first adopted Sugar. 'People think microchips are GPS, but they're not,' she explains. 'They're a lifeline. An ID. That tiny chip saved her life.' What it couldn't reveal, though, was where Sugar had been or what she had endured. The list of medical issues Sugar now faces is overwhelming. 'She has kidney disease, heart disease, severe dental disease and malnutrition,' Albania says. 'She's very, very sick. We don't know if she'll make it.' To help cover Sugar's mounting medical bills, Albania started a GoFundMe, but the damage is more than physical. Sugar startles easily, flinches at sudden movements and panics when left alone. 'She's just ... not there anymore,' Albania says softly. 'She looks like she has dementia. Sometimes I think she doesn't recognize me.' The man who once declared Sugar dead never called again. No name. No explanation. Just a story that stole four years. 'He gave us 'closure' we didn't ask for,' Albania says. 'And she was still out there suffering.' Now, Sugar is finally home, but the homecoming brings new challenges. 'She can't be left alone,' Albania shares. 'She panics. My mom, my sister, and I rotate care. We make sure someone's always with her.' Every day is a balance between hope and fear. Sugar's life is now filled with vet visits, bloodwork, scans and medication trials. 'We're watching how she responds to treatment,' Albania says. 'If it helps, we stay the course. If not ... we'll have to make tough choices.' Among those choices is one that some might see as unconventional. But for Albania, it's one more way to try and understand. 'Next month, I've booked an animal communicator,' she says. 'Call it what you want, a psychic, whatever. But if she can help us understand what Sugar went through, I'll try anything.' In the description of their GoFundMe page, the family calls Sugar's return 'nothing short of a miracle.' 'Four years ago, we were told Sugar had been hit by a car and believed she was gone forever,' the post reads. 'But this past Sunday, we received an unexpected call from a shelter—Sugar is alive.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Donations have helped ease the financial burden, but what's touched Albania the most is the humanity. 'Strangers send us recipes, tips, love,' she says. 'They ask about her. They care. It restored something in me I didn't realize had been lost.' The future is uncertain. The damage to Sugar's body and maybe her mind may be permanent. 'We lost four years, and I'll never get that time back,' Albania says. 'But I have her now. I have today.' It's that thought that keeps her going. The small, fragile victories of one more hour, one more day. 'We give her everything we've got,' she says. 'I think she knows that now. At least I hope she does.' The bond between them, though battered by time and trauma, hasn't broken. If anything, it's become something even deeper. 'Sugar is proof that miracles can happen,' Albania says. 'Even when hope is gone. Your fur babies love you. You're all they have.' Read the original article on People
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Gladstone man helps reunite dog with Iowa family
GLADSTONE, Mo. – A family pet is back home with its rightful owners in Iowa after a Gladstone, Missouri man found the dog in his neighborhood over the weekend. FOX4 was told the pet's owners had been looking for their dog for more than a year. Missing Kansas City FEMA worker located safe, police say This is the moment Fernando Murueta and his family reunited with mayo. He's a 6-year-old black Labrador- Rottweiler mix. 'We are very happy to have him back,' Murueta said. 'That's a reason why we didn't get another pet because we were waiting for him.' Murueta said neighborhood kids in Des Moines asked to play with Mayo and that was the last time they saw him. Mayo's been missing for more than a year. They called local shelters, but no luck. Then, on Saturday they got a call from a number with an 816-area code – it was Animal Control Officer Heather Smith in Gladstone and she had good news. 'I called and he was ecstatic,' Smith said. 'He's been looking for his dog for over a year.'Smith said Martrez Taylor found Mayo, near 72nd Terrace and Euclid Avenue. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri Taylor shared video of Mayo roaming their neighborhood in Gladstone, eventually parking on their front porch. His family gave Mayo water and Taylor posted this picture online, trying to find Mayo's owner. With no response, Taylor kept digging to find the owner and keep Mayo safe. 'I have my own dogs, so I know that I would want someone, if they find a dog, to try to take care of it,' Taylor said. 'The dog was here for a good eight hours.' Taylor called Animal Control. Smith spotted a microchip on Mayo, which led her to his owners in Iowa – 2 1/2 -3 hours away. 'I called the microchip company who gave me all the information from the dog's name,' Smith said. 'They gave date of birth, who the owner was, emergency contact.' She said this is why microchipping your pets is so important, noting most dogs that are microchipped go home. 'I'm just grateful that it made its way back to its owner and that they were able to reunite with their dog,' she said. Fernando's family is thankful for the strangers who helped bring mayo back home. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV 'I'm grateful for the good people that help us get mayo back,' Murueta said. Smith said last month, they took in 15-20 lost pets. Due to the loud holiday weekend ahead, she said they expect to see that same number of lost pets just over this Fourth of July weekend. Smith encourages pet owners to get your animals microchipped. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
28-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Video shows moment husky reunites with family after being missing for over 3 years
Dog reunites with family after being missing for 3 years Dog reunites with family after being missing for 3 years Dog reunites with family after being missing for 3 years After years of searching, a family was reunited with their missing dog. The Chicago Animal Care and Control shared the heartwarming moment via social media on Friday. The animal shelter said the family was separated from their husky for over three years. But thanks to a microchip, the pup's family was found. The video showed that it took the dog a moment to recognize the family's scent. Once she did, her tail started wagging uncontrollably as she received rubs and kisses. The animal shelter is reminding pet owners to microchip their pets and ensure the information is up to date.
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Missing chihuahua Bea is reunited with delighted family five YEARS after disappearing during Covid
An overjoyed family have been reunited with their beloved dog more than five years after she first went missing. Faye Grogan, 34, from Penshaw, Sunderland, was devastated after her one-year-old chihuahua Bea vanished without a trace in early 2020 while playing in the garden with her sister, Lady, on January 16, 2020. Despite desperate attempts to find their four-legged friend, Bea's whereabouts remained an utter mystery, with her heartbroken family speculating that she may have escaped through a hole in the fence. Speaking to the Northern Echo about her traumatic disappearance, Ms Grogan said that upon discovering her young pet was missing, 'the panic set in really fast'. She added: 'It was becoming dark really fast. We were shouting down every single street to find her. 'We just felt this nothingness - it didn't make sense. The past five years have been upsetting, just thinking of the worst.' Devastated by the unexpected disappearance of their four-legged friend, Ms Grogan, alongside her mother, Karen Culkin, 68, said they never gave up hope she would be returned. The pair, who described living in 'utter turmoil' since the day she vanished, even set up a Facebook page in Bea's name which gained the support of hundreds of pet-loving members deeply invested in returning Bea home. Now, more than five years on, her overjoyed owners have been left in utter disbelief at Bea's discovery, having been handed into the vets nearly 13 miles from home. On Monday, May 26, Ms Grogan received an unexpected call from the vets, reporting that Bea had been discovered by a member of the public on the road in Newcastle. The man, who was driving his wife to work at the time, had seen Bea run out in front of his car. Deciding to take her to Westway Veterinary Hospital in Fenham, she was then scanned for a microchip where it was discovered she had been missing since early 2020. Given the fit and healthy condition the young pet was found in, her owners have speculated that perhaps Bea had been living with a different family who were unaware she was missing. However, police are yet to have found any evidence to substantiate such claims. Recalling the heartwarming moment she discovered her beloved pet had been found, Ms Grogan, who said that she initially thought the voicemail script from the vets had come from a 'prankster', said: 'When they confirmed it was her, I was crying down the phone. 'The girl on the phone said even she was tearing up when I told her Bea had been missing for five years - she had goosebumps.' Taking to Facebook to share their long-awaited reunion, Ms Grogan, who has two daughters, Rosie, 12, and eight-year-old Madalay, gushed: 'The day we never thought would come finally arrived. Recalling the heartwarming moment she discovered her beloved pet had been found, Ms Grogan, who said that she initially thought the voicemail script from the vets had come from a 'prankster', said: 'When they confirmed it was her, I was crying down the phone' Taking to Facebook to share her relief at Bea's finding, Ms Culkin said: 'We finally got her home, our beautiful Bea. 'She is back where she was always meant to be. We never gave up. Our broken hearts aren't broken anymore. 'And five years, four months, one week and three days of torture is finally over.' Our hearts are now full again. Never ever give up hope. 'The support and co-operation from everyone has been overwhelming and if I could I'd personally thank each and every person.' Meanwhile, Ms Culkin added: 'We finally got her home, our beautiful Bea. 'She is back where she was always meant to be. We never gave up. Our broken hearts aren't broken anymore.' Utilising Bea's story as an opportunity to encourage fellow dog owners to get their pets microchipped, Ms Grogan added: 'Please get your dogs chipped, without it we would never have seen Bea again. 'She wasn't neglected by any means, and she still escaped. It can happen.'
