A Stockton, California, canine has lastly been reunited together with her house owners—12 years after she first went lacking.

When a Stockton animal management officer got here throughout an outdated, deserted canine on a rural property on February 10, he assumed the pooch was a stray. The officer had been dispatched after a 911 caller noticed the canine, which they described as "outdated and unwell" and stated had been dropped off on the property.

Upon checking for a microchip, although, the officer found that the canine, named Zoey, had really been reported lacking from the town of Lafayette, California, in 2010. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Workplace stated that Zoey was listed as "deceased" by the microchip firm as a result of she had been lacking for thus a few years.

The sheriff's workplace discovered Zoey's authentic house owners, who presently reside in Benicia, California, about 60 miles away from Stockton.

In a video shared by the sheriff's workplace on Fb, Zoey was reunited together with her proprietor Michelle, who had initially reported her lacking 12 years in the past.

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"We acquired her on the pound when she was six months outdated together with her twin sister," Michelle stated of Zoey. "They had been with us for about six months after which we went to the shop for about 20 minutes and got here again, and [Zoey] was lacking."

"We've one different canine, he is additionally 13," Michelle stated. "Truthfully, I am nonetheless in shock, like, I positively did not anticipate this to ever occur, so, [I'm] actually excited."

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A canine named Zoey was reunited together with her household in Stockton, California, 12 years after she first went lacking. Her proprietor said that she had solely had her for about six months earlier than she was misplaced. This can be a inventory picture that doesn't depict Zoey. iStock/Getty

Whereas circumstances like these are uncommon, this isn't the primary time a canine has been reunited with its house owners after a major time period.

This previous October, a Maltese pet named Cindy was reunited together with her proprietor eight months after being taken in a New York Metropolis automotive theft. Police officers had been capable of establish the canine resulting from markings on her physique.

The canine was scared and frail, officers stated, and in addition had conjunctivitis in each eyes. Nevertheless, after veterinary care, the canine appeared to make a full restoration.

Reminiscent of with the case of Zoey, misplaced canines have been identified to journey lengthy distances from house.

A canine named Teddy made headlines in January after going lacking throughout a household journey in Pennsylvania. He was ultimately discovered at a farm in New York state, seven months later and practically 80 miles from the place he had initially been misplaced.

One other New York case concerned a Yorkshire terrier named Louie, who initially escaped from the yard of one among his proprietor's associates in 2019. For the following two years, his proprietor looked for the canine with no luck.

This previous summer season, although, Louie was discovered wandering the streets within the rain. Though his collar didn't have any info on it, a microchip was capable of reunite him along with his proprietor, and a video of the reunion went viral on social media.

Newsweek has reached out to the town of Stockton for remark.