‘Healthy, matted, and oh-so-happy to see us!’ Alabama family reunites with dog missing for 2 years

DAPHNE, Alabama — An Alabama household was elated once they reunited with their misplaced canine after he went lacking nearly two years in the past, viral video exhibits.

Karen Elleard captured her youngsters’s tearful reunion once they greeted their long-lost pooch, Leroy, as they hopped off the bus on Jan. 9.

Video taken at their dwelling in Daphne exhibits Elleard and her husband groom Leroy and lower off inches of matted fur.

Elleard stated her now 7-year-old Coton de Tulear escaped out their again door in Might 2021, prompting an exhaustive search effort round their neighborhood.

After months of trying and posting on social media, the Elleard household advised the microchip firm to mark Leroy as “misplaced.”

Elleard obtained a name on Monday from the animal shelter informing her that Leroy was discovered and recognized by his microchip.

Elleard stated that Leroy was “wholesome, matted, and oh-so-happy to see us!”

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