Home for the holidays: Dog reunited in Jacksonville with family after disappearing from North Carolina in 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A household from North Carolina acquired a heartwarming Christmas present on Friday after two years of ready.

Nicholas Dawson and his kids reunited together with his canine Isis — a 6-year-old American Staffordshire terrier — in Jacksonville after she disappeared from her Fayetteville house again in March 2020.

“He searched throughout, posted indicators and alerted neighbors, however Isis couldn’t be discovered,” a information launch mentioned.

At 10 p.m. Tuesday, a miracle occurred. A lady mentioned she was ready for a prepare on the Tri-Rail Station close to Outside World in Dania Seashore, Florida, when a pleasant canine walked proper as much as her. It was Isis.

Fortunately, Isis had been microchipped. The chip was scanned on the Humane Society of Broward County, and workers realized that Isis was over 725 miles from her house.

The workers referred to as Dawson, and he might barely maintain again the tears of pleasure. He and his kids, ages 10 and 13, packed up the automobile and drove from North Carolina to satisfy the household who discovered Isis on Friday.

“I by no means thought I’d see her once more, so you already know, they referred to as me the opposite day, I used to be at work, and it sort of like took my breath away,” Dawson mentioned. “I used to be, like, ‘Actually?’”

Nobody is bound how Isis made it to South Florida. The one factor that issues now’s that Isis is secure and he or she’s going house for the vacations.

“I’m joyful to have her again and simply need to give her, you already know, an excellent life. I’m unsure what she was going via down right here, however I do know we’ve obtained huge plans for her again in North Carolina,” Dawson mentioned.

News4JAX needs each households a Merry Christmas and a secure drive again house.