It's been 5 years since Courtney Short and his dog Lily were deprived of each other. The latter was finally found and the duo was reunited thanks to identification, reported KMBC.
The young woman, who currently lives in Wooded in the State of Idaho (United States), had lost Lily of sight after her breakup with her boyfriend at the time, in August 2021. The man had kept the dog.
Despite everything, and despite having moved several times, Courtney Short had been careful to keep the brindle dog's identifying information up to date. She regularly updated the file by providing her new contact details.
“ It is extremely rareunderlines Janet Jacksonthe secretary of the association Dirt Road Rescue. Courtney was very thorough: during the different times she moved during these five years, she always remembered to update her information with the microchip registry “.
Recently, Dirt Road Rescue learned that Lily had just been discovered wandering in the desert region of Moabthen taken to Mound City in Kansas. Had she been abandoned by the former companion of Courtney Short ? Had it been stolen? Had she escaped? Nobody knows at the moment.
Regardless, the team Dirt Road Rescue ran it through the chip reader and was pleasantly surprised not only to detect one, but also to see that it was up to date.
“Courtney had always held out hope that she would find Lily one day”
The association therefore contacted Courtney Shortwho couldn't believe it. After the joy and surprise, it was necessary to think about the transport of Lilyknowing that she was more than 2,300 kilometers from her mistress's home. She and the association finally agreed on a meeting point halfway, in Colorado.
The dog and the volunteers who accompanied her made the long journey, punctuated by stops in motels, then the moment of reunion finally arrived. “ There were tears everywhere, and Lily is truly an amazing dog. “, tell Janet Jackson.
The secretary of Dirt Road Rescue made a point of recalling the importance of chipping and updating identification information: “ When you move, updating your pet's microchip information is probably the last thing on your mind.. But (Courtney) had always kept the hope of finding Lily's trace one day “.