Saturday, October 29, 2011

Wayward pooch, owner reunited after 3 months apart

In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 photo, Nancy Greiser, holds Petey as she is interviewed in Rochester Hills, Mich. Jim Arrighi last saw Petey, his 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, in the backyard of his home in Erin, Tenn. That was in July, and the 73-year-old retired electrician had nearly given up on seeing his pet again when he learned the dog turned up safe about 500 miles away in suburban Detroit. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Todd McInturf) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 photo, Nancy Greiser, holds Petey as she is interviewed in Rochester Hills, Mich. Jim Arrighi last saw Petey, his 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, in the backyard of his home in Erin, Tenn. That was in July, and the 73-year-old retired electrician had nearly given up on seeing his pet again when he learned the dog turned up safe about 500 miles away in suburban Detroit. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Todd McInturf) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 photo, 4-year old Jack Russell terrier Petey runs in the yard in Rochester Hills, Mich. Jim Arrighi last saw Petey, his 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, in the backyard of his home in Erin, Tenn. That was in July, and the 73-year-old retired electrician had nearly given up on seeing his pet again when he learned the dog turned up safe about 500 miles away in suburban Detroit. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Todd McInturf) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT

(AP) ? Petey the wayward Jack Russell terrier is home.

After three months and hundreds of miles, the dog was reunited Thursday with owner Jim Arrighi in Erin, Tenn.

Arrighi's daughter, Tyanne (TEE-ann) Morrison, said Petey arrived in the care of a Michigan Humane Society volunteer who set out Wednesday from suburban Detroit.

Morrison said her 73-year-old father "actually just cried" when he got the dog back.

Arrighi left Petey in his backyard in July and the dog was gone when he returned home.

A homeowner in Rochester Hills, about 20 miles north of Detroit, saw Petey last week in his backyard and took him to a Humane Society animal care center.

Arrighi was identified as the owner when the dog was scanned for an implanted microchip.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/aa9398e6757a46fa93ed5dea7bd3729e/Article_2011-10-27-Missing%20Dog's%20Travels/id-a2f84fc1e5674c8b80bc6e5ec7eb08e8

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