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Lost dog travels 823 miles to Cleveland, reunited with owner from Georgia 5 years later -MSN
Michael Joy never thought he’d see his beloved dog Sam again after he went missing in the summer of 2016 from Fort Benning, Ga. But nearly five years later, a recent phone call from more than 800 miles away in Cleveland would make that dream come true.
Michael Joy, a retired Army medic who now lives in Clarksville, Tenn., never quite got over the loss of Sam, a 6-year-old Labrador Retriever and Siberian Husky mix. He had two other dogs and when the second one died in December, he felt even more of a loss of Sam.
“My other dog died and they were really close,” Joy said. “It was the last thing that tied me to him.”
So two weeks later, he and his wife welcomed a new dog to the family and named him Sam.
Michael Joy never thought he’d see his beloved dog Sam again after he went missing in the summer of 2016 from Fort Benning, Ga. But nearly five years later, a recent phone call from more than 800 miles away in Cleveland would make that dream come true.
Michael Joy, a retired Army medic who now lives in Clarksville, Tenn., never quite got over the loss of Sam, a 6-year-old Labrador Retriever and Siberian Husky mix. He had two other dogs and when the second one died in December, he felt even more of a loss of Sam.
“My other dog died and they were really close,” Joy said. “It was the last thing that tied me to him.”
So two weeks later, he and his wife welcomed a new dog to the family and named him Sam.