A shelter in Oregon came upon a dog whose microchip was linked to Japan. That made finding his actual owner nearly impossible.
The dog's demeanor also made it difficult to find him a new family, according to staff at the First Avenue Shelter.
“He certainly had a nice enough personality, didn’t seem to mind people or other dogs, but just really wasn’t very interested in them as well,” employee Sasha Elliot told Oregon's KEZI about the pooch they named Tokyo.
It seems he may have just been waiting for his owner, veteran Jay Harness, to find him.
Harness had been stationed overseas in Belgium. The relatives who cared for the pooch hadn't informed Harness he was missing in fear that he'd get too upset. But when Harness found out post-service, he was devastated — as any dog owner would be.
One day, however, his brother heard about a found dog from Japan over the radio. It turned out to be Harness’ dog and two shared a lovely reunion at the shelter (much like the time a pooch greeted a soldier at the airport).
“He just sort of came alive,” Elliot said of Tokyo. “You could just see him kind of take a sigh and know that he was back with his owner.”
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