They Almost Gave Up On Their Missing Dog, But 2 Years And 1,200 Miles Later They're Together Again

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They Almost Gave Up On Their Missing Dog, But 2 Years And 1,200 Miles Later They're Together Again

When Relay the dog went missing from her home in West Palm Beach, Florida, her owner Richard Moneck wanted to do more than just put up some flyers.

In fact, while he was canvassing his neighborhood, Moneck went a step further and did some amateur detective work. After a local gas station worker said he had seen a dog matching Relay's description, Moneck asked to see his security tapes. What the footage showed only raised more questions.

In the security video, an unknown person could be seen scooping Relay into a van and driving off. Weeks went by, then months, without any new information about Relay's location. Moneck's parents lost hope, but the 18-year-old had an ace up his sleeve.

When he adopted relay, the teenager spent money he had saved up working odd jobs on a microchip for his pet. It was an investment that paid off when Relay was finally found and identified by the tag...in Long Island.

So how, exactly, did Relay travel 1,200 miles?

It's a 22-hour drive from Palm Beach, Florida to Queens, New York, and all we know so far is that Relay didn't drive herself across country.

Myra Kennett is a rescue worker from Bobbi and The Strays in Long Island.Danielle Finkelstein / AP

A few days after Hurricane Irma struck, a woman found the dog wandering the streets. She looked after it until her landlord told her the dog had to go, when she took Relay to a nearby animal shelter.

Workers scanned the three-year-old Jack Russell / German Sheppard mix and the computer told them she belonged to the Moneck family. "They said "˜Freeport, New York," Richard said, remembering the call he waited almost two years for. "I said, "˜I hope she didn't take a bus.'"

To make sure this story had a happy ending, a shelter worker actually drove Relay back to Florida herself, where the Monecks had banners, balloons, and a bucket of fried chicken ready to welcome Relay back.

Whatever happened to this poor dog, thankfully she's back with her family now.

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[H/T: Palm Beach Post]

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