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It Had Been Two Years Since Her Dog Went Missing, But Then An Internet Ad Changed Everything

<div><p>Mindy Levioke says that it's like "it's spring after a long winter" now that her precious dog has returned to her. Minnow, her Chihuahua mix, went missing 2 years ago and Mindy thought she would never see her again. </p><p>"I had her for nine years before she went missing," Mindy said with her best bud in her arms trying to sneak in a few kisses. Minnow got out of the house and ran off, leaving Mindy heartbroken missing her dog. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow.PNG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_550px.PNG 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_650px.PNG 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_750px.PNG 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_850px.PNG 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_950px.PNG 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_1050px.PNG 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_1150px.PNG 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_1250px.PNG 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_1350px.PNG 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_1450px.PNG 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_1550px.PNG 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow_GH_content_1630px.PNG 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>But almost two years after she ran off, someone posted her photo on Craiglist claiming she was a 4-year-old dog who needed to be adopted. A woman picked her up and brought her to the vet to get her checked out, that's when they scanned and found the microchip. </p><p>Mindy's address and phone number was still on the chip so the vet was able track her down and let her know that they found her dog. Mindy couldn't believe it. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3.PNG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_550px.PNG 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_650px.PNG 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_750px.PNG 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_850px.PNG 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_950px.PNG 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_1050px.PNG 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_1150px.PNG 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_1250px.PNG 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_1350px.PNG 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_1450px.PNG 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_1550px.PNG 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow3_GH_content_1630px.PNG 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The Humane Society does not recommend getting a dog off of Craigslist as it may be a situation like this where they don't actually know anything about the dog, or they could even be from a puppy mill.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2.PNG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_550px.PNG 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_650px.PNG 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_750px.PNG 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_850px.PNG 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_950px.PNG 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_1050px.PNG 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_1150px.PNG 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_1250px.PNG 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_1350px.PNG 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_1450px.PNG 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_1550px.PNG 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/minnow2_GH_content_1630px.PNG 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Mindy hopes that the woman who returned Minnow will find her next dog through a Humane Society so she can be sure to find one in need of a new home. </p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="LKcvkMJ8K8U"></amp-youtube></div></div></div></div>

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