Found in Omaha, St. Bernard missing for two years is back with Texas owner
By Michael O’Connor
Omaha World-Herald
January 14, 2018
A St. Bernard missing for two years has been reunited with his Texas owner after being found in Omaha.
The Nebraska Humane Society said the dog went missing in the Austin area and was traced to his owner there through a microchip.
Pam Wiese, spokeswoman for the Humane Society, said the owner, Robin Delgado, drove to Omaha and picked up her dog Thursday.
“She was ecstatic," Wiese said.
So how did the big guy named Bowser get 850 miles from Austin to Omaha?
An Omaha woman who used to live in Texas said she bought the dog there from an online seller a couple of years ago. Alexa Mosqueda said the dog came to Omaha when the family moved here last year.
Mosqueda said the dog got loose from the family’s backyard in west Omaha last week. She said her family searched for the dog but had no luck.
Mosqueda called the Humane Society and learned it had picked up the dog Monday in her neighborhood.
Wiese said the dog was healthy and had been well cared for.
Wiese said sometimes dogs, particularly purebreds like Bowser, are stolen or found and then sold to unsuspecting buyers.
Wiese said the case involving the St. Bernard is a reminder that people buying dogs from private sellers must be cautious and make sure they know where the animal came from. It also shows the importance of getting dogs microchipped, she said.
Mosqueda said her family loved the dog, and it’s been hard explaining to her young children that he would not be coming back to their house. But she said she’s glad the dog has been reunited with Delgado, the original owner, who also has kids. It was the right thing to do, she said.
Delgado could not be reached for comment.
“She had to live for two years not knowing," Mosqueda said. “I know he’s going to a great home that loved him."
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