After nearly three years of wondering where he was, a missing San Diego, California, Maltipoo named Colby is finally back with his family who never gave up on him.
The reunion was made possible by a microchip — and by the family keeping that lost pet record active long after hope might have faded.
Here’s what to know
On Sept. 8, Colby was spotted at Jewish Family Service’s Safe Sleeping location in the H Barracks area off Kincaid Road near Harbor Drive, west of San Diego International Airport. He had been missing from his City Heights home for nearly three years, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The San Diego Humane Society later brought Colby into its care after he was reportedly left at the site…