Missing Fla. dog shows up 1,000 miles away in Ill.
Oct. 31, 2008 09:49 AM
Associated Press
RACINE, Wi. - A Maltese dog named Max is headed home to Florida after he was
spotted in Chicago - 1,000 miles from where he vanished.
Richard Gonzalez had reported a pet theft after Max disappeared several
months ago from his daughter's yard in Brandon, Fla.
Gonzalez says he thought that Max would never get far. But the pooch was
identified in Chicago by an implanted microchip.
Gonzalez contacted the Northcentral Maltese Rescue to retrieve Max. Rescue
director Mary Palmer had the dog taken to Racine, Wis., and he will be flown
Saturday to Florida.
Gonzalez says he has no idea how his dog got so far away. He says he was so
thrilled about the find that he almost asked Palmer to put Max on the phone.