Dog, missing 9 years, returned to family in Kentucky

[Marilyn. 340]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – A German shepherd named Astro who has been missing from his family for more than 9 years is finally home.

The Geary family was shocked when they recently received a call from an animal control officer who said that Astro had been found.

The dog went missing from the Geary family's Port St. Lucie, Fla. home shortly after the family adopted him. Since then, they have moved three times and ended up in Louisville, Ky.

On Jan. 29, 2009, an animal control officer in Tennessee picked up Astro after receiving a report about a dog running loose. Officers tracked down the family through a microchip implanted in the canine.

Dennis Geary says he wasn't sure if Astro would remember him. But when they were reunited, the dog sat down and began licking him.

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[gennyangel 3]

awwww they were really best of friends..i like the cats pic too

[Nagishkaw 510]

9 years?!! Wow! Nice story, BTW.

[Reba 2]

a dog will sit down and lick anybody's face, whether or not he knows them. Its what they do.

But still, nice to know those chips work. Although, I'd like to have my dog back quicker than 9 years if either of them were to go missing. They'd be dead by 9 years

Gotta wonder where the dog has been all those years, certainly someone somewhere must have taken care of him at some point? Wouldn't they think of checking for a chip?

[Jasman0717 9]

Wow, thats pretty amazing

[Ban Hammer 13,651]

a dog will sit down and lick anybody's face, whether or not he knows them. Its what they do.

not if it's a pit bull.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

good to know he was brought back home, 9yrs was a long time though.

[jundp 191]

sweet

[Reba 2]

not if it's a pit bull.

actually, I've known quite a lot of pitties that will do that too. They're lovable dogs, just like any other.

[Ban Hammer 13,651]

not if it's a pit bull.

actually, I've known quite a lot of pitties that will do that too. They're lovable dogs, just like any other.

i've known a few too, got the scars to prove it.