WATCH: Lost dog reunited with owner after 7 years apart

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Thanks to a Good Samaritan, a dog and its owner were reunited after seven years and thousands of miles apart. WYFF's Rashad Williams reports.
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@NetGuyMsia 11 ай бұрын

Doggy didn't seem very excited to see his owner.

@troycampbell1214 3 ай бұрын

The dog is like 58 years old…

@Elias-df6ki 3 ай бұрын

@@troycampbell1214😂😂😂

@lunagitana5 Ай бұрын

He didn't seem excited about anything really 😂

@JanBee1122 Ай бұрын

@@troycampbell1214 You sound like you're 12

@shirleyw8720 Ай бұрын

@@troycampbell1214you say that like 58 is beyond ancient! I’m 62 (and I can still get excited when I’m happy) 😁

@Earthy-Artist 4 ай бұрын

The poor dog looks traumatized & weary.

@vickie30 Ай бұрын

Dogs don't walk off to die when they are in a loving home..

@hazelwood55 Ай бұрын

If a dog (or cat) runs off (lots do because they are scared of fireworks or thunder) and someone takes them in and they can't get back to their original owner, then you get stories like this.

@trusteftvod 27 күн бұрын

Some times they do.

@Periwinkleblue. Ай бұрын

Wait, he was shot, ran away from home and the owner shrugs her shoulders and says, "I thought he just ran off to die bc he was already old". And we're giving him back to her for what reason? This poor dog. How heartbreaking.

@KK-111 Ай бұрын

Maybe she was the one who shot him? :/

@CarpeDiem-ww2fk Ай бұрын

I hope the lady who found the dog, kept in touch with the owner, in case of the dog run away from her again.

@philiphurban9498 5 ай бұрын

There’s a judge Judy video where she tells someone to put the dog down and the dog immediately runs to the man and she says that’s his dog it’s over. This dog doesn’t seem happy to see her at all. Pretty sad

@loz3135 Ай бұрын

That episode was so emotional,

@annette1838 Ай бұрын

Poor little guy doesn't seem to know which end is up, too much transition for the old man.

@nathancooper4206 Ай бұрын

Yes I watched that episode......touching

@user-iy8lt2ob5y 8 ай бұрын

The dog seemed not to be happy

@paulleverton9569 Ай бұрын

In dog years Nugget is 126 years old and he's spent the last 35 of them limping 2000 miles across America. How happy would you be?

@deneshbhaskar3944 Жыл бұрын

That's crazy. She didn't care . They flew her down. That dog deserves better

@bunjijumper5345 9 ай бұрын

She is a liar, she doesn't deserve him

@dannypriestley1978 9 ай бұрын

Exactly how I felt

@KaitlynFaye 7 ай бұрын

Why do you think she didn’t care.?

@patriciaoreilly8907 Ай бұрын

Pretty obvious are you watching & seeing what millions of other people are watching?@@KaitlynFaye

@sashasabbeth6836 3 ай бұрын

Thank you to the rescuer woman angel who found Nugget and whisked him off to the vet!!!! She is an Earth Angel.

@paulleverton9569 Ай бұрын

But 4 months earlier you had nothing good to post...?

@ScratchyBaws Ай бұрын

Owner :- "Dog was already old so i thought it had just walked off to die?". SEVEN YEARS later and dogs still going, don't let this woman own another dog. 😡

@melissaallen3918 Ай бұрын

@ScratchyBaws Totally. I was shocked at her careless & unloving response. Plus that poor dog survived being shot???...in her care or non caring home. "Dog was already old so I thought it had just walked off to die." They should have given Sweet Nugget a forever home somewhere else as Nugget is now old. Poor Nugget. I truly hope the best for Nugget, but Geez, I am concerned. That didn't sound like love.

@jo-leaarevalo7396 Ай бұрын

I was waitting for nugget to be excited but nothing liked that happened. Hope the dog will have a happy life.

@paulleverton9569 Ай бұрын

@@melissaallen3918 A call out of the blue after the dog's been gone 7 years...? No one would have hovered over the phone, awaiting news, for SEVEN YEARS. And the owner immediately flew to retrieve him, positively glowing with happiness. I have a sneaking suspicion that jealousy over her model like face and knock out figure is motivating many of the unkind comments being posted about this total stranger. Maybe you should look inside, be painfully honest, and try to stop hating women you don't know just because they're attractive and desired.

@jmo2104 Ай бұрын

Yes something's very fishy about this

@Veronica-jl5wm Жыл бұрын

Nugget wasn't having it! No emotion😑

@lilyannal5159 Ай бұрын

Her story, her dog walk of to go die for old age. This sound more likely she let go of her dog to be on its own.

@evannunsince9357 8 ай бұрын

Nugget doesnt look super thrilled.

@la7dfa 13 күн бұрын

Not sure if he recognise her. I re united with my dog after a year away, and she did not react when she saw me. But after a smell and little talking the tail was wagging big time. Nugget is dirt old, and might be slightly demented too, who knows?

@kwanzadixon4722 Жыл бұрын

I honestly think she left him to die. She dropped him off and then drove 2000 miles away. I don't believe for A SECOND she wanted that dog back. She just NEVER thought he'd make it.

@hereandthere6001 Ай бұрын

she just wanted to be on the telly

@sashasabbeth6836 7 ай бұрын

Something is off about this story. I don't trust the alleged "owner." Sorry, folks.

@deborahwade2641 Ай бұрын

I feel the same way. 😏

@ScratchyBaws Ай бұрын

Glad i'm not the only one who thought this stupid owner isn't to be trusted.

@sashasabbeth6836 Ай бұрын

@@ScratchyBaws I agree!!! I am afraid for that dog!!!

@Ahuntrgw2013 Ай бұрын

🤔 Yeah… that struck me as a bit “sketchy” / “dodgy.” The dog wasn’t all tail-wags when she was hugging on him. Then again, if I were out running in the wilds for SEVEN YEARS, I might forget some familiar faces and smells. And this is the least of it all.

@sashasabbeth6836 Ай бұрын

@@Ahuntrgw2013 Exactly!

@Ryansreactions Жыл бұрын

She said I thought he just went off to die... the dog couldn't have been that old 7 years ago... probably more like she left it to die and now it's only fair she had to take care of it as it actually died

@nunya2954 Ай бұрын

BUT SHE looked for him, SO SHE SAYS. But which is it, did he run off to die so she didn't look or did she look regardless of his age. Strange story

@kathiequintel1641 8 ай бұрын

Jennifer is an angel. She’s above a dog lover she is too real to be true. For someone to see a aging in bad shape dog pick it up to get it help is one in 1 million. I’m so happy he’s with someone who can take care of him for the rest of his life.

@oldmanstone9048 Жыл бұрын

Did the dog miss her? I suspect he didn’t like her.

@dannypriestley1978 Жыл бұрын

I had the same feeling mate

@Ryansreactions Жыл бұрын

The feeling looked mutual.

@jeffcoley668 Ай бұрын

I can leave my dog for 5 minutes and come back and he acts like had not seen me in a months. That tail is going so fast and giving me dog kisses. Just saying. I hope the dog will be okay back with this lady. My dog Max is like my family. He is always by my side.❤❤😊😊

@ElizMatLin 3 ай бұрын

I hope she takes care of Nugget in his old age.

@SweetSassyBull Ай бұрын

Poor dog looks traumatised 😢

@modernlegacy5555 9 ай бұрын

That dog was not happy to see her.

@KA-eu9sy 9 ай бұрын

Woman who found Nugget shoulda kept Nugget. Who else agrees with me? I've never seen a dog's lack of joy being reunited with its "owner" before.

@Stefanie2530 8 ай бұрын

Sure looked like the dog had never laid eyes on her before. No recognition, no excitement at seeing her...nothing.

@DarqJestor 8 ай бұрын

He's an old dog. Maybe he has mild dementia. My friend's dog was kind of spaced out like that a lot the last few years of it's life, not always knowing where he was or who his owner was. 😢

@mini-winnipintzu3391 7 ай бұрын

It appears to me dog is not happy to be reunited with owner

@c.c.6930 6 ай бұрын

I do.

@carolinethomas391 6 ай бұрын

I thought the same, the dog does'nt look excited to see its owner

@zulygirl4412 8 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful frosty face! Not many things better than that.

@bradsmith9118 4 ай бұрын

The owner just thought he walked off to? Ooook..... She seems like the type who just left him somewhere and said 'he must of ran away'. Hope Im wrong and the pup is doing amazing.

@user-gv4vf7tf3k 8 ай бұрын

I agree that was a joyless reunion How was poor dog shot? Woman just wanted to be in video that was terrible

@patriciaoreilly8907 Ай бұрын

Dog was probably shot on the farm & when that did not work, had someone going on a long road trip to take the dog & dump the poor boy. I am not happy with this story ending this owner is heartless & the dog knows it .

@dominiccole3338 Жыл бұрын

Terrible dog owner and I can tell one of the type of people that just like to dress it up and not let it be a dog, treats it like a doll or a baby

@Stefanie2530 8 ай бұрын

Poor thing looked very awkward in her arms.

@joijencuyah2345 Ай бұрын

@avinandanbhadra1274 Ай бұрын

GOD BLESS THIS PRECIOUS LITTLE ANGEL FROM ALL SORTS OF HARM AND DANGER. MAY GOD BLESS HIM OR HER WITH LOT'S AND LOT'S OF LOVE, HEALTH, HAPPINESS, SAFETY AND PROSPERITY 🙂🙂🙂🙂🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

@bunjijumper5345 9 ай бұрын

That dog does not like this woman, no way. I feel something is off.

@zjones9876 Ай бұрын

They should have let the dog decide which owner to go to. It bet it wouldn't have been the one who (probably) abandoned him. Wherever you are lady I hope you take better care of him this time.

@heatherfellows2675 6 ай бұрын

Something awfully fishy about this story. Eg the owner said she thought he went off to die since he was so old...if hes so old how come 7 years later, he's still alive?. And the dog himself didn't show any excitement seeing her again! ...somethings up here!

@saraheart2804 6 ай бұрын

I expected her to cry with joy when she saw him. Maybe everyone reacts differently.

@la7dfa 13 күн бұрын

Everything was strange... The little affection she showed was only for the camera.

@SungazerDNB Жыл бұрын

Those signs with "I miss you mom". Freck off

@joijencuyah2345 Ай бұрын

Bless Jesse & Nugget! And all of you kind rescuers. Who believe i. These animals & honor their lives! ❤😂❤

@Antarctica2025 Ай бұрын

Incredible story! Bravo good people!

@graceweber2822 5 ай бұрын

The dog didn't look happy to see the "owner." I feel bad for the dog. I think it will not be happy being with her.

@glgl1472 9 ай бұрын

Dog doesn't look happy at all forgotten about the owner and vice a versa

@mekako1985 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful dog

@itsamilitarylife936 Жыл бұрын

what a tear-jerking and long awaited reunion!

@celinefederici6951 Ай бұрын

Poor Nugget! He looked positively traumatized while she was holding him. The owner should give him to a loving family, she was obviously not a happy camper to have the dog back.

@borisrenderos5831 8 ай бұрын

Poor pup, what he lived through to be reunited. I sure he didn’t leave. He was taken and escaped.

@thegreek1968 Ай бұрын

Nugget was like i thought i ditched these lady

@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz9 7 ай бұрын

There are good people in the world.

@conniewolf7300 Ай бұрын

Can't believe he was even still alive!!!

@arasren5695 8 ай бұрын

Something feels off about this whole thing. I feel like this dog was abandoned by the owner but since it made news this time & they flew her out she plastered on a phoney smile and pretended. I feel sad for this dog having to spend the rest of his days with this monster.

@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj 7 ай бұрын

That is the feeling I got too. She did not seem to care for him at all. For her to say that she thought he walked off to die somewhere truly means something.

@Eureca 5 ай бұрын

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj Some people don't emote the same way as you might or most people might. Especially when there are cameras in their face. I know I would feel uncomfortable being filmed. That doesn't necessarily mean they don't love their dog.

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

Agree...even her answer how she lost him was nonchalant....just thought he left to die because he was very old (and yet still alive after 7 years so not that very old then at the time). And that fake smile and tears.

@pibly7784 Ай бұрын

OH WOW. This is an amazing story. ❤

@maryellis7622 24 күн бұрын

My heart thanks you wonderful people.

@MoneyMagnet2222 Ай бұрын

He never even looked at her 😢

@edithkinsey7031 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely great people!!!

@patriciaoreilly8907 Ай бұрын

Nugget knows best no emotion to the original owner? Something is fishy 2000 miles away she gave the dog away & the person just dumped the dog 🐶 beautiful dog & beautiful angel who rescued Nugget 😊 i love Nugget ❤ i hope the good people who unite dog & owners together checked the owner out as something is not sitting well with me 2000 miles come off it even a young dog could not walk that far away .

@erwinverwimp82 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful story. Kind regards from Belgium❤

@dianemchadeayne5486 Ай бұрын

Thankfully nugget found his family

@user-od1ob4gg9b Ай бұрын

Beautiful story

@gingerking1866 8 ай бұрын

This gives me hope my little gray kitty will come back one day.

@j.y.3604 Ай бұрын

How people continue to "lose their pets" is beyond me. It should be illegal for these people to own pets.

@melissaallen3918 Ай бұрын

@j.y.3604 I don't get it either.

@kcook4243 Ай бұрын

But at same time why don’t more people check to see if the stray pets they find aren’t microchipped?

@Jooliecn Ай бұрын

Glad they found Nugget in the rain limping and gave him refuge. Poor senior dog. Hope the owner will take care of him better this time around. The owner’s comment seems off.

@userxyz77 4 ай бұрын

Miracles do happen. This is one of them. Pets are family and family sticks together.

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

Just learned from another commenter here that Nugget died within two months after being returned. Yes he was already very old here (but not 7 years ago as said by his nonchalant owner)? But surviving 7 years on the streets only to die within two months of being returned to his owner? When I was watching this video and saw the owner and heard her answer how she lost him (lies to me), I felt that Nugget should not have been returned to her since I feared he would just get euthanized (I don't know the details of his death yet), but learning of his death, natural or not, it just confirmed to me that he would not fare well.

@BJones-yw4dd Ай бұрын

Thanks for the update. A sad story all the way around. Nugget deserved FAR better than he got with this chick. RIP Sweet Nugget -- better luck next life.

@joanclark7263 Ай бұрын

Yes, there's definately something amiss here. It's, a great shame the Angel of a lady who found this precious little dog couldn't have kept him. I, don't believe for a second little Nugget ran away no way. Just, have a gut feeling, about this.

@carolmaresca450 Ай бұрын

What a wonderful outcome

@decafmocha211 8 ай бұрын

So happy for both of you !

@denisedrolet291 29 күн бұрын

What a miracle!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

@donnafreeman-og3yh Ай бұрын

What a MIRACLE❤

@SuzyQ19600603 Ай бұрын

Poor dang dog. It will take him time to realize who she is

@normanigro9336 5 ай бұрын

That so sweet thank you to people made possible

@user-vb9wd8eo6z 4 ай бұрын

He didn't ran away you lost him..get it right!

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

Nahh, she dumped him. Too bad he was microchipped and became high profile so she had to take him back since they had to fly her in instead of her rushing to get her now old dog (very old 7 years ago, my foot).

@user-vb9wd8eo6z 2 ай бұрын

@whatevergoesforme5129 this lady is b.s.......all my dogs and cats have lived 20 years or older,,I've never had a critter ran away,,7 or even 10 years is not old to me,,feel bad 4 the dog his going back to that....they're family and I would risk my life for them!

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

@@user-vb9wd8eo6z While watching this video I felt bad for the dog because I felt he wouldn't last long with that fake woman. And her atrocious answer how she lost him! Goodness, I doubt she even tried to look for him especially if my suspicion was right about what truly happened to Nugget. Sadly, I learned from a commenter that Nugget had died just within two months after being returned to that fake all smiley to the camera woman owner. Living on the streets for 7 years and surviving only to die within two months with his owner? I hope she did not have him euthanized which I was thinking while watching the video. Kudos to you for having so many senior pets. Some of our pets did not live that long but we now have a 14 yr old chihuahua, still going strong, and a 12 yr old cat, still going strong, and other youngr cats and dogs.

@paw-za-tivepooch4508 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Amazing

@evaballo1720 25 күн бұрын

I have seen a lot dogs being reunited, they jumped full of joy, wagging tale . What about this dog - looks sad and calm ,feels lonely?

@carlberg7503 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible that the dog hated this family and ran away? The dog does not show any joy is this reunion. The woman gives the appearance of being completely self-absorbed. The event was a good photo op.

@mariarohmer2374 10 ай бұрын

She made sure her make up was all done.🙄

@tedh1047 5 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen one of these where the owner hugs the stranger before the reunited beloved pet.

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

Naaah, she dumped him miles away. Such a nonchalant answer. She thought he left to die because he was very old then? So how was he after 7 years?

@CMason-yr9ks 6 күн бұрын

That's wonderful 💜

@crisremo6113 21 күн бұрын

People with good hearts are #1 in Gods list ❤

@user-rj8nm9gy6w Ай бұрын

After being shot he probably wasn’t so ecstatic to stick around and moved along

@diane5593 Ай бұрын

Love these videos!

@elsietongdo3362 8 ай бұрын

That's so nice n beautiful ❤❤❤

@samyoung3592 9 ай бұрын

poor dog is near death

@user-fw5zd9nd1r Ай бұрын

The dog didn't know her.

@BillyAlabama 8 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@nancyjaplon4909 7 ай бұрын

A miracle!

@howdywowey2165 Ай бұрын

Great Reporting ❤🎉

@Romans219 4 ай бұрын

Well Hi there precious little puppy!😊

@bigbadbubba099 Ай бұрын

Amazing story ....😅❤ All thanks to a kind soul who saw him wet and alone at nite. Bravo to a great lady!!!

@bah-bah29hinks7 Ай бұрын

Dogs usually go by smell so maybe got that eventually. 💖✨💖

@southernbelladonna78 9 ай бұрын

Craziest thing I've ever heard!!

@dianndesilva3778 Ай бұрын

Of course this video made me cry 😢🐕🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💋💋💋💋💋❤️

@thelimey351 Ай бұрын

'Nugget' didn't appear to remember her...

@user-sw2wv1zx1t 9 ай бұрын

Y’all need to LISTEN. Yes the dog didn’t react-she said the dog was old like 8+ years and they’re obviously much more disabled and slower 7 years later. She said the dog never left her side and she was surprised. And the narrator said she also had looked for the dog for YEARS. Listen before you speak/comment….

@Stefanie2530 8 ай бұрын

Y'all need to calm down. We listened. We watched. That poor dog had no interest in her whatsoever. Not one flicker or excitement; not when he saw her, not when he smelled her. Nothing.

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

She said VERY old and not just old. Our senior dog is 14 years old and I consider that old but not very given that he is a chihuahua. So what is very old to her given the size of the dog? If you believe her words, then that's you. She was kinda nonchalant about her answer. She thought he left her to die because he was very old? Then try to find the body? It was a lame answer and a lie to me. Did her other pets do that to make her think that way because usually cats have this tendency compared to dogs.

@anton-antoff 29 күн бұрын

1 year later.. the dog still has plans to escape, go cross country, and retire peacefully.. and this time, with the help of the owners cat..

@PhoenixFit2024 8 ай бұрын

Def don’t believe the original owner at all. He ran away…because he was old. The dog wasn’t even old. That lady dumped the dog.

@no-name420 Ай бұрын

I don't think Nugget knows who this person is or cares who this person is; at my age I understand.

@user-qm2wl9ry9n Ай бұрын

What a good , nice story! By God !

@patriciaoreilly8907 Ай бұрын

Jennifer we love you.

@scottboy 11 ай бұрын

Who tf does NOTHING after their dog disappears. "I thought he left to go die". Yeah with that mentality you will never ever find your lost dog, even if its in the shelter across the street.

@mariarohmer2374 10 ай бұрын

She says with perfect make up and smiling. She sure loves the camera!

@user-sw2wv1zx1t 9 ай бұрын

She SAID she looked for years and then whatever else she said. What is with comment communities…..

@mariarohmer2374 9 ай бұрын

@@user-sw2wv1zx1t Well, you're here, aren't you?

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

@@user-sw2wv1zx1t Yes she said that. So people are always honest about what truly happened? She did not even rush to get her dog but had to be flown in. 7 years missing and had to be flown in. i would have borrowed my fare if I had no money. As a pet owner of dogs and cats, I tend to look for my missing pets even if I thought they left me to die (which happens to cats more) because they got sick and not just because they were VERY old (which was another weird answer....what to her is VERY old?). Most of the time I was able to find our cat's body.

@lorrainemiller688 Ай бұрын

Nugget be like-- jeebus, what do I have to do?!

@dannypriestley1978 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't what I expected!! The dog didn't seem to recognise her and it ran away and she seemed quite happy saying he was an old dog.... I thought he just walked away to die somewhere... The dogs like rats, I got away once I can get away again lol 7 years is a long time to have been gone! Anyway I just hope he's happy and he's treated good

@JTScott1988 Жыл бұрын

He already died

@teddyjam8134 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@whatevergoesforme5129 2 ай бұрын

@@JTScott1988 HOw do you know he already died?

@KatieBurke-qu1mk Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@rosejackson8835 Ай бұрын

Didnt seem to remember his old owner, how did he ever run away as she said he ever left her side, let alone get accross the other side of the country😮

@user-cu8uq1qh6q Ай бұрын

I love 🌸🙏🌷🐕🌼😘❤️😢🥹

@bharathsurs 8 ай бұрын

DOGS LOVE US MUCH MORE THAN THEY EVER CARE FOR THEMSELVES.. AND EVEN GIVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR US, IF THE SITUATION EVER DEMANDED. 🙏🏼 IT IS ONLY FOR US TO REALISE THIS FACT AND TO RECIPROCATE RIGHTLY, DURING THEIR COMPARITIVELY, MUCH SMALLER LIFESPANS.