SAN DIEGO — A dog who went missing around the Fourth of July was reunited with his family at San Diego Humane Society's El Cajon campus, 335 miles from where he went missing.
Ryder, a 9-year-old Chihuahua-terrier mix, was brought into the El Cajon campus as a stray on Monday. According to the San Diego Humane Society, the person who found him said the dog was outside a Ross store in El Cajon.
The dog had a microchip, and the SDHS Lost & Found team immediately called the number to locate Ryder's owners.
Only Ryder wasn't from El Cajon. His family lives in Las Vegas.
"They were ecstatic -- and very surprised -- that Ryder had shown up 335 miles west of their home," a statement from SDHS reads. "They started planning to drive up and pick up their beloved pup."
Ryder's dog mom, Debbie Ferris, said he went missing on July 3 from their yard in Las Vegas. She does not know how he got out -- or how he got to California.
With her at the reunion, Thursday was Ryder's "aunt," Darlene Hardee, and Ryder's best dog friend, Blondie.
"We are so happy this story has a happy ending -- all thanks to a microchip and the information connected to that chip being up to date," the SDHS statement read.
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