An Illinois household has reunited with their canine that had been misplaced since a barn hearth occurred on their property in early December.
Ollie, a German shepherd/golden retriever combine, was final seen 62 miles from his home in December after going lacking following a barn hearth.
Members of the family assumed they have been being interviewed on January 5 to boost consciousness about their canine being lacking, however a reunion was really the true function. With the assistance of Woodford County Animal Management, the household was capable of choose up Ollie.
“He has a collar with a tag and it has Jim’s cellphone quantity on it. One figuring out mark is he has a bit of reduce on his nostril,” proprietor Evelyn Zoss advised NBC affiliate WEEK-TV in Peoria, Illinois.
On her Facebook post, Zoss mentioned, “Thanks Jesus, Ollie has been discovered and is dwelling!!!! You all, thanks for all of your prayers and issues. He was discovered up previous Ottawa strolling on I-80 close to Marseilles. Mainly 70 miles away! We are able to hardly imagine this!”
The 8-year-old canine has not been seen by the household since a barn hearth on their property on December 11. Ollie was discovered on January 4.
Zoss added, “They nonetheless haven’t cleaned up on the market. Now we have the aspect thought that presumably they’ll discover his stays on the market, we don’t know.”
However by a miracle, Ollie turned as much as be alive.
“Ollie spent the final month, I can solely think about his journey by way of the climate and the miles,” mentioned Tim Abney, of Woodford County Animal Management.