Jan. 30 (UPI) — A Wisconsin man drove across the country during a snowstorm to be reunited with the dog he lost four years ago in Philadelphia.
The Animal Care & Control Team of Philly said a dog was brought in as a stray earlier this month and scanned for a microchip.
The chip identified her as Cipi, a dog reported missing in the same area of the city four years earlier.
Leovigildo Ramirez, Cipi’s owner, moved to Wisconsin a while after Cipi was lost. He made the 16-hour drive to Philadelphia during major snowstorms to bring Cipi home.
Ramirez said the pet ran off in 2022 while the family was bringing groceries into the house. He kept Cipi’s microchip updated in the hopes that she would one day resurface.
“That was incredible,” Ramirez told Fox 29 News of the reunion. “She is my best friend.”