Florida dog missing for two years is found 900 miles away in Oklahoma

A family dog ​​who went missing two years ago has finally been found – hundreds of miles from her home.

The brown-gray Pit Bull, Andora, originally disappeared from Pensacola, Florida. The biggest mystery is how she ended up in Enid, Oklahoma – 900 miles from the Sunshine State.

Brenna Denmark, Andora’s owner in Florida, rented a car with her family, maxed out all their credit cards and drove through the night – nearly 14 hours straight – when she heard the news that their family dog ​​had been found safe and sound.

They arrived in Enid after 1:00 in the morning. The reunion was not only exciting for the Denmarks, but also for Andora. She was just as happy to see her family after her two-year nomadic vacation and immediately began begging for belly rubs.

But without her microchip, Andora might never have been reunited with her family.

Florida owner Brenna Denmark rented a car with her family, maxed out their credit cards and drove 14 hours straight to Oklahoma after receiving a call that Andora had been found safe and was ready to return home to the Sunshine State.

Andora was found by Enid resident Destiny Druse while running down a street. A friend of Druse scanned the lost dog for a microchip, after which they learned her name and began the process of finding her owners

Enid resident and animal caretaker Destiny Druse posted several messages on Facebook after finding Andora at her home, all in an effort to locate her owners.

After running into dead ends, the animal lover called a friend over to her house. Autumn Anderson, who is also a groomer, came over with a chip reader.

They scanned the missing dog and immediately the name Andora appeared.

“At that moment we thought, Andora, and her ears perked up like she hadn’t heard her name in forever,” Druse said KVOR.

They knew they had her name, but there was no owner information on the scan. Their next step was to file a found pet report, hoping the owners would see the message.

And just ten minutes later, Andora’s owner called from Florida.

Brenna asked where her dog was, but had never heard of Enid. It was a shock when she realized Enid was in Oklahoma – states far away from their home in Florida.

The Danes never expected their beloved dog would ever be found across the state line, let alone safe in a state 900 miles from their home in Pensacola.

How Andora ended up in Oklahoma remains a mystery, but the family suspects she was stolen.

It remains a mystery how Andora ended up all the way across state lines into Oklahoma, but her family believes she may have been stolen to be used for pit bull fighting

When she got home, Andora ran into the house, found the dog toys and picked one out to play with

Andora was overjoyed to see her family after two years apart and immediately started begging for belly rubs when she returned

The Denmark family’s reunion with their long-lost family member would never have been possible if Andora hadn’t been microchipped. Pets that are microchipped are three times more likely to find a home than pets that aren’t.

“We don’t live in the best neighborhood,” Brenna said KVOR“There are a lot of people who like to fight pit bulls, so we thought that’s where she would end up.”

After two years, Andora finally returned home to the Sunshine State with her family.

Brenna added, “She runs everywhere. As soon as she came in, she found where we keep all the dog toys and she grabbed her dog toy and she’s had it ever since and she slept between my bed and my daughter’s bed last night.”

Druse is no stranger to rescuing missing dogs. She has posted several messages in a Facebook group called “Enid Area chit chat,” in which she attempts to locate the owners of dogs that have gone missing in the Oklahoma area.

She added: ‘They wanted their baby home, that’s all that mattered and I think that’s just amazing. I’ve never seen anyone love their dog so much.’

Both Anderson and Druse shared the heartwarming story on social media, hoping to bring the community together to help the Denmarks.

The Denmarks said they have “already gotten to know the Oklahoma spirit” after donating about $400 to cover travel expenses and future veterinary costs for Andora.

“It’s really amazing to see people doing anything at all, because here they don’t do anything at all,” Brenna added.

But the reunion was only possible because Andora had a microchip.

Pets with microchips are three times more likely to return to their families than pets without them. On average, 57 percent of dogs with microchips return home, according to Support services for humans and animals.

“Without that, she would never have come home,” Anderson added.

Now Andora can enjoy all the love and cuddles her family has to offer in her home in Florida: safe and happy.