A Florida family who lost their beloved pet earlier this year got a sweet surprise by the Pembroke Pines Police Department.
They were reunited with their 6-year-old Pomeranian, named Sassy, five months after she vanished without a trace from the family's home in Bradenton.
Pembroke Pines police said one of their officers spotted the dog while on a service call. Sassy is micro chipped, and officers were able to track down her family using their microchip reader.
The pooch was in good health, and was looked after by the department's Animal Assistance Program before she was reunited with her family.
Sassy was returned to her beloved owners, who were 200 miles away, on June 17, police said. Her family was overjoyed to see their pet, which they thought was lost forever.
Police stress the importance of tagging and micro chipping pets to ensure lost pets are returned to their rightful owners.
