A man in the US threw a "welcome home" party after reuniting with his dog 10 years after losing him.
Edmon Lighthall’s friends and family all gathered in a park to celebrate the return of Peter, the poodle-doodle mix who had been missing since 2015.
Lighthall’s dog, Peter, went missing from his family’s backyard a decade ago. Despite efforts to find him, the furry friend remained missing for 10 years.
That was until a couple of weeks ago, when the 51-year-old Lighthall received a text message from a pet microchip registry company informing him Peter’s microchip had been scanned and he had been found.
"I immediately called the number, and I got in touch with Laney from Hammond Animal Control, and she explained to me that the police found Pete walking down the street," said Lighthall.
Lighthall says he drove for 45 minutes the very next day, from his house in Chicago to Hammond, Indiana, to reunite with Peter again.
"It was absolutely unbelievable. I saw Pete. He came out, he greeted me, and it was almost immediate. I felt like he recognised me immediately," Lighthall said.
Lighthall said that Peter is now around 14 or 15, and has slowed down with age but still gets occasional bursts of "puppy energy."
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