It's a big old boy. >> Wow. I don't know who would have lost him or how. >> Come here. >> Hi, good boy. >> Who's a good boy? >> This might be our owner. >> Is that your dog? >> There you go. >> People love their pets and can't fathom a world where they'll never see them again. But what happens when they lose these pets, but find them when they thought that they had lost them forever? >> So, someone's reported their dogs been stolen, and someone else has anonymously told us that they have a dog very similar here. Oh my god. Are you kidding? >> We have Buddy. >> Oh my god. Hello. >> We got Buddy. >> Oh my god. Hello, buddy. >> He's been clipped because there was a bit of chewing gum. >> Chewing gum stuck. >> Here are sensational and remarkable heartwarming moments of families realizing their longlost pets have been found. Starting with a bold brown dog who was brought back home before his owner could even realize that he was missing. >> Beautiful boy. >> Hi, pup. >> Everybody smile. This is awesome. >> Thank you so much. >> Is that your dog? >> There you go. >> He was shopping. >> Oh my gosh. >> On May the 31st, 2022, late at night, Brandon police officers responded to a store after workers reported a dog quietly roaming the aisles. And at first they suspected it was up to something. >> Hi pup. >> Yeah, he's a big beautiful boy. >> Hi pup. >> He's just kind of doing us on >> my partner. He's >> Hi. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Come on. Let's go. Damn. That's a big old boy. >> I don't know who would have lost him or how. Simple, Ki 51 with your dog leash. I tried using my leg restraints, but the dog's too big. >> At that moment, the officers had no clue who it belonged to or how it ended up there. There was only one way to uncover the truth, and they were about to take it. >> He's definitely a house dog. >> He's got to be in here like he knows where he's going. >> He's clean. He's a big boy. What kind of dog is >> beautiful boy? He doesn't stink. He just smells of dog and like he was in the rain maybe for a little bit. But I think he's taking care of his claws aren't grown out. >> Look at his little nails are cut. >> So he just walked in. >> Yeah. Like, "Hey, I'm here to go grab something." And he just really walked the whole store and we couldn't get him out. But then it was time to close. We had to lock our doors. And now I fear like if I let him go that way, what can happen to him? >> No, that's going to be big enough. >> Wow. >> That's like big enough for his leg. Maybe. >> Come here, pup. Thank you all for coming in tonight for this uh situation. >> Just when it seemed that the officers had the dog under control, the fear of a sudden rage syndrome kept them on edge. They knew they still had a lot of work to do to keep the situation from turning sideways. >> Come here. Come here. >> Good boy. >> Who's a good boy? >> Who's a good boy? You're huge. >> Big old boy. >> Look at you. Look at you. >> Can you sit? Let's go. All right, everybody smile. This is awesome. >> Thank you so much. >> You're ready. >> All right. You want to give it to her so she can take a picture of us? >> Oh, yeah. I definitely will. This is the moment worth cherishing. >> You got a smile, too. One, two, three. Cheese. >> Awesome. After a while, the officers managed to keep the dog calm, avoiding any hint of idiopathic aggression by making out sweet and merry moments with him. But then came the hard part. Finding its owner. And from everything they knew so far, that was not going to be easy. >> Is that your dog? >> There you go. >> He was shopping. >> Oh my gosh. He broke the gate. >> He was hoping you have a sticker of him. >> Yeah. >> He's so sweet. Send me a Cassie. >> Thank you. >> In the end, despite all odds stacked against them, the officers were able to track down the dog's dad with surprising ease. No charges were filed, and the dog, later identified as Bentley, was safely reunited with his family. Unlike Bentley, this is a more interesting case of a dog that was stolen, but reunited with its owner after 5 weeks. So, someone's reported their dog's been stolen, and someone else has anonymously told us that they have a dog very similar here. >> Oh my god. Are you kidding? >> We have Buddy. >> Oh my god. Hello. >> We got Buddy. >> Oh my god. >> I'm going to miss you. You can come be our station puppy. We're going to come over and pets. On March the 5th, 2020 in Ipsswitch, Queensland, Australia, officers received a report of a missing dog named Buddy that was suspected to have been stolen. Like a wildfire, the news had spread around the community and every officer had been given a directive to keep their eyes peeled, especially to take note of anything that could help bring Buddy back. 5 weeks later, when it seemed that all hope was lost and the owners started to move on, it became a turning point. >> Um, you guys have a dog here? >> Yeah, a little rock wheeler. So, someone's reported their dog's been stolen, and someone else has anonymously told us that they have a dog very similar here. So, we're going to take the dog at the moment and seize it. Um, and then we will go get him checked to make his microchip number checked at the vet to see if it is the stolen dog. >> The officer had information from a neighbor that Buddy had been stolen by an adult who lived close to him. On arrival, the officer made a gentle approach towards the suspect, after which Buddy was taken to the vet, where his microchip was checked to confirm if the adult truly owned the dog as claimed, or if it was the missing dog they were looking for. Despite the vet identifying the dog as Buddy, whom they had been looking for with the aid of its tracker chip, there was only one way to totally ascertain if it was indeed the missing dog. Hey, buddy. Here they are. This is the house. >> Oh my god. Are you kidding? >> We have Buddy. >> Oh my god. >> Hello. >> Did you want him? >> We got Buddy. >> Oh my god. >> Hello, buddy. >> He's been clipped because there was a bit of chewing gum. >> Chewing gum stuck in. So, there's a couple of spots where the pet clipped in. >> It's okay, buddy. >> He's a good dog. >> We've been enjoying spend last hour with him. Hey, >> we're going to miss you. You can come be our station puppy. We're going to come over with cats. >> Good news. >> Thank you guys so much. >> Definitely great news. >> Have a good life. >> In the end, the dog was finally reunited with his family and the suspect was charged with lasseny. Buddy finally meeting his family was heartwarming, but it was nothing compared to this case where the owner reunited with his dog after it went missing on a subway while he was fast asleep. in the >> Come here. I'm right here. Come here, baby. >> On September the 14th, 2025 at around 6:00 a.m., the New York Police Department responded to the aid of 45year-old Charles Williams, whose dog, identified as Rock, was stolen at Banebridge Avenue and East 206th Street Station on a northbound Drain. Tracking down the suspect wasn't easy, but after a long grinding investigation, the officers finally emerged from the station with a result no one expected. >> Getting a hold of the man who stole the dog turned out to be a successful venture, but reuniting the dog with its owner was another thing the officer was hoping would also be successful. Come here. I'm right here. Come here, baby. Come here, I think. You mind if we release him? I'll catch you. >> Reuniting the two of them came almost effortlessly. In the end, he told the press team he had earlier lost his job and home and he wouldn't have survived without Rock because it was all that he had left.