Paris didn’t at first Recognize those who were in front of him. Despite the fact that the small puppy hadn’t seen them in five years, as soon as he recognized them, he leaped into his mother’s arms and wouldn’t let go.
“He started to recognize them and then just wanted to be held,” animal rescuer Bob Swensen told The Dodo. “It was the best feeling in the world.”
Swensen, Missing Animal Resource Group member, was looking for another pet along a Baltimore rail track when a camera that he had set up to watch dogs alerted him to the fact that Paris had entered one of his traps.
According to Swensen, “I watched the video and observed the two small eyeballs climbing up inside the trap.” He was certainly afraid and anxious, but he handled it admirably. He was brought in and made at home.
Swensen was able to locate Paris’ actual home with the help of Rachel Moxley of Microchip Help. Swensen was soon enthralled by the reunion of Paris with his family.
Paris’ mom was stunned to find her cat back in her arms. She admitted to Swensen that Paris had run away while momentarily visiting with a family friend, but she never gave up hope that he’d come back.
“She couldn’t believe we found Paris,” Swensen said. “She had been praying and hoping that Paris would be found and didn’t get another dog for almost three years. She never gave up and kept praying.”
Swensen was involved in many animal rescues, but this one felt special.
“We have reunited thousands of lost pets, but this was extra special,” Swensen said.
We don’t know where Paris has been the last five years. Swensen believes he was probably held by another person before making his way onto the railroad tracks. It’s obvious now that Paris will never feel lost again, no matter where his experiences brought him.
Source: The Dodo
