Max’s 1,000 Mile Journey
Max the Maltese went missing from his backyard in Brandon, FL five months ago. His owner thought he was gone forever, but it seems Max wanted to be back for Halloween.
A Maltese dog named Max is headed home to Florida after he was spotted in Chicago, 1,000 miles from where he vanished.
Richard Gonzalez had reported a pet theft after Max disappeared several months ago from his daughter’s yard in Brandon, Fla. Gonzalez says he thought that Max would never get far. But the pooch was identified in Chicago by an implanted microchip.
Gonzalez contacted the North Central Maltese Rescue to retrieve Max. Rescue director Mary Palmer had the dog taken to Racine, Wis., and he will be flown Saturday to Florida.
Looks like Max won’t make in time for trick or treating after all, but I don’t think there’s a better treat than returning home.
woof!woof! woof! Max….way to go! xoxo
It’s good to see that sometimes those little mircochips do bring them home!
So glad to hear he is safe back at home with his loving family! This goes to show that microchips really do work!
I am so happy for the Gonzales family. I am also glad to know that Max was microchipped. In addition to annual vaccines, I feel that it is imperative that you should also have your animal micro-chipped. I would be totally sick if one of my Pom’s disappeared! Kudo’s to grandpa, that he followed up with the phone call, and thank the Lord that Max was returned, safely. WAY TO GO!!!
Thank goodness for micro chip’s. all my dog’s have one. Glad the dog is home and safe.
What a happy ending for Max and his family!