Lost cavoodle gets a big canoodle
There were tears and celebrations yesterday as a dog snatched three months ago outside a West Auckland burger bar was reunited with her owner.
An Avondale family have been in shock since their much-loved dog Bowie was stolen while tied to a post for a few minutes outside New Lynn BurgerFuel on an April evening.
Mother-of-two Jo Hodge could see 6-month-old cavoodle Bowie from inside the Great North Rd burger bar while she waited for her order.
She turned away when her order was ready, and when she turned back to leave Bowie was gone.
Hodge was reunited yesterday with her much-loved canine companion at the Manukau Auckland Council Animal Shelter.
In a Facebook post Auckland Council Animal Shelters said Auckland Council received a call on Tuesday night from a family Bowie had followed home in Manurewa.
As the dog had a microchip, the Manukau shelter staff were able to search all the databases with her number yesterday morning.
They contacted Hodge with the news and she came straight away.
“There were lots of tears of joy and smiles from the staff,” the post read.
Bowie, a cross between a poodle and a Cavalier King Charles spaniel who was named after singer David Bowie, has been a member of the family since they bought her just before Christmas, when she was 8 weeks old. Son Huxley, 5, calls her “our furry sister”.
Auckland Council Animal Shelters said the case proved microchipping was critical for every dog to have.
“It helps reunite dogs with owners in all situations even when having been stolen.”