Texas dog reunites with family after 8 years

BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhuanet) -- A Texas puppy, who went missing eight years ago, has surprised her owner with unexpected arrival.

Dancer is all grown up now and she no longer recognizes her name and instead responds to the name "Fern".

Owner Alison Murphy of Austin isn't sure where Dancer has been but says obedience school is the next stop for her newly recovered pet.

According to reports the dog was left last week at the Humane Society in New Braunfels, about 45 miles away Humane Society in New Braunfels. A musician in New Braunfels found the dog running around his neighborhood and took her home. He kept her a few days, and then went to the Humane Society to see if the dog had a microchip, and perhaps, an owner.

She had both, though she hadn't seen her owners in eight years.

"She looks the same," Murphy said. "She's just a little more gray."

(Agencies)
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