{"id":18463,"date":"2026-07-27T04:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18463"},"modified":"2026-07-27T04:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T23:18:02","slug":"missing-dog-reunited-with-owner-after-5-years-more-than-600-miles-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18463","title":{"rendered":"Missing dog reunited with owner after 5 years, more than 600 miles away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2F135603779.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A missing dog has been reunited with his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/23\/lifestyle\/midwest-vacations-in-nebraska-missouri-iowa-kansas-minneapolis\/\">Nebraska <\/a>family five years after he vanished when he was finally found behind a truck stop more than 600 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Inmaculada Jackman said she was heartbroken when her dog, Chong, escaped from her <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/30\/deadly-nebraska-crash-at-least-2-dead-19-injured-after-cars-slam-into-pedestrian-crowd\/\">Lincoln <\/a>home in 2021 \u2014 but her family never gave up hope of finding him one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still looked for him,\u201d Jackman <a href=\"https:\/\/local12.com\/news\/offbeat\/missing-dog-reunited-5-years-600-miles-away-lost-disappeared-ran-away-found-truck-stop-animal-shelter-chip-chipped-owner-family-happy-cute-animal-aww-pet-pets-puppy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told local WKRC.<\/a> \u201cWe still went to our old neighborhood and drove around and looked to see if we could see anyone walking him or if he was running around somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Inmaculada Jackman was reunited with her dog, Chong, after he got out of the house five years ago. <span class=\"credit\">Hendricks County Animal Shelter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chong was located more than 600 miles away in Indiana. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Inmaculada Jackman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Five years later, the family\u2019s prayers were answered when a friend sent Jackman a social media post that Chong had been found behind an Indiana truck stop about 642 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Jackman reached out to the Hendricks County Animal Shelter to claim her long-lost pup, but she learned that someone had microchipped Chong in the years that he was missing.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The staff awkwardly had to tell Jackman that they had contacted the person who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/14\/lifestyle\/pet-owners-scramble-after-microchip-company-abruptly-closes-without-notifying-users\/\">microchipped <\/a>the pooch to pick him up, but said that if the person failed to respond within three days, the shelter would be able to release him to his original family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey told me that they were all hoping and praying that the other people did not contact them,\u201d Jackman recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jackman said her family held out hope that Chong would one day be found after they failed to locate him when he first went missing. <span class=\"credit\">Hendricks County Animal Shelter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chong is now happily back home with his family after five years. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Inmaculada Jackman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the grace period passed without a response, Jackman was able to re-adopt her pup, who was warmly greeted by his owner and a new brother, Che Che, a dog the family had gotten after Chong went missing.<\/p>\n<p>Heartwarming footage from the shelter shows the initial confusion Chong felt after being reunited with Jackman after five years, with the dog eventually cuddling with his owner and barking with joy. <\/p>\n<p>Jackman said the family reunion should serve as a message of hope for all those who have lost their pets and are waiting for them to return.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cNever lose hope,\u201d Jackman told WKRC. \u201cIt\u2019s been five years and we found him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A missing dog has been reunited with his Nebraska family five years after he vanished when he was finally found behind a truck stop more than 600 miles away. 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