Missing Dog From Mississippi Found In Las Cruces

If Teddy could talk, he would have quite the story to share. How the terrier-mix ended up in Las Cruces is a mystery, but he is soon to be homeward bound, to Mississippi, after having gone missing last December.

“What is it, did we win the lottery,? Caroline Murphy said she asked her husband the moment he called and told her to sit down for what he was about to tell her. ?He said no, even better?we found Teddy!”

The shaggy looking 1-year-old pup has spent the past six-months traveling the country, alone, separated against his will from his loving family. His home is more than 1,000 miles away in Diamondhead, Mississippi.

Murphy said she and her family were devastated without him.

“Everyone who walked by or saw him when we were walking loved him and you know, ‘Where’d you get him,? and, ?Oh my god, I want one,’ and I think someone drove by and picked him up and gave him to their family for Christmas,? Murphy said.

She says she could not believe the news when she heard Teddy was found in Las Cruces, in the courtyard at Highland Elementary School.

“That was so exciting, the kids were screaming and laughing and everybody was happy and they said, ?Happy Mother’s Day!”

Supervisor Curtis Herring at the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley says a little device called a microchip makes this reunion possible.

“Microchip will get your dog home, no matter where it’s taken or where he roams off to,? Herring said.

When Teddy was brought to the animal shelter, Herring said he was immediately scanned, and right away, they were able to trace him to his owners.

“That was our only hope, was microchipping and thinking somebody, someday, somewhere is going to have to scan this dog,” Murphy said.

Herring says a microchip is one of the most important things every dog needs to have.

“If you don’t have it microchipped, you’ll never know because nobody will know that dog belongs to you, and you’ll never get it back,” Herring said.

Murphy says anticipating seeing Teddy?s cuddly, furry face again truly is a miracle.

“I think this is the greatest, greatest thing ever,? Murphy said. ?I will microchip every dog from now on.?

Teddy will stay at the ASCMV while veterinarians get him ready for his trip back home. Most likely, he is expected to travel by plane, but the Murphy family is still figuring out arrangements.

For more information on how you can help with Teddy?s return home, contact the ASCMV at (575) 382-0018.