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Loyal Dog Walks 20 Miles Twice To Find Family Who Abandoned Him After Moving

Cathleen, a 6-year-old Great Pyrenees mix, was given to someone who resided in Prague, Oklahoma, which is only about 20 miles away, by her previous owners when they moved into a new house in Seminole City, Oklahoma.

Cathleen had lived with her family since she was a puppy, and the house was meant to be temporary while the Seminole Humane Society found her a new family. However, Cathleen missed her family so much that she decided to take matters into her own hands. In an effort to find her relatives, she twice trekked from Prague to Seminole.

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Marta Mattingly, the treasurer of the Seminole Humane Society, said:

She was seen by Animal Control while she was stumbling around her old neighborhood. She was definitely trying to find her old family, but they just weren’t as devoted to her as she was to them.

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Only Cathleen is aware of how she traveled the 20 miles without incident. She was given back to her new owner, but after a few days she tried it again since she couldn’t stop thinking about her family.

Lisa remarked:

“We just took her to the house where her owners had given her when they originally got her. We decided that finding a home a little further away would be safer after the second time.

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After a veterinary examination, Cathleen received a clean bill of health and was soon placed up for adoption.

She didn’t take long to win the affection of the shelter staff, and soon requests from individuals wishing to adopt the devoted dog started pouring in.

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Many individuals mentioned that they would send money to aid Cathleen’s family but it is unclear why they were unable to care for her. As long as the family gave their permission, the group would post on Facebook, according to Marta. If not, the shelter had had a number of requests to adopt Cathleen.

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