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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It had been weeks since Anthony Rogers last saw his beloved dog, Bobo, ABC News reports.
Rogers, an artist who is currently homeless in the Memphis area, had been on the streets with Bobo before waking up one morning in late August to find that his Staffordshire Terrier mix was no longer there, according to the Memphis Animal Shelter.
💙 TEARJERKER REUNION ALERT 💙 Anthony is an artist who found himself homeless after some devastating events in his life. He doesn’t have a place to live, and he doesn’t always have food to eat. But he has a best friend, a sweet dog named Bobo. And he always makes sure Bobo has enough to eat. A couple weeks ago, Anthony woke up to find Bobo was gone. He was distressed and immediately contacted friends to help him look for Bobo. They made signs and put them all over town. They talked to the people who knew Anthony and Bobo. When a dog matching Bobo’s description showed up at MAS yesterday, one of our employees, Emily, recognized Bobo immediately! She called the number on the LOST poster, and Anthony’s friend gave him a ride to the shelter within minutes to see Bobo again. Their reunion was pure joy. Bobo could not contain his happiness at seeing his dad again. Today Bobo got neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated, and we found out he was heartworm negative. We sent him back to Anthony with a year’s supply of heartworm prevention, a bag of dog food, and a harness, leash, collar, and ID tag. Bobo is healthy and happy, but he needs to keep going to the vet every year to stay that way. If you’d like to donate toward his continued care at Utopia Animal Hospital so that’s one less thing Anthony has to worry about, call 901-746-8758. Music: Dreamcatcher from https://www.purple-planet.com https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-anthony-and-bobo-get-back-on-their-feet
Posted by Memphis Animal Services on Thursday, September 12, 2019
He immediately contacted friends to help him look for the dog, and put up flyers in the area in case anyone spotted him.
On Wednesday, Bobo turned up at the Memphis shelter and an employee recognized him from the missing dog ads, prompting her to immediately call the number on the lost poster.
Minutes later, the dog and his owner shared a heartwarming reunion.
Video of the reunion shows Bobo running into Rogers' arms and excitedly jumping up all over him, with his tail wagging wildly.
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"Bobo could not contain his happiness at seeing his dad again," the shelter wrote on Facebook.
Rogers can be seen smiling ear-to-ear.
Bobo has since been neutered, given a microchip and vaccinated by the Utopia Animal Hospital in Memphis.
The shelter gave Rogers a year's supply of dog medicine and a bag of dog food. Bobo will also be rocking some new accessories thanks to the shelter, including a harness, leash, collar and tag, the shelter said.
Utopia Animal Hospital will continue to care for the dog as Rogers gets back on his feet, a spokeswoman said.
This story was written by Ella Torres for ABC News.
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