Dog missing for more than 5 years is found. He’s back home in Tarrant County.
There’s a stay-home order for Tarrant County residents due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday, more than 500 residents had tested positive for the virus. Nineteen people have died.
And amid all of that, little Duncan was reunited with his family on Tuesday.
The dog had been missing for more than five years from the Galindo family in Haltom City.
“Honestly, no,” Maria Galindo of Haltom City said Wednesday when he asked if she ever thought she would see her Schnauzer mix again. “I thought someone had run over him or someone found him and just kept him.”
But Tuesday morning, Maria Galindo got that unexpected telephone call from the Humane Society of North Texas.
“I was confused at first because they called him, ‘George’, but then they said he had a microchip and it was a Schnauzer,” she said. “That’s when I knew they had found him.”
Duncan’s adventure with the Galindo family began in 2014. He along with his brother, Harley, were adopted by the Galindos in February 2014 from a North Texas shelter.
The family wanted a dog to help in the healing of Jaylinn Galindo, who had been released from a local hospital after a near-death experience.
“The woman who had previously owned them said they had to stay together,” Maria Galindo said. “So we adopted both of them.”
For months, the brothers lived a glorious life with the Galindos, becoming Jaylinn’s companions as she worked through physical therapy.
But in September 2014, Duncan made his escape.
“He dug under the fence and got out one day,” Maria Galindo said. “We searched and searched. I put it on social media and tried everything, but we couldn’t find him.”
He went missing for more five years.
Just recently, Duncan was found in a neighborhood and taken in by a resident. She changed his name to George. The resident, however, already had a dog who immediately fought with Duncan.
Duncan suffered several puncture wounds to his face and the resident had to turn him over to the Humane Society of North Texas. Officials got him Monday night.
Duncan was treated, and started on pain medications and antibiotics. A microchip was found that was registered to Maria Galindo.
“Maria was able to provide documentation proving ownership of Duncan,” said Cassie Lackey with the Humane Society of North Texas in a news release. “Maria and her children came to HSNT — everyone was crying.”
Maria Galindo said Duncan is back home and taking it easy.
“His brother wants to play and Duncan is still on medications,” she said. “So Duncan is taking it slow on his homecoming.”
