When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, chaos swept through the state. In the middle of it all, a young pup named Blue panicked...
... slipped through a fence broken by the wind and vanished into the storm.
As soon as the storm passed her fearful family began their search. They put up flyers. Called shelters. Drove for hours, then days, through flooded streets and devasted neighborhoods...
But Blue was nowhere to be found.
Months passed. Then, sadly, months turned into years.
The hope of finding Blue faded, and the family mourned their loss. One more toll taken by the storm.
Until this Summer, July 2025, eight years later... they received a phone call they never expected...
A stranger found a dog curled up in a public restroom over 300 miles away in Waco, Texas. The dog was hungry. She was scared. But she had a microchip...
And that chip revealed the pup's identity and led her straight back to her family. It was Blue.
When Blue's family got the call, they were speechless.
Blue was lost when she was 2, she was now 10. Would Blue even recognize them?
The stranger who discovered her and learned with the Vet what an incredible journey this dog had been on, volunteered to drive Blue to meet the family.
When Blue saw her family again, she ran straight into their arms, tail wagging, like no time had passed at all. The happy end to an eight-year saga.
Natural disasters can separate families in a moment. We make emergency plans for ourselves, and our kids, but many plans fail to include pets.
Microchipping, ID tags, and disaster prep kits that include pet supplies can be the difference between lost and home again.
Give your paw a big hug today and make a plan to protect them.
Barks & meows,
Alpha Paw
FOR THE LOVE OF PAWS
Let's celebrate the power of pets - because sometimes, they rescue us as much as we rescue them.
