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Update 2: As of Oct. 30, 2009, Brindle has started his car trip with volunteer Lori Swain from Oklahoma to Fredericksburg, Va., to reunite with the dog owner.
LAWTON, Ok. (WUSA) ---- A dog eats with an amazing appetite after a mother and daughter rescued him. Turns out, "Brindle" ran away ten years ago from Gary Rowley of Fredericksburg, Va.
Amy Rohde tells 9NEWS NOW her eight-year-old Tristan saw Brindle under a bush on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.
"I thought that he had died. He was nothing but skin and bones," says Rohde. She says it took about 20 minutes for the dog to "hobble" to the house.
Dr. Vicki Wood of Bark Avenue Pet Clinic saw the malnourished dog the day after he was found.
"I would like to see an additional ten pounds. He has hip bones that stick out," says Wood to 9NEWS NOW.
Wood located the microchip implanted in Brindle. The microchip identified the dog's name and the dog owner, Gary Rowley.
Rohde says she used Facebook to message all of the profiles under the same name, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
"I got a hit back about two hours later. We were very skeptical of each other," she says. Later Rowley sent some pictures of Brindle from a decade ago.
A reunion is expected with Rowley after the dog becomes healthy enough for travel.
Rowley could not be reached for comment at time of this article.
Written by Elizabeth Jia9NEWS NOW & WUSA9.com
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