A dog that spent eight years apart from his family was reunited with his owner just in time for Christmas.
After years of searching and holding out hope, Julia Nemeth said it s the best gift she could have received. It s like that moment you dream about, she said. You dream about it for eight years, and it hasn t set in yet that it s reality.
Junior, a 9-year-old pit bull-terrier mix, returned home Thursday after spending most of his life lost from his family.
He became Nemeth s dog in 2012 after another pet she rescued, Junior s mother Page, had 10 puppies. She found homes for the other nine, but kept Junior and trained him to be a protector and companion.