An elderly Cockapoo has been reunited with her owners after being missing for ten years – and it’s left social media users in tears.
Cleo the Cockapoo ran away from home over a decade ago and her heartbroken owners had to come to terms that they would never find their beloved pooch.
But now, they’ve been reunited after the fluffy escapee showed up at the Humane Society shelter located in Tampa Bay, Florida, US.
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In a post shared on their Instagram, little Cleo and her owners can be seen sharing lots of hugs, kisses and smiles as they were brought back together for the first time in a decade.
The reunion racked up nearly 1,000 likes.
The Humane Society captioned the post: “When 14-year-old Cockapoo showed up at HSTB as a stray we were hoping for a happy ending and for her to be reunited with her owners but we did not foresee the joy that her story brought.
“Her microchip led the team to Luisa who was in disbelief when we called because Cleo […] had run away TEN YEARS AGO!
“They never lost hope and continued to update her microchip in the small hope that they would be reunited, even after they moved to Miami.
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“They drove up Saturday to reclaim her and we couldn’t be happier for them.”
The shelter ended the post with a firm message expressing the “power and importance” of the microchip – and never losing hope.
Users have flocked to the comments to share their reactions, with many people left in floods of happy years.
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One user commented: “That is AMAZING!! I’m bawling!!”
“Such a beautiful story! I am not crying, you are,” someone else added.
One person said: “My goodness – what a miracle to be reunited!”
“Unbelievable! A very happy ending,” someone else commented.
Another user added: “I’m not crying you’re crying.”
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