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Philadelphia Family Reunited with Dog Stolen over 10 Years Ago
Forty-Cal was reunited with his family after 11 years because his microchip was kept current and the lost-pet report remained active, ACCT Philly said.
- On Sunday, March 22, 2026, a Philadelphia family reunited with their pitbull, Forty-Cal, after the dog was stolen from their backyard over 10 years ago.
- Jourdyn Koviak and her family never gave up hope after Forty-Cal vanished from their Northeast Philadelphia backyard in 2015; despite moving to Luzerne County, they kept his lost pet report active and ensured his microchip information remained current.
- After scanning the senior stray on Saturday night, March 21, 2026, ACCT Philly identified the dog; during Sunday's reunion, Koviak noted, "So, he came up to us, as gentle as always, sniffed our hands and was kind of just looking around the room."
- The shelter emphasized microchipping's permanence, stating, "Collars fall off, tags get lost, but a microchip is permanent." Pet owners must keep registration and contact information current to enable reunions.
- Committed to Forty-Cal's final years, Koviak said, "He's very old, and he's going to go home with us and just live his best life for the rest of the time that we have with him.
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She never stopped updating her lost dog's microchip. They were reunited after 11 years
When Jourdyn Koziak got a phone call on Saturday from a man who claimed that her long-lost dog had been found, she thought it was a "sick prank." That's because her beloved pit bull, Forty-Cal, had been missing for 11 years.
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Stolen Pitbull 'Finally Home' With Family After He Vanished Over Decade Ago
A pitbull is “finally home” with his family after he was stolen from his owner’s yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, more than a decade ago, the city’s animal care and control organization announced. “After all that time, his family never stopped hoping he’d come back,” Animal Care and Control Team Philly wrote in a Monday, March 23, Facebook post that showed heartwarming footage of the reunion. The pitbull, Forty-Cal, and another dog were stole…
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