Florida dog missing since April turns up 1,000 miles away at Long Island police station

OCALA, Fla. (CBS12) — A missing Florida dog is back home with his family after an adventure that somehow took him all the way to New York.

Apollo, a 13-year-old dog from Ocala, disappeared from his family’s home in April, leaving his owners searching for answers and hoping for the best. Months later, they got an unexpected call: Apollo had been found more than 1,000 miles away at a police station on Long Island.

His owner, Nicholas Josey, traveled to New York on Friday to bring him home.

The reunion was a happy one for the family, who never gave up hope that Apollo would eventually make it back.

“I had no doubt the whole time he’ll make it back home; it’s just mind-blowing that he was all the way in New York,” Josey said.

he went to New York, he went to New York before any of us.”

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Exactly how Apollo ended up in New York remains a mystery. His family says they have no idea how the dog made the trip from Central Florida to Long Island.

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What they do know is that Apollo is finally back where he belongs. To celebrate, the family is already planning a big birthday party when the adventurous pup turns 14 in August.