{"id":259539,"date":"2026-05-05T18:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259539\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:29:07","slug":"florida-deputies-help-lost-husky-return-to-owner-after-12-heartbreaking-years-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259539\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida deputies help lost Husky return to owner after 12 heartbreaking years"},"content":{"rendered":"

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 In a heartwarming turn of events, a 13-year-old Husky named Sierra is making headlines after a remarkable journey back to her owner 12 years after she went missing.<\/p>\n

The Hernando County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> said that on April 8, Animal Services took in Sierra as a stray. <\/p>\n

The Sheriff’s Office said that despite her thin frame, patches of missing fur, and slow movements due to age, Sierra had one important feature that set her apart: a microchip.<\/p>\n

When the shelter staff scanned her chip, they found a phone number connected to her owner, Bryce, who was living more than 1,400 miles away in Texas. <\/p>\n

To everyone\u2019s surprise, Bryce hadn\u2019t seen Sierra since she went missing in New Mexico more than a decade ago. He had often wondered about her fate but never imagined he would hear from her again.<\/p>\n

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Upon seeing Sierra\u2019s intake photos, Bryce was filled with emotion. Though heartbroken by her condition, he was hopeful that he would have the chance to reunite with his beloved pet.<\/p>\n

Just eight days later, with support from We Rate Dogs and Best Western, Sierra began her journey home to Texas.<\/p>\n

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The Sheriff’s Office said that the lesson from Sierra\u2019s incredible story is clear: a simple microchip can change everything. Without it, Sierra may have remained just another lost dog without a way to reconnect with her past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 In a heartwarming turn of events, a 13-year-old Husky named Sierra is making…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-259539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}