{"id":284587,"date":"2026-07-02T06:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/284587\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:45:16","slug":"video-missing-florida-dog-found-more-than-1000-miles-away-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/284587\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Missing Florida dog found more than 1,000 miles away"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI had no doubt the whole time he’ll he’ll make it back home it’s just mind blowing that he was all the way in New York so that’s just like he went to New York he went to New York before any of us.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

VIDEO: 13-year-old Florida dog Apollo found 1,000 miles away near New York City after months missing<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 8:03 PM EDT Jul 1, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA missing Florida dog returned home after ending up more than 1,000 miles to the New York City area.WKMG reports that Apollo, a 13-year-old dog, disappeared from his family\u2019s home in Ocala in April and later turned up at a police station on Long Island.His owner, Nicholas Josey, flew to New York on Friday to bring Apollo back to Florida.”I had no doubt the whole time he’ll, he’ll make it back home,” Josey told WKMG. “It’s just mind-blowing that he was all the way in New York.”Josey added, “So, that’s just \u2014 like he went to New York, he went to New York before any of us.: Josey said the family does not know how Apollo ended up in New York. They plan to celebrate Apollo\u2019s 14th birthday in August.See more in the video player above\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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A missing Florida dog returned home after ending up more than 1,000 miles to the New York City area.<\/p>\n

WKMG<\/a> reports that Apollo, a 13-year-old dog, disappeared from his family\u2019s home in Ocala in April and later turned up at a police station on Long Island.<\/p>\n

His owner, Nicholas Josey, flew to New York on Friday to bring Apollo back to Florida.<\/p>\n

“I had no doubt the whole time he’ll, he’ll make it back home,” Josey told WKMG. “It’s just mind-blowing that he was all the way in New York.”<\/p>\n

Josey added, “So, that’s just \u2014 like he went to New York, he went to New York before any of us.: <\/p>\n

Josey said the family does not know how Apollo ended up in New York. They plan to celebrate Apollo\u2019s 14th birthday in August.<\/p>\n

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