Ryder, a 9 year-old Chihuahua-terrier mix, was brought in to the El Cajon campus as a stray on Monday. The person who found him said the dog was outside a Ross store in El Cajon, according to the San Diego Humane Society.
The dog had a microchip, and the SDHS Lost & Found team immediately called the number to locate Ryder's owners.
Only Ryder wasn't from El Cajon. His family lives in Las Vegas.
''They were ecstatic — and very surprised — that Ryder had shown up 335 miles west of their home,'' a statement from SDHS reads. ''Right away, they started making plans to drive up and pick up their beloved pup.''
Ryder's dog mom, Debbie Ferris, said he went missing on July 3 from their yard in Las Vegas. She does not know how he got out — or how he got to California.
With her at the reunion today was Ryder's ''aunt,'' Darlene Hardee, and Ryder's best dog friend, Blondie.
''We are so happy this story has a happy ending — all thanks to a microchip and the information connected to that chip being up to date,'' the SDHS statement read.
