Thief Steals SUV with Dog Inside: Owners Search Nearly a Month Before Finding Her Near Bridge

On Nov. 15, Justin Inman was the victim of a car theft. His SUV was stolen in Hudson, Wisconsin — but that wasn’t the worst part. Inside his SUV was his Boston terrier/pug mix named Harper — a dog worth her weight in…

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“If someone has our little girl: To you she is just a Dog, but to us, you have a huge part of our lives, you have our best friend,” he wrote in a post from Thanksgiving. “You have a part of our lives who we have watched grow over 4 years, get her teenage sassiness, lick our tears when we cry, cuddle us tight every morning and night.

“We can’t walk our house without hundreds of memories popping into our minds. Only you can make this pain go away. We’re begging you.”

After spending nearly a month rallying volunteers for searches, posting flyers, following up on leads and scouring every place they could think of, they finally got a tip from someone who spotted a small Dog hiding out near a bridge.

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“The day we’ve prayed for has finally come — HARPER. IS. HOME!!!!!!” Inman shared on Dec. 12.

“In short: We received a call tonight from an employee working under the I-35 bridge saying he saw a pup that resembled Harp about halfway up the bluff (through his binoculars). We drove the 30 minutes, as we have with dozens of leads, and couldn’t see anything. We started the climb up the hill, and in a little crevice of the bluff — We shined our light on our baby girl’s face. We called her name and she ran straight back into our arms, finally.”

The Dog had lost a “huge percentage” of her weight, but after a health check at an emergency vet, she was found to be in good overall condition and is back home with her very grateful people.

“Thank you so incredibly much to Lost K9 for their huge help/support, to the hundreds of people volunteering to hang her fliers, to the thousands sharing our posts — you’ve made an impact that truly changed our lives, and I promise it is something we will never be able to repay,” Inman concluded. “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”

According to WCCO-TV, the SUV was found in Coon Rapids and Bradley Downwind, the suspect, has been found and charged with felony vehicle theft.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.