{"id":200709,"date":"2020-02-11T00:37:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/minnesota-woman-reunites-with-lost-dog-after-seeing-picture-on-florida-brewerys-beer-can\/"},"modified":"2020-02-11T00:37:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:37:14","slug":"minnesota-woman-reunites-with-lost-dog-after-seeing-picture-on-florida-brewerys-beer-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/minnesota-woman-reunites-with-lost-dog-after-seeing-picture-on-florida-brewerys-beer-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota woman reunites with lost dog after seeing picture on Florida brewery&#8217;s beer can"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"30\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"A Florida brewery\u2019s campaign to bring awareness to shelter-dog adoption has led to the joyful reunion of a woman and her missing four-legged friend, who were brought together again \u2014 after three years \u2014 on Friday.\" data-reactid=\"31\">A Florida brewery\u2019s campaign to bring awareness to shelter-dog adoption has led to the joyful reunion of a woman and her missing four-legged friend, who were brought together again \u2014 after three years \u2014 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The amazing story began in January, when Motorworks Brewing in Brandenton, Fla., partnered with Shelter Manatee to create wraps \u2014 featuring photos of four adoptable dogs \u2014 for its beer cans. The campaign, which aimed to not only bring awareness, but to help the shelter reach its $2 million goal of building a larger shelter, went viral \u2014 and led to two of the dogs finding forever homes.\" data-reactid=\"32\">The amazing story began in January, when Motorworks Brewing in Brandenton, Fla., partnered with Shelter Manatee to create wraps \u2014 featuring photos of four adoptable dogs \u2014 for its beer cans. The campaign, which aimed to not only bring awareness, but to help the shelter reach its $2 million goal of building a larger shelter, went viral \u2014 and led to two of the dogs finding forever homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The two dogs left, Day Day and Candy, were still looking to be adopted when the shelter got a call, on Jan. 24, from Monica Mathis in St. Paul, Minn. claiming that Day Day was her long-lost dog Hazel.\" data-reactid=\"33\">The two dogs left, Day Day and Candy, were still looking to be adopted when the shelter got a call, on Jan. 24, from Monica Mathis in St. Paul, Minn. claiming that Day Day was her long-lost dog Hazel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cWe really couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Hans Wohlgefahrt, who works in outreach and communications at the shelter, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. \u201cIt was just kind of an unreal thing. The campaign at that point had reached a higher, national level, so we treated it with a little bit of skepticism. We needed some verification from her\u2026 so Monica provided everything we needed, she gave vet records and a lot of photographs to show she had the dog ever since it was born.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"34\">\u201cWe really couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Hans Wohlgefahrt, who works in outreach and communications at the shelter, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. \u201cIt was just kind of an unreal thing. The campaign at that point had reached a higher, national level, so we treated it with a little bit of skepticism. We needed some verification from her\u2026 so Monica provided everything we needed, she gave vet records and a lot of photographs to show she had the dog ever since it was born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Turned out that Hazel went missing back in 2017, when Mathis lived in Iowa. It is still unclear how she turned up over 1,000 miles away in Florida. According to Wohlgefahrt, Hazel had been at the shelter since March 2019, after being brought in as a stray. There was a microchip on the dog, but the contact information was outdated. And, though the pit bull mix was a favorite among the shelter employees, she was having a hard time finding someone to take her home.\" data-reactid=\"35\">Turned out that Hazel went missing back in 2017, when Mathis lived in Iowa. It is still unclear how she turned up over 1,000 miles away in Florida. According to Wohlgefahrt, Hazel had been at the shelter since March 2019, after being brought in as a stray. There was a microchip on the dog, but the contact information was outdated. And, though the pit bull mix was a favorite among the shelter employees, she was having a hard time finding someone to take her home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Mathis is still in disbelief that she was being reunited with her best friend after seeing her picture of the beer cans in a Facebook post.\" data-reactid=\"36\">Mathis is still in disbelief that she was being reunited with her best friend after seeing her picture of the beer cans in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cIt was amazing,\u201d she says. \u201cI guess it\u2019s like if you ever did a scratch-off or won at the casino \u2014 it was like [winning] a million bucks. I just felt like I won the hugest thing ever.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"37\">\u201cIt was amazing,\u201d she says. \u201cI guess it\u2019s like if you ever did a scratch-off or won at the casino \u2014 it was like [winning] a million bucks. I just felt like I won the hugest thing ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"38\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"328\" data-reactid=\"39\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"507\" data-reactid=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:64.7%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"41\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hazel as a puppy at the home of her owner Monica Mathis, prior to her going missing from her Iowa home in 2017 (Photo: Monica Mathis)\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" src=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1DphfsjStXIadJpq1MYEmg--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NTA3O2g9MzI4\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2020-02\/1f8c6f10-49ef-11ea-bffe-8766a3a01100);\" data-reactid=\"42\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"43\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hazel as a puppy at the home of her owner Monica Mathis, prior to her going missing from her Iowa home in 2017 (Photo: Monica Mathis)\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1DphfsjStXIadJpq1MYEmg--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NTA3O2g9MzI4\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2020-02\/1f8c6f10-49ef-11ea-bffe-8766a3a01100\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"53\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Hazel as a puppy at the home of her owner Monica Mathis, prior to her going missing from her Iowa home in 2017 (Photo: Monica Mathis)\" data-reactid=\"54\">\n<p>Hazel as a puppy at the home of her owner Monica Mathis, prior to her going missing from her Iowa home in 2017 (Photo: Monica Mathis)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"56\"><span data-reactid=\"57\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The thrilled companion was not only overwhelmed by the fact that Hazel was coming home, but also because Wohlegefhart had offered to make the 23-hour trek from Palmetto, Fl. to Minnesota to deliver the dog himself.\" data-reactid=\"58\">The thrilled companion was not only overwhelmed by the fact that Hazel was coming home, but also because Wohlegefhart had offered to make the 23-hour trek from Palmetto, Fl. to Minnesota to deliver the dog himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cFor them to help me figure all of this out\u2026for them to do this was huge. With kids and funds, and everything\u2026it\u2019s a huge thing and they took so much stress off me by even doing that, that was just fabulous of them,\u201d Mathis says.\" data-reactid=\"59\">\u201cFor them to help me figure all of this out\u2026for them to do this was huge. With kids and funds, and everything\u2026it\u2019s a huge thing and they took so much stress off me by even doing that, that was just fabulous of them,\u201d Mathis says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"For Wohlegefhart, the decision came naturally.\" data-reactid=\"60\">For Wohlegefhart, the decision came naturally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cI really didn\u2019t know what I was signing up for,\u201d he admitted, adding that, actually, he \u201cdidn\u2019t think much about it, I just knew it was the right thing to do. And I just rented a car and started [driving].\u201d\" data-reactid=\"61\">\u201cI really didn\u2019t know what I was signing up for,\u201d he admitted, adding that, actually, he \u201cdidn\u2019t think much about it, I just knew it was the right thing to do. And I just rented a car and started [driving].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"He documented the first two days of their road trip with photos and video, which was shared in a post on the shelter\u2019s Facebook page on Friday.\" data-reactid=\"62\">He documented the first two days of their road trip with photos and video, which was shared in a post on the shelter\u2019s Facebook page on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Barry Elwonger, marketing director of Motorworks Brewing, says he was \u201coverjoyed\u201d by the impending reunion.\" data-reactid=\"65\">Barry Elwonger, marketing director of Motorworks Brewing, says he was \u201coverjoyed\u201d by the impending reunion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cYou can\u2019t make a story that good up,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s just incredible. I mean, all the way in Minnesota, reunited. [Us] getting that press, and that\u2019s the reason she\u2019s getting her dog back. Just heartwarming.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"66\">\u201cYou can\u2019t make a story that good up,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s just incredible. I mean, all the way in Minnesota, reunited. [Us] getting that press, and that\u2019s the reason she\u2019s getting her dog back. Just heartwarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Mathis had been preparing for Hazel\u2019s arrival by buying lots of treats, toys and essentials to make her feel at home again and when they were finally reunited, she called the moment \u201cunreal.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"67\">Mathis had been preparing for Hazel\u2019s arrival by buying lots of treats, toys and essentials to make her feel at home again and when they were finally reunited, she called the moment \u201cunreal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cI could not believe first that she was actually here, but all the grief of losing her and not knowing what happened to her, if she was ok or safe and loved...that fear and pain of knowing I may never see her again was lifted and gone,\u201d she says. \u201cI broke into tears \u2018cause that pain was over. She\u2019s home and it\u2019s the best feeling to have my family back together. My heart is not missing a piece anymore, and it\u2019s a blessing.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"68\">\u201cI could not believe first that she was actually here, but all the grief of losing her and not knowing what happened to her, if she was ok or safe and loved&#8230;that fear and pain of knowing I may never see her again was lifted and gone,\u201d she says. \u201cI broke into tears \u2018cause that pain was over. She\u2019s home and it\u2019s the best feeling to have my family back together. My heart is not missing a piece anymore, and it\u2019s a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Between Mathis\u2019 eight children, whose ages range from 6 months to 17 years, Hazel will certainly get lots of love. Now, Mathis urges other owners who have lost their pets to never stop looking.\" data-reactid=\"69\">Between Mathis\u2019 eight children, whose ages range from 6 months to 17 years, Hazel will certainly get lots of love. Now, Mathis urges other owners who have lost their pets to never stop looking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Ov(h) Trs($transition-readmore) Mah(999999px)\" data-reactid=\"71\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"And as Hazel gets her happy ending, the fourth and final dog, Candy, a 2-year-old German Shepard-Mastiff mix, is still looking for a home.\" data-reactid=\"72\">And as Hazel gets her happy ending, the fourth and final dog, Candy, a 2-year-old German Shepard-Mastiff mix, is still looking for a home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cShe is a great dog,\u201d Wohlegefhart says. \u201cShe is beautiful\u2026and a lot of shelter staff have been working with her. She\u2019s a highly trainable dog\u2026she\u2019s a big dog, so she\u2019s very active, so I think that having something to do is good for her.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"73\">\u201cShe is a great dog,\u201d Wohlegefhart says. \u201cShe is beautiful\u2026and a lot of shelter staff have been working with her. 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