Brutus, the greatest dog ever, didn't come from the greatest start in life. He was a junkyard dog and they kept in an unheated garage. He wasn't played with, had no toys, no friends, and wasn't fed properly. So when I found him and brought him home to be part of my family, I vowed to give him all the love, attention, and protection I possibly could. I got him his shots, got his weight under control, fixed his skin problem, and got him fixed. At first I wasn't too keen on the idea of getting him microchipped. I was scared it would be painful and didn't really think I would ever need to use a system like that. After all, I was going to protect him and keep him close. But then I learned that the county I live in only keeps dogs for 3 days after being turned in. What if something happened and Brutus got out, or worse yet, stolen? What would I do? How would I prove he was mine? After all there are not DNA tests to prove you're the owner of your pet. I had no protection for him and with him being such a sweet dog I was worried the unthinkable would happen.

Now Brutus is a very well behaved dog, but when my ex husband and I bought our house together (pre-divorce) Brutus didn't know what to do with such a large back yard. He had a very small yard previously. We would put him outside and he would run and play for hours. My ex had a bad habit of leaving Brutus alone and unsupervised while I was at work. Naturally, Brutus soon got bored with the yard and figured out that he could jump the fence. Luckily, Brutus was enrolled with HomeAgain. He went one street over to play with my neighbors one afternoon. My neighbor saw the tag and called. As I was pulling into my driveway I got the call and was able to arrange picking up my baby.

Needless to say, the husband is gone but thanks to HomeAgain I still have Brutus, my baby, the love of my life. He truly is the best dog I've ever met and I am so grateful to HomeAgain for bringing him home again. I would be lost without him.

I urge anyone who is still considering doing this to take that step, get your pet microchipped and enroll them with HomeAgain. It is such a small price to pay for the safety and comfort of knowing that your family member is covered, to know that it can happen to anyone, anywhere. But that with HomeAgain you have that piece of mind that a network of people will be there to help you in your darkest moment, that moment when you realize that your baby is missing. You would spare no expense to find a missing child, and isn't that what are pets are, our children. Do it for them, they deserve it. After all, they just want to come HomeAgain.

Posted By: Anna McIntire, Columbus, OH - 7/6/2010
Pet Name: Brutus  Species: Dog  Breed: Other  Sex: Male