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'Tears all around': Woman reunited with beloved dog missing for five years
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What happened"Lily is just the best dog." | Courtney Short was convinced she would never see her dog again. But five years later, the two reunited in a heartwarming reunion.
The headline splitWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "'Tears all around': Woman reunited with beloved dog missing for five years". KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "Dog missing for five years reunited with owner in Kansas".
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'Tears all around': Woman reunited with beloved dog missing for five years
Tears all around
"Lily is just the best dog." | Courtney Short was convinced she would never see her dog again. But five years later, the two reunited in a heartwarming reunion.
Dog missing for five years reunited with owner in Kansas
in Kansas
A dog named Lily, missing for over five years, was reunited with her owner, Courtney Short, after being found as a stray in Kansas and identified through her microchip.
