Oklahoma woman finds missing dog 1,100 miles away in North Carolina after 2 weeks

An Oklahoma woman has been reunited with her missing dog after he was found about 1,100 miles away in North Carolina, leaving his owner and local animal services with a mystery over how he travelled so far. Melissa Burris, who lives near Tulsa in northeastern Oklahoma, said her 10-year-old Australian shepherd, Rio, disappeared from home on July 30 and did not return. She searched for him and posted about his disappearance in local groups, refusing to give up hope of finding him. Nearly two weeks later, Burris received an unexpected call from Guilford County Animal Services in Greensboro, North Carolina. A Good Samaritan had found Rio and taken him to the shelter, where staff scanned his microchip and traced him back to his owner.How the dog disappeared from his Oklahoma homeBurris said Rio had previously developed a reputation as an “escape artist” and would sometimes wander away from home. She described him as a dog who liked to “go shopping” at a general store near their home or head off on his own adventures. But when Rio disappeared on July 30, he did not return as he had on previous occasions. Burris began looking for him and shared information about the missing dog in local o...