Cooper the Chihuahua’s Cross-Country Adventure

For two years, Cooper’s fate was a mystery.

Then, last week, he turned up nearly 2,800 miles from home.

Two women found Cooper along a busy Brandon street. Concerned for his safety, they scooped him up and took him to Care Animal Hospital. Employees scanned him for a microchip and discovered just how far the little dog had traveled.

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“They asked me how far I was from Brandon, Fla., so I could come pick him up,” said Mayhew’s daughter, Michelle Baetge. “All I could say is, ‘From where?’ ”

No one is sure what happened to Cooper or how he got to Florida, but vets said he appeared healthy and well fed.

“Somebody definitely had him and has been taking care of him,” said Cheri Kane, owner of Care.

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