WATCH: Texas woman reunited with missing dog after nearly 2 years apart

Afternearlytwoyears,aTexasdogownerwasreunitedwithhermissingdog,Silver.”Unbelievable,Iwassooverwhelmedwithjoy,”VelmaGonzalezsaid.SilverranawayfromhomeonJuly4,2023.GonzalezsaidshebelievesthefireworksscaredoffSilver,andshe’dbeenlookingforhersince.”Honestly,Ihadalreadygivenuphope,”Gonzalezsaid.Lastweek,GonzalezreceivedaphonecallfromPetLink,thecompanysheusedtomicrochipSilver.”SheleftmeamessagesayingagoodSamaritanhadfoundSilver,”Gonzalezsaid.“Ithoughtforaminutethiswasascam…butthenIhowwouldtheyknowhernamewasSilver?”ThegoodSamaritanwasVioletaGarcia,whofoundSilverwhileoutgrabbingdinnerinWeslacolastweek.Violetaandhersister,Zoraida,rescuelostdogsintheirfreetime.ZoraidapulledoutamicrochipdetectorthatsheboughttoseeiftheycouldtrackSilver’sowners.ThesistersthencalledPetLinkandfoundSilver’sowner.”Itjustfeltlikeshehadneverleft,”Gonzalezsaid.“Shecameina