Nova Scotia family reunited with lost dog found in P.E.I.

It’s a happy ending for a Nova Scotia family after their beloved pitbull was reportedly stolen and found in another province.

Last month, Isabelle (Izzy) was seen in her outdoor kennel in Porters Lake, N.S, but when the family returned home, Izzy was gone.

Her kennel was open and “it didn’t appear that she had clawed her way out,” CBC News reports.

According to her owner, Heidi Woods, the family believes somebody had taken their two-year-old Amstaff pitbull from their yard.

“She was taken by someone she is familiar with, I believe that, and I am trying to reach the message far and wide that she needs to come home where she belongs,” Woods wrote on her Facebook page.

Cpl. Ron MacLean with the Summerside Police Services began his investigation after receiving a tip about a stolen dog from Porters Lake that somehow ended up at a residence in Prince Edward Island, CBC News reports.

After Woods had shared the storyof Izzy’s disappearance on Faceboook and Kijiji, police were able to confirm the dog found at the home in Summerside was indeed Izzy.

Later that day, police notified Woods that Izzy had been found.

“Isabelle is safe and sound at the Summerside pound,” Woods wrote. “Thank you everyone for your help.”

Nearly three weeks after Izzy’s disappearance, the family was finally reunited with their dog.

“You know what, I couldn’t even describe how happy they were,” MacLean told CBC News. “The tears of joy, I guess, were flowing pretty good, crying and hugging everybody, and [it was] definitely a very happy moment for them.”

No one knows how Izzy made it to P.E.I., but according to CTV News, the people who were taking care of Izzy at their home were not responsible for taking her.

The investigation is ongoing.