{"id":7624,"date":"2026-04-15T06:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=7624"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:29:34","slug":"dodger-the-cat-travels-over-2500-miles-cross-country-to-reunite-with-his-family-after-disappearing-7-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=7624","title":{"rendered":"Dodger the Cat Travels Over 2,500 Miles Cross-Country to Reunite with His Family After Disappearing 7 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dodger the cat, found in California, reunited with his family in Florida thanks to a microchip<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Davidson family drove seven hours from Georgia to Florida to reunite with Dodger, who received a free flight from an animal rescuer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fresno Trap and Release highlighted the story as a reminder of the importance of microchipping pets<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A cat that went missing in California seven years ago has been reunited with his family in Florida after making a more than 2,500-mile journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Saturday, March 28, Sydney Sherman from Fresno Trap and Release posted on\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/www.fresnotnr.org\/permalink\/1218087620399958\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0that a cat named Dodger was brought to the non-profit organization as a stray for neutering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before the procedure, Sherman noted that Dodger had a microchip loaded with contact information; information that led Sherman to a family who had been missing for seven years, identified by local news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourcentralvalley.com\/digital-enterprise\/georgia-family-reunited-cat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Your Central Valley;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Your Central Valley&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Your Central Valley<\/em><\/a> as the Davidsons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was like 11 o&#8217;clock at night, and I get this email saying Dodger has been scanned into Fresno TNR,&#8221; Amber Davidson, who hadn&#8217;t seen her missing pet since 2018, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Dodger the catCredit: Fresno T.N.R.\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HWuNyO1AWDDpRLhq0jrHZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/f242a685ac7a2086d122784f1c4f95b5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Dodger the cat<br \/>Credit: Fresno T.N.R.\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dodger went missing when the Davidson family made an emergency move from Fresno to Florida in December 2018. During the move, Dodger&#8217;s family left him with a trusted individual, but unfortunately, the cat disappeared before the Davidsons settled in Florida. The cat was still lost when the family subsequently moved to Georgia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Davidsons were eager to reunite with Dodger after so much time apart. After conversations with the family, Sherman, who often flies to Florida and already had a flight booked for March 24, suggested she could bring Dodger the more than 2,500 miles to Florida so the Davidson family could reunite with their long-lost pet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Dodger the catCredit: Fresno T.N.R.\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"359\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2MiTgB_PM1SwpZiQj5u7FQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTk0MztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/f5c7991ca8b91872e49110d25584b232\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Dodger the cat<br \/>Credit: Fresno T.N.R.\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;After a long month of sharing video, pictures, and face-timing his family, the day of departure arrived,&#8221; Sherman wrote on Facebook. &#8220;He was ready to fly!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dodger&#8217;s family drove seven hours from Georgia to Florida to meet Sherman at 5:00 a.m. and &#8220;pick up their sweet little man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We were all very happy to finally have him home where he belongs with his boys. However, it was bittersweet as me, and many other kennel staff, had grown to love the handsome, talkative, and overly sweet little Dodger during the month he stayed with us,&#8221; Sherman continued. &#8220;Thank you, Amber Davidson-Orozco and family, for staying dedicated to your boy and loving him once again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In her post, Sherman highlighted that the story served as a reminder of t<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pets\/what-is-microchipping-pets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he importance of microchipping pets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he importance of microchipping pets&quot;}\">he importance of microchipping pets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cat-missing-7-years-reunited-family-2500-mile-cross-country-11948567\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Dodger the cat, found in California, reunited with his family in Florida thanks to a microchip The Davidson family drove seven hours from Georgia to Florida to reunite with Dodger, who received a free flight from an animal rescuer Fresno Trap and Release highlighted the story as a reminder of the importance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9211,296,192,9746,889,9750,209,9749,9206,9753,5973,9752,9207,9745,9754,409,5979,9755,2998,1459,9209,2138,9756,110,9757,4476,470,9758,3716,9748,2756,1754,5156,67,320,66,329,5224,6284,9751,2745,9208,147,1360,9744,9747,478],"class_list":["post-7624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets-news","tag-amber","tag-california","tag-cat","tag-cat-travels","tag-country","tag-country-reunite","tag-cross","tag-cross-country","tag-davidson","tag-davidsons","tag-disappearing","tag-disappearing-years","tag-dodger","tag-dodger-cat","tag-drove","tag-family","tag-family-disappearing","tag-flight","tag-florida","tag-free","tag-fresno","tag-georgia","tag-highlighted","tag-hours","tag-importance","tag-information","tag-march","tag-microchipping","tag-miles","tag-miles-cross","tag-missing","tag-news","tag-outlet","tag-pe-ts-fun","tag-people","tag-pets-news","tag-release","tag-reminder","tag-reunite","tag-reunite-family","tag-reunited","tag-sherman","tag-story","tag-trap","tag-travels","tag-travels-miles","tag-years"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}