Homeward Bound...well, sort of.

Do you remember the movie Homeward Bound? It was, unfortunately, one of my favorite movies when I was growing up. Although I think I only watched it a few times (which for me is pretty remarkable, just ask my parents) since we didn't ever own it.
Anyways, I found a news story this afternoon which reminded me of that movie, if it had been just a bit more high-tech. Apparently a dog was seperated from it's family, traveled around 1400 miles (from California to Texas - who knows how it got that far) and was found by a good samaritan who, through the use of a micro-chip implant, was able to discover the true owners. The dog was then flown back to California and reunited with its owners. Quite amazing if you ask me...
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If you're interested in things travelling inexplicably long distances you should check out this story about a message in a bottle.