A New Jersey family has reunited with their beloved dog after losing him when someone stole their car.
Jacklyn Katz said her family brought Bauer, a 15-week-old Australian labradoodle, home to Madison a little more than three weeks ago.
“He is a very sweet puppy,” she said. “And, obviously, we fell pretty hard and quickly for him.”
On Monday night, Katz took the new pup with her while running a few errands. She stopped at a CVS on Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park.
“But I did leave the car running because I was afraid of him freezing,” Katz said. “And then I ran in for my prescription, I came out, and my car was gone and my dog was gone.”
Katz said the car was driven to Newark before the GPS system was disabled.
Tuesday afternoon, Katz had a desperate plea for the thief.
“You can have the car. Just please give me my dog back,” she said.
By Tuesday evening, Katz told CBS News New York that a woman contacted her family through the lost pet website PawBoost and said she found Bauer along I-78. The good Samaritan later met with the family and reunited them with Bauer.
Katz said the experience taught her the hard way never to leave a car running, and she hopes others learn from it as well.
“I obviously am going to have to live with this decision for the rest of my life,” she said. “And I will deal with it the best that I can.”
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