National Guard Seargent searching for beloved dog over a month gets a heartwarming reunion

Our fur babies bring so much joy to us fur parents.

For most households, these fur babies are treated as a crucial part of their families.

This is why their well-being and their safety are very important to us.

So, what happens when they’re lost?

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For a dog parent, being separated from their fur baby is the hardest, especially when you don’t know where they are.

This is true for the National Guard who lost her dog.

Luckily, the dog was found and reunited with her.

It was a long month.

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Sgt. Jillian Sandefur lost her dog.

It happened in West Virginia on June 12th after Sandefur was in a car accident.

Her Dog Murphy was so dear to her and she couldn’t stand the thought of losing him.

Unfortunately, after the crash Sgt. Sandefur needed to go back to work.

This left her no chance but to leave without Murphy.

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However, the search didn’t just stop.

Although she went back to work, the efforts in finding her dear fur baby did not end.

Locals helped find traces of Murphy in the hope that they would be able to reunite the loved fur baby with Sgt. Sandefur again.

Their efforts did not go to waste as they successfully found Murphy a month and 2 days after the heartbreaking accident.

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It turned out Murphy was in good hands.

A woman named Becky Randolph and her partner, Tera Gardner, had been taking care of Murphy.

When they learned his mom and a whole community were searching for him, they traveled to hand Murphy over to be reunited with Sgt. Sandefur.

This act of kindness from Becky and Tera was so heartwarming but they insisted that their act of kindness demands no reward.

Sgt. Sandefur was beyond grateful.

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Sgt Sandefur was so touched by their kindness that she wanted to do something other than give them a reward.

She wrote a personal note.

It was a letter that spoke in-depth about how grateful she is for their kindness and selflessness.

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She called Becky and Tera her heroes.

In this note, she mentioned how her family and she were very moved by their being selfless.

She even sent them photos to show how grateful she is for their efforts to bring Murphy Home.

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Many of the people who wrote their comments on this post were moved by the touching reunion of Sgt Sandefur and her fur baby.

One person mentioned how contagious their happiness is when they saw each other.

Indeed, their joy is contagious.

One person also noticed the excitement he saw not only from Sgt. Sandefur but also with Murphy when they saw each other.

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This gives us a realization that the bond between them was never forgotten, even if they were separated for more than a month.

See Sgt. Sandefur welcome her fur baby home with open arms in the video below!

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