From Pensacola to Oklahoma: How one family reunited with their missing dog of 2 years

PENSACOLA, Fla. ( WKRG ) — Reunited at last. One Pensacola couple traveled nearly 900 miles to pick up their dog who was missing for over two years.

Brenna Denmark and her husband received a call Friday night that their 4-year-old pitbull, Andora, had been found roughly 890 miles away in Enid, Oklahoma.

“They were like, ‘Great, we’re so glad we found the owner,’ and I asked them where they were, and they told me Enid, and I had never heard of that before,” Denmark said. “And they told me they were in Oklahoma, and our hearts sank because we were like, ‘There’s no way we can make that trip.'”

Yet Denmark knew her family had to once again be with Andora.

The couple pooled what they could to rent a car Saturday morning and made the 13-hour drive to Enid, OK, in one day where they were reunited with Andora before bringing her back home to Pensacola on Sunday.

Denmark and her husband reunited with Andora on Saturday night in Enid, Oklahoma. (Courtesy of Brenna Denmark)

Denmark shared how exciting Andora’s reunion was with her three children and their seven other dogs.

“I mean, I really loved it,” Denmark said. “I thought she wouldn’t remember us, and that made me really upset. But as soon as we saw her, she jumped into, like my arms, and wanted me to hold her.”

Denmark now laughs at their initial search for their family dog years ago, knowing just how far she would end up from her home.

“I mean searching for her was, I guess, pointless because we couldn’t find her, but it was heartbreaking to know that she was gone, and I couldn’t find her,” Denmark recalled.

Although she’s friendly as ever, the family said Andora is still reacclimating to her life in Pensacola and becoming comfortable again around other dogs.

The couple has started a GoFundMe page to help with the expenses of the trip and for Andora’s future vet visit.

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