Memphis woman reunites with sister's lost dog

After her sister died, Dee Morelli never gave up hope that her sister's dog would be found.
1:44 | 06/03/23

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>> FINALLY TONIGHT, AMERICA STRONG, THE UNION YEARS IN THE STRONG, THE UNION YEARS IN THE MAKING, AND THE DOG LOVER NEVER MAKING, AND THE DOG LOVER NEVER GAVE UP. GAVE UP. [DOG BARKING. [DOG BARKING. IT IS THE REUNION THE MARELLI IT IS THE REUNION THE MARELLI HAD BEEN PRAYING FOR. HAD BEEN PRAYING FOR. EVER SINCE BENTLEY, HER SISTER EVER SINCE BENTLEY, HER SISTER DOG DISAPPEARED THREE YEARS AGO DOG DISAPPEARED THREE YEARS AGO FROM OUTSIDE HER HOME IN MEMPHIS DOG DISAPPEARED THREE YEARS AGO FROM OUTSIDE HER HOME IN MEMPHI FROM OUTSIDE HER HOME IN MEMP MEMPHIS. MEMPHIS. IN DECEMBER, 2020, TRAN05 -- DEE MEMPHIS. IN DECEMBER, 2020, TRAN05 -- DE IN DECEMBER, 2020, TRAN05 -- DE APTITUDE WAS LIVING WITH THE APTITUDE WAS LIVING WITH THE ANSWERS WAS BATTLING CANCER AND ANSWERS WAS BATTLING CANCER AND WHEN SHE HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE ANSWERS WAS BATTLING CANCER AND WHEN SHE HAD TO BE RUSHED TO TH WHEN SHE HAD TO BE RUSHED TO TH HOSPITAL BENTLEY WENT MISSING. HOSPITAL BENTLEY WENT MISSING. BENTLEY AND SANDRA WERE BENTLEY AND SANDRA WERE INSEPARABLE DURING HER ILLNESS. INSEPARABLE DURING HER ILLNESS. >> IT WAS LIKE A COPPER DOG AND >> IT WAS LIKE A COPPER DOG AND WHEN SHE WENT THROUGH CHEMO HE WHEN SHE WENT THROUGH CHEMO HE WOULD STAY WITH HER. WOULD STAY WITH HER. HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE HER SIDE. HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE HER SIDE. >> AFTER SANDRA PASSED AWAY, DEE HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE HER SIDE. >> AFTER SANDRA PASSED AWAY, DE >> AFTER SANDRA PASSED AWAY, DE NEVER GIVE UP HOPE THAT THE NEVER GIVE UP HOPE THAT THE BELOVED DOG WOULD BE FOUND. BELOVED DOG WOULD BE FOUND. IT TURNS OUT BENTLEY WAS IT TURNS OUT BENTLEY WAS MICROCHIPPED AND REGISTERED, AND IT TURNS OUT BENTLEY WAS MICROCHIPPED AND REGISTERED, AN MICROCHIPPED AND REGISTERED, AN DEE EVEN KEPT CENTERS CELL PHONE MICROCHIPPED AND REGISTERED, AN DEE EVEN KEPT CENTERS CELL PHON DEE EVEN KEPT CENTERS CELL PHON ACTIVATED ALL THESE YEARS, JUST ACTIVATED ALL THESE YEARS, JUST IN CASE. IN CASE. IN EARLY MAY THAT CELL PHONE IN EARLY MAY THAT CELL PHONE RANG. RANG. BENTLEY HAD VENTURED INTO THE AC RANG. BENTLEY HAD VENTURED INTO THE A BENTLEY HAD VENTURED INTO THE A CT SHELTER IN PHILADELPHIA, CT SHELTER IN PHILADELPHIA, 1,000 MILES AWAY. 1,000 MILES AWAY. HOW HE GOT THERE, STILL A HOW HE GOT THERE, STILL A MYSTERY. MYSTERY. BUT DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HIRED A MYSTERY. BUT DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HIRED BUT DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HIRED TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR THE 16 TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR THE 16 HOUR DRIVE BACK TO MEMPHIS. HOUR DRIVE BACK TO MEMPHIS. >> HERE IS BENTLEY!. >> HERE IS BENTLEY!. >> THEN, THIS WEEK, THAT >> THEN, THIS WEEK, THAT LONG-AWAITED REUNION WITH HER LONG-AWAITED REUNION WITH HER SISTERS LOYAL COMPANION. SISTERS LOYAL COMPANION. >> I'M SO GRATEFUL. >> I'M SO GRATEFUL. >> WE HAVE BENTLEY BACK. >> WE HAVE BENTLEY BACK. IT WAS LIKE HE IS A LITTLE PIECE >> WE HAVE BENTLEY BACK. IT WAS LIKE HE IS A LITTLE PIEC IT WAS LIKE HE IS A LITTLE PIEC OF MY SISTER BACK. OF MY SISTER BACK. IT WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS WONDERFUL. >> AMAZING.

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