Dog Found In N.M. To Be Reunited With Florida Owners

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A West Palm Beach boy is waiting for his best
friend to return home.

Buddy, a golden retriever, ran away from home when Hurricane Jeanne tore
through the area last year, television station WPBF reported.

Despite efforts to find Buddy, Cody Cable and his family could not locate
him. Cody was heartbroken at the loss of his pet and pal.

On Monday, the phone rang with news about Buddy.

"Someone from New Mexico called me and told me they had my dog, and I just
said, 'No way. You can't have him. He's been gone over a year.' But they
scanned the chip, and it came back to me," said Cody's mother, Debra Cable.

Somehow Buddy ended up in New Mexico, and now, because of his microchip
implanted in his body, he's headed back home.

With help from the Golden Retrievers Rescue League, Buddy will carpool back
to South Florida.

Buddy's getting from New Mexico here in cars," Cody said. "People are going
to drive him state to state and see that I get him back."

Cody expects it to be a happy homecoming.

"My mom and me -- were going to take him to the park, walk him, get him toys
and play in the back yard," he said.

Cody and Buddy are expected to be reunited this weekend