This is Zeus. He was stolen from his home in Montana a few months ago. Last week he was found over..

[demmiblue]

This is Zeus. He was stolen from his home in Montana a few months ago. Last week he was found over 2,000 miles away in West Virginia. Since many airlines ban pitbulls, a relay team of 30 volunteers drove him all the way home in time for Christmas. 15/10 for everyone involved

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Great story! What does 15/10 mean?

[2naSalit]

3. I think it has to do with

the drive/rest time for them in shifts. If they were starting from WV and driving to Butte, MT it would take a good 30-ish hours and that's good timing considering the dog would need potty and run breaks.

[shenmue]

4. It's a rating. 15 out of 10 means more than perfect

[Donkees]

8. The site is ''We Rate Dogs'' (Dogs are rated on a scale of one to ten, but are invariably given ...

(Dogs are rated on a scale of one to ten, but are invariably given ratings in excess of the maximum, such as "13/10".)

[UpInArms]

2. Back story here

https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/dog-stolen-from-butte-family-found-safe-nearly-2-000-miles-away

Chelsea Staley with the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association told WOWK TV : “It seems Cassandra who is a single mom in Butte, Montana allowed a family friend to come stay with her for a bit. The ‘friend’ basically robbed her blind stole her wallet, a number of things while she was at work including her dog Zeus. The friend was apprehended in Nitro, and when he was arrested Zeus was still with him."

[demmiblue]

9. Thanks for adding that!

Some more info/pics from another link:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – The story began two months ago when Zeus was stolen from his family in Butte by a supposed friend.

“Basically robbed her blind stole her wallet, a number of things while she was at work including her dog Zeus…the friend was apprehended in Nitro… and when he was arrested Zeus was still with him,” Chelsea Staley, executive director of Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, told WOWK 13 News earlier this month.

That’s how Zeus ended up in West Virginia at the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association. A microchip connected him to a family two-thousand miles away.

Since Pitbulls can’t fly commercial airlines, the group Many Paws Volunteer Transport set up a relay of volunteer drivers to get Zeus home for Christmas. Last Tuesday they left for their journey.









https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/pitbull-almost-home-to-montana-after-2000-mile-journey-from-west-virginia/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WOWK_13_NEWS

[RVN VET71]

10. I was hoping the "friend" had been eaten by Zeus!

But at least the dank bastid will spend Christmas in stir.

(And Zeus probably would only have gotten sick if he'd eaten him or her.)

[blm]

5. Awwwww

[tblue37]

6. Beautiful boy. Glad he is home safe! nt

[Talitha]

7. Wonderful outcome - but it makes me wonder why he stole Zeus.

Maybe to sell for dog fighting?

Bless all the people who made sure Zeus got home safely.
Just goes to show that most of us are good-hearted.

[Hekate]

13. That was my thought: to fight him and/or breed him. Bad People!

[Karadeniz]

11. I figured this sweetie had been stolen...thank god he was microchipped!❤

[Hekate]

12. Look at him-- he knows he's Going Home. Bet he could hardly contain himself when he got within ...

...the last several miles. Oh dawg.

[AllaN01Bear]

14. bravo. most eggscllent.

[renate]

15. sometimes I really, really love people!

I'm almost crying as I think of all these lovely, loving people banding together to get Zeus home. It's so beautiful.

[Delphinus]

21. Yeah,

me too. This reminds me humanity, as a whole, is good.

[Skittles]

16. 30 volunteers!

[wendyb-NC]

17. What a beautiful dog

what wonderful people who helped him get back to his family before Christmas.!
I love happy endings.

[MustLoveBeagles]

18. Zeus looks like a sweet boy

His safe return was the best Christmas present that family could've gotten. Kudos to all the wonderful people who took him home. I love happy endings

[red dog 1]

19. Wow! Two "Zeus the dog" posts in the DU lounge in the same day

(Thanks for this one..nice story)

[Haggis for Breakfast]

20. Question: WHY do airlines ban pitbulls ?

Pits are not vicious by birth anymore than say, Dobermans, Rottweilers or any other dog. This kind of stupid only plays into false stereotyping and victimizes this breed.

Unless there is rock solid, SCIENTIFIC evidence to ban this breed (which FYI - doesn't exist, I checked), this kind of arbitrary nonsense should cease immediately.

[Demovictory9]

22. k&r

[bitterross]

23. Zeus looks like a sweetheart! Pitties can be so loving.

I volunteered at the local humane shelter for a while. Pitties get a bad rap. If they are raised properly, they are not killers. They are the loving, family pets this dog appears to be. Just look at how adorable he is with the volunteers driving him home. Such love.