Man who lost his dog when wife kept it in their divorce finds pet in rescue centre ten years later after she abandons it

A North Hampshire man has been reunited with his 13-year-old basset hound a decade after his ex-wife took custody of the dog and then dumped her.

Jamie Carpentier always wondered what became of his beloved pet Ginger after his marriage fell apart in 2003. In January, when he was looking to get another dog, he found out.



Carpentier read a description of the animal on the Humane Society of Greater Nashua website and to his surprise it turned out to be the very same Ginger.

Reunited: North Hampshire man Jamie Carpentier, right, has been reunited with his 13-year-old basset hound Ginger, pictured, a decade after his ex-wife took custody of the dog and then dumped her

He and the pet are now back together, and he said Ginger recognized him straight away.

'She knew it was me. It was me and my father that were there and she just recognized us,' Carpentier told Wmur.com .



And he said he could tell it was Ginger because of her large paws.

Cute: Carpentier said Ginger, pictured, recognized him straight away

Together again: Jamie Carpentier, pictured, said he and Ginger will now be together until the end

'I remembered her paws. She always had these gigantic paws,' he said.



According to the society, Carpentier's ex-wife dumped the pet shortly after the pair's divorce.



From there, an elderly couple adopted her and gave her a loving home for 10 years.



But when they became to frail to care for her in October, they gave Ginger back to the Humane Society, hoping the organization could find her another good home.

Happy home: In 2003, an elderly couple adopted Ginger, pictured, and gave her a loving home for 10 years

Frail: When the elderly couple became to frail to care for her in October, they gave Ginger, pictured, back to the Humane Society

There were no pictures on the website description of Ginger but after Carpentier got in touch with the society, they sent him some photos and he knew it was her.



When he arrived at the kennels on January 21, Ginger was overjoyed and licked the man's face.



This time, Carpentier says he won't let her go and they'll remain together for good.

