Tiny dog missing 16 months returned to San Antonio home

Brody, a 6-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, was returned to the Delgado family of San Antonio after he was picked up by Animal Care Services on July 16. He was missing for sixteen months. Brody, a 6-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, was returned to the Delgado family of San Antonio after he was picked up by Animal Care Services on July 16. He was missing for sixteen months. Photo: MARVIN PFEIFFER, Marvin Pfeiffer/San Antonio Express-News Photo: MARVIN PFEIFFER, Marvin Pfeiffer/San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Tiny dog missing 16 months returned to San Antonio home 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — After a year and a half, San Antonio Police officer Juan Delgado and his family had given up hope of ever seeing Brody, their five-year-old Yorkie, again.

Brody had gotten past the fence one day and disappeared. Panic set in. Despite hours of searching and knocking on neighbors' doors, nightfall came and their beloved dog was nowhere to be found.

Then they moved to the South Side, any remaining hope that Brody might find his way home some day faded.

But miracles do happen.

A little beat up and dirty, but otherwise OK, Brody came back into their lives last week.

“I got a phone call from Juan, and I was like, 'What?'” Yvette Castillo said. “After so long, I had to tell our kids that he was in dog heaven to give them some closure.”

Go to ExpressNews.com to see how the family was reunited with their pet.

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