Dog Reunites With His Owner in San Diego 335 Miles From Home

Ryder, a 9-year-old Chihuahua-terrier mix, that went missing in Las Vegas on July 3, 2023, reunites with his owner Debbie Ferris at the San Diego Humane Society on July 21, 2023. Courtesy of San Diego Humane Society

A dog who went missing at about the Fourth of July was reunited with his family at the San Diego Humane Society’s El Cajon campus—335 miles from where he went missing.

Ryder, a 9-year-old Chihuahua-terrier mix, was brought into the El Cajon campus as a stray on July 17. The person who found him said the dog was outside a Ross store in El Cajon, according to the San Diego Humane Society.