Happy Reunion!
By 250 News

Thursday, November 13, 2008 09:35 AM

Prince George, B.C.- There are plenty of smiles in the Kokesch home.

The five children and the parents had been looking for their dog Kemo for the past few months. He disappeared from their 150 acre farm in the Prince George area, and despite calls to the SPCA, the distribution of numerous posters, there was no sign of the 13 year old dog.

The Kokesch’s were then informed someone had spotted Kemo, and it turned out he had ended up at the SPCA and was adopted out.

The family didn’t have an easy time trying to get the SPCA to act on it, Kimberly Kokesch says she was told several times by various parties involved “This is a legal adoption”.

Well, Kimberly went public with her story yesterday, talking to Meisner on CFISFM.

By yesterday afternoon she had received an apology from the B.C. SPCA and an apology from the National office. Best of all, the woman who had adopted Kemo, returned him to the family.

“When he saw us, he gave us that certain happy bark, like oh you’re back , as if he had been at a dog sitter for a couple of months.” Says Kimberly, when Kemo got home, it didn/t take long for him to settle back in “He went to my daughter’s bed, jumped up and curled up to go to sleep in the spot he has slept for the past eleven years.”

Kimberly says she will have Kemo tattooed, and get a new collar and new tags for him.

Kimberly says the woman who adopted the dog is not at fault “It was a very long and painful experience for us and I wanted to mention one thing....The lady that adopted our dog was never told our story from the SPCA in PG. Although it was difficult for her, after speaking with Mark and hearing the story, she did return him without a second thought. We all agree that it was the right thing to do, and if you happen to know her, please thank her.”

Kimberly is very grateful for all the support they received “This shows how community support works. Taking the time to read, respond and forward our story, has changed my family’s life forever. We can't express how thankful we are, but you can go to bed tonight knowing that you were a part of something wonderful! Fight for what you believe in, never give up and never ever walk away when someone says that there is nothing that they can do!!!”