A 14-year-old emotional support dog named Bam Bam was reunited with his owner Tuesday night, two months after the dog was reported stolen from his backyard in Chicago. The theft prompted a massive citywide search, a police investigation and a fundraiser that amassed more than $20,000.

Bam Bam’s owner Angel Santiago, who has glaucoma and is legally blind, said the 10 weeks that Bam Bam was gone were particularly hard because his dog is key to his independence. The two have been companions for more than a decade.

“I slept next to him last night,” Santiago told The Washington Post on Wednesday after Bam Bam was back home. “I didn’t want him to think I had walked away.”

After Bam Bam went missing, Santiago said he would walk for miles a day, calling his dog’s name and passing out fliers. Wh

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