A Chicago man was reunited with his trusted companion who he wasn't sure he would ever seen again.

Ed Lighthall's dog, Pete, disappeared 10 years ago.

The dog owner believes Pete, a poodle mix, got out of his backyard and was then stolen.

“I would tell people how much I missed him and how much it would mean if he ever came back," he said.

Recently, Pete was found wandering in Hammond, Indiana, and picked up by animal control, who called the number on his tag. Someone answered and said they no longer wanted Pete, who had been renamed Stewie.

Officers then checked for a microchip and were led straight to Lighthall.

“I’m still on a cloud – this is unbelievable,” he said. “I would tell people how much I missed him and how much it would mean if he ever came back. There are no words. I am

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