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Missing Pet Returns Home, Rings Doorbell

Your reaction to this headline HAS to be the same as ours.  “This cannot be a real thing.”  Five years ago, we all would have said this and never believed…

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Your reaction to this headline HAS to be the same as ours.  "This cannot be a real thing."  Five years ago, we all would have said this and never believed it regardless of the character of the person claiming its veracity.  However, now?  There is Ring video that is undisputable.   I'd be willing to bet that just about everyone who has ever owned a pet has had that nightmare moment when "Fluffy" got out and is missing.  Most of the time, the pet is found, and all is good.  Sometimes, not.  And then, there are moments like this.

Stefanie Whitley and her family had just moved into a new house on Long Island.  They had just been in a couple of weeks when their 8-year-old cat, Lily was out, and didn't come home.  Four days went by and then what you see above happened.  Lily came home and rang the dang doorbell.  I'm a little freaked out by this, I must admit.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.