Beloved dog who disappeared at the groomer is reunited with family more than four years later

Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-16 · by Aisha Diomande
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Summary

A Yorkie mix named Owl, missing since December 2021 when he ran away from a grooming appointment in Sedona, Arizona, was found four years later near Camp Verde after being identified via his microchip. Reunited with his family, the emotional reunion was complicated by Owl’s poor condition—neglected and needing medical attention—but brought joy to them, especially to son Mason Goodson who was five when Owl joined their family.
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Story summary

In December 2021, Owl, a nine-year-old Yorkie mix belonging to the Frawley family from Sedona, Arizona, went missing after being taken to a local grooming salon for a holiday trim. The heartbreaking incident occurred just days before Christmas, leaving the family devastated and launching extensive search efforts that included distributing hundreds of thousands of missing posters. Over four years later, on a recent weekend, a miraculous turn of events unfolded when Owl was found wandering near Camp Verde, approximately three hours away from his home. This reunion brought immense joy to Linsey Frawley and her family, who had almost given up hope after years without any trace of their beloved pet.

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Aisha Diomande
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🔮 'We just had to put it out of our head and in our heart that maybe he's just in a better place now,' Frawley said.
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Topics

AZ Family Arizona Daily Mail Owl Sedona

Subjects

Owl PERSON · 7× Frawley PERSON · 6× Frawleys PERSON · 2× Linsey Frawley PERSON · 2× Sedona GPE · 2× AZ Family ORG · 1× Arizona GPE · 1× Camp Verde GPE · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Mason PERSON · 1×

Narrative

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An adorable Yorkie mix who vanished during a trip to the groomers has been found after more than four years. The Arizona dog, named Owl, disappeared from the Sedona establishment after his owners took him for a holiday trim ahead of Christmas 2021. Mom Linsey Frawley recalled the heart-stopping moment that she received a phone call informing her the beloved family pet was nowhere to be found.
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🔮 'We just had to put it out of our head and in our heart that maybe he's just in a better place now,' Frawley said.

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An adorable Yorkie mix who vanished during a trip to the groomers has been found after more than four years. The Arizona dog, named Owl, disappeared from the Sedona establishment after his owners took him for a holiday trim ahead of Christmas 2021. Mom Linsey Frawley recalled the heart-stopping moment that she received a phone call informing her the beloved family pet was nowhere to be found. asserted
pet → see → her
'I said, "What are you talking about? asserted
you → say → What
Where is our dog?" and she said, 'he ran away,'' a still-emotional Frawley told AZ Family. asserted
Frawley → say → Family
She immediately began to panic and launched into action to create hundreds of thousands of missing posters for the nine-year-old pooch. asserted
She → begin → pooch
As years went by, the Frawley family lost all hope and they began to fear the worst. asserted
they → go → worst
'We just had to put it out of our head and in our heart that maybe he's just in a better place now,' Frawley said. asserted
Frawley → have → place
But on the weekend, the family was given the incredible news that Owl had been found wandering three hours away from his home in Sedona near Camp Verde. asserted
Owl → give → Verde
The Frawley family's adorable Yorkie, Owl seen above with son Mason, vanished during a trip to the groomers in 2021 but was located after more than four years Pinetop Police were able to identify Owl and reunite him with his family thanks to his microchip Owner Linsey Frawley is delighted to have Owl home but said the reunion was bittersweet as he had clearly been neglected Pinetop asserted
he → see → Owl
However, it was a bittersweet reunion for the Frawleys, as Owl was in a seriously neglected state. asserted
Owl → neglect → state
He couldn't hear, his eyes and mouth were fused shut and his fur was horribly matted. asserted
fur → hear → ?
'No animal should have to go through that,' said Frawley. asserted
Frawley → have → that
The family thinks Owl may have been snatched from the groomers and lived with someone else for years. uncertain
Owl → think → years
If that turns out to be the case, the Frawleys plan to file a report to police. asserted
Frawleys → turn → police
But Frawley said the main priority at the moment is Owl's recovery, which is going well. asserted
which → say → moment
Owl's return was especially emotional for her son Mason Goodson, who was only five years old when Owl joined the family. asserted
Owl → join → family
'It's like if one of my dead relatives were to be sitting on my couch when I got home or something. asserted
I → sit → couch
It feels the same,' Goodson said of his beloved dog's return. asserted
Goodson → feel → return
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