For a family in Wales, 2021 is already looking up.
Magdalena Klubczuk thought her beloved Shih Tzu, Roxy, died after the pooch disappeared from her garden eight years ago.
Klubczuk spent weeks frantically searching for Roxy – her dog friend had a microchip and a collar with an ID tag – but it was in vain.
“I reported it to the vets,” Klubczuk told The Sun, “but I heard nothing and in time just gave up.”
Then, on New Year’s Eve, good news to start the new year: A local animal called Klubczuk to tell her that Roxy had been found in the streets.
“When I received the phone call, I told them it was not possible,” she said. “We’ve thought for years that she’s dead.”
Roxy and owner and pet were reunited the next day.
“It was such an emotional reunion,” Klubczuk told The Sun. “I felt like she recognized me when she saw me.”