Florida family reunited with long-lost dog after it fell into canal: ‘It was a God miracle’

Dog reunited with family after five years

A dog that was rescued after falling into a South Florida canal was reunited with a family who said they had to give her up five years ago after their house burned down.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida family says being reunited with their long-lost dog was literally a dream come true.

The backstory:

Lisa Nicholson told 7 News Miami that her family adopted a German Shepard named Bella in 2018, but had to give her away after their house burned down and they moved into a hotel.

Nicholson explained that the family hadn’t seen Bella in five years, but her daughter recently had a dream about the dog.

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Two days after her daughter’s dream, the family received a call from the police in Fort Lauderdale, informing them that Bella had been located.

Dig deeper:

First responders with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue helped Bella get out of a canal after she fell in.

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They took her to the firehouse and gave her some food to eat.

Then Bella’s chip was used to track down her owners, who were in St. Cloud, Florida.

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The family immediately drove down to Fort Lauderdale to claim her.

What they're saying:

"I believe it was a God miracle," Nicholson explained. "It started with a dream, and the dream came true two days later."