A dog's tale: local woman reunited with lost pet after a year

When you look at Simba, a six-year-old brown Pomeranian with a happy and cheerful personality, you wouldn’t be able to tell that he’s had the adventure of a lifetime. However, this pup spent over a year away from his Fallbrook home before being reunited with his owner.

Simba’s owner, Vanessa Lopez, a 24-year-old Fallbrook resident, remembers the day Simba disappeared.

“In Dec. 2009, he completely disappeared,” said Lopez. “We had him fixed late, so he would dig holes in the yard and roam around the neighborhood. We thought that coyotes had gotten him, because they’re so common in our area. I d...