Huntingdon Valley dog returns home from Oregon

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Jack Russell terrier who somehow ended up 2,700 miles away from home, wasn't quite ready to return.

Gigit's family couldn't wait to give her a pet when she arrived at Philadelphia International Monday night.

But when her paws hit the pavement, the pup bolted.

We are happy to report, though, Gigit was cornered and will go back home with her owners.

Gigit disappeared in April from Huntington Valley, Montgomery County and turned up in Oregon.

A good Samaritan this month spotted the 7-year-old dog wandering in the Portland suburb of Tualatin, and brought her to the Bonnie L. Hays Animal Shelter, said Deborah Wood, manager of Washington County Animal Services.

Wood said Wednesday that a microchip implanted in Gigit revealed that the owner lived near Philadelphia. Contacted by the shelter, the owner said her dog has been missing since April 22, two days after Easter.

It's a mystery how the dog arrived in Oregon.

"She's never lived here; there is nothing that would bring her here," Wood said. "So a human somehow brought her here, but we don't know who or how."

Wood says Gigit was a little thin, but otherwise in good shape. She has regained some of the estimated five pounds she lost during her 4 months away from home.

"Her eyes are shiny and she's energetic and her fur looks great," Wood said.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.