According to the Associated Press, the white dog went missing from his home in Bellflower, California, in September. It is unclear how Kobe traveled the 1,400 miles to Texas, but his family was located thanks to a microchip implanted when he was adopted from Southeast Area Animal Control Authority in Downey, California.

The chip was manufactured by AVID who also flew the dog home from Texas.

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