Worried dog owner finds lost elderly pet at a Milwaukee bar: 'He was pretty popular'
Bear is 16 years old and has a heart condition
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Wisconsin dog owner found her missing pup in an unusual place last week.
Milwaukee resident Jenny Hazard noticed that her 16-year-old Shih Tzu, Bear, disappeared from her backyard last Wednesday evening, according to FOX 6 Milwaukee.
"It was kind of just getting dark," Hazard told FOX 6. "I was outside with all three dogs."
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"I am looking and where’s Bear?"
Noticing that her backyard's gate was cracked open, Hazard became distraught.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hazard's dog Bear was found at a local bar named Finks. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)
"After about 15 or 20 minutes I was just in tears," the dog owner said.
"Because he’s old, he’s got a heart condition."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"He can’t go far in snow … Where could he have gone, right?" she added.
Hazard of Milwaukee became distraught after Bear was nowhere to be found. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)
Hazard's prayers were answered when someone texted her to let her know the pooch had been found at a local haunt named Finks.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We get a text. They said, ‘Your dog is down at Finks.’ I’m like, what?" the Milwaukee resident said.
Bear is a 16-year-old Shih Tzu with a heart condition. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)
"Great, I am relieved he’s OK. But what’s he doing at a bar?" she added.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Finks Bar is located roughly a mile away from her home, according to FOX 6.
The bar's owners believe that Bear was picked up by a group of young women who were bar-hopping and brought him inside.
The owners of Finks believe that Bear came in with a group of girls who found him outside. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)
"They took good care of him, and I guess he was pretty popular," Hazard said.
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"Old man breaks free – goes to bar," she said, laughing.
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