{"id":2476908,"date":"2025-08-20T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-has-got-to-be-god-here-shortly-after-daughters-dream-family-is-reunited-with-dog-lost-6-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T18:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:23:33","slug":"this-has-got-to-be-god-here-shortly-after-daughters-dream-family-is-reunited-with-dog-lost-6-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-has-got-to-be-god-here-shortly-after-daughters-dream-family-is-reunited-with-dog-lost-6-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This Has Got to Be God Here&#8217; &#8211; Shortly After Daughter&#8217;s Dream, Family Is Reunited with Dog Lost 6 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-has-got-to-be-god-here-shortly-after-daughters-dream-family-is-reunited-with-dog-lost-6-years-ago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Six years ago, after their house burned down, the Nicholson family from Florida had to place their German shepherd, Bella, with a friend. Unfortunately, the dog was given away without their permission, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-journalist-seized-by-burmese-military-suffers-in-prison\/\" title=\"American Journalist Seized by Burmese Military Suffers in Prison\">family lost contact<\/a> with Bella. Recently, after Lisa Nicholson&#8217;s daughter had a dream about Bella, the family received a call from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department that Bella had been found struggling in a canal about 200 miles away. First responders rescued the dog, and the microchip implanted in Bella in 2018 helped trace her back to the Nicholson family. The joyful reunion was described as a miracle, with Bella immediately recognizing her family. The family emphasized the importance of microchipping pets and shared their message of hope to others who might <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >face similar losses<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Six years ago, a double disaster struck a Florida family.<\/p>\n<p>First, their house burned down. Forced to move into a motel, they told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dog-missing-for-6-years-reunites-with-family-after-firefighters-rescue-german-shepherd-11792042?taid=68a258630c385600014574d5&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> they had to find someone to take care of their German shepherd, Bella.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, they were later heartbroken to learn that the person they had entrusted with their dog had given Bella away to a stranger without their permission.<\/p>\n<p>That was the last Lisa and Jason Nicholson saw of their beloved family pet for six years.<\/p>\n<p>But one morning in early August, Lisa Nicholson <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Family\/family-reunited-beloved-dog-after-6-years-apart\/story?id=124447911&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawMRpC1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtVF5gQ4r5gwnn6DDx4USojJssUXxoBkbWi9etFCuHW8_01Me0OO_oJ2o3yT_aem_RTG1sZqsfrSKfCl0Iqms_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> ABC News that her daughter, Liberty, now 18, told her she&rsquo;d had a dream about Bella.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The story started to gain wider media attention after a new development: Police discovered a microchip in the dog that had been implanted in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>That chip led them to the Nicholson family.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe it was a God miracle,&rdquo; Lisa told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/florida-family-reunited-long-lost-dog-after-fell-canal-it-was-god-miracle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It started with a dream, and the dream came true two days later.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH: First responders rescue German shepherd from Fort Lauderdale canal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocNL1C5Ulz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Family\/family-reunited-beloved-dog-after-6-years-apart\/story?id=124447911&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawMRpC1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtVF5gQ4r5gwnn6DDx4USojJssUXxoBkbWi9etFCuHW8_01Me0OO_oJ2o3yT_aem_RTG1sZqsfrSKfCl0Iqms_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elaborated<\/a> for ABC News: &ldquo;I just said, &lsquo;This has got to be God here,&rsquo; because&hellip; my daughter has a dream, and then all of a sudden the dog appears after about six years? Like, it&rsquo;s a dream come true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The reunion at a Fort Lauderdale Park was joyful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bella immediately recognized the family,&rdquo; People reported.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa said that the reunion &ldquo;felt like our family was made whole again &mdash; like being reunited with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remembering-on-memorial-day-even-for-those-who-cant\/\" title=\"Remembering on Memorial Day, Even for Those Who Can\u2019t\">long-lost friend<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said Bella was given a welcome home party &ldquo;with a bunch of doggie treats and new toys.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We gave her a steak and she loved it! She also got a new doggie bed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The incident has made the Nicholson family into huge cheerleaders for pet microchipping.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anybody out there that does not believe that [microchips] work, they truly, truly work,&rdquo; Nicholson told ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was how [the police] were able to locate us, through the microchip, because they had all of our information.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To those critical of their original decision to place the dog with a friend after the fire, she added, &ldquo;I want people to understand that when people are able to get their dogs back [after] any situation, don&rsquo;t think bad of them, because we suffered too. 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