Bradenton brewery put adoptable dog on beer can. ‘That’s my dog,’ says Minnesota woman

A good idea turned out to be even better after a Minnesota woman came forward to claim one of the adoptable dogs on beer cans from Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton. Two of the dogs were adopted during the campaign but a third, is in fact, the woman’s long, lost puppy.

Monica Mathis was online when she saw the story about Motorworks’ unique pet adoption campaign and saw one of the dogs named Day Day.

Except her real name isn’t Day Day, it’s Hazel, as noted in microchip information provided to Manatee County Animal Services by Mathis with all of her dog’s medical records.

Mathis told Fox 13, “I was scrolling pretty much on Facebook and I saw. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh! That’s my dog!’ I really thought she was gone, I never thought I’d see her again.”

It had been three years since Hazel went missing so Mathis had some initial doubts, but in her heart, she knew it was her fur baby and made the call.

Hazel apparently went missing shortly before the family moved to Minnesota from Iowa.

How Hazel ever wound up in Manatee County may remain a mystery.

Fox 7 in Minnesota reported that the reason why Animal Services couldn’t immediately find Mathis is because the contact information on the microchip was out of date. It’s a lesson Mathis wanted to share with everyone.

“Keep track of exactly what company you use, make sure your stuff gets updated, especially if your pet goes missing and don’t ever give up,” Mathis told the news station.

Hans Wohlgefahrt, outreach and events specialists for Animal Services said, “It’s a great reminder to people when they do these things to go into their profile and make sure all their contact information is up to date.”

This story was originally published January 31, 2020 at 1:20 PM with the headline "Bradenton brewery put adoptable dog on beer can. ‘That’s my dog,’ says Minnesota woman."