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The two were going to tear it up with a favorite frisbee and play in the waves until dinner.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Danger in the Road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">Just as Alex&#8217;s car was about to cross a busy intersection he noticed something alarming: two pit bulls crossing the street amid cars honking and veering to miss them. His heart racing, he knew he had to do something fast to save them. Alex pulled over and called to the two pit bulls. It took some wrangling but he managed to get them onto the sidewalk where he tethered them both to a pole and checked their collars for tags.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">Both dog tags had the same phone number. Expecting to hear the owner&#8217;s voice on the other end of the line, he was disappointed to get that all-too familiar sound of a disconnected phone.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reverse Phone Search to the Rescue<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">Thinking fast on his feet Alex opened up Facebook and searched the number. Nothing came up. Searching Google was a non-starter as it took him down a rabbit hole of irrelevant results.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">Recalling Spokeo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/reverse-phone-lookup\">Reverse Phone Lookup<\/a> he searched using the disconnected phone number and quickly found the owner&#8217;s name, updated phone listings and current address. One quick call connected Alex with the owners who were relieved beyond words to hear their lost pups were safe after frantically searching for them all day.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a Tail-Wagging Reunion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">There was no way Alex could risk piling two new dogs into the car with Max, so Alex called a friend for help. She arrived right away but getting the dogs into the car proved to be a tall order. After using a bevy of Max&#8217;s treats and toys to entice the two pits to no avail, they finally managed to coax the dogs into her car using a half-eaten bag of Cheetos.<\/span> Together they drove to the owners&#8217; house.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">As soon as they arrived, the owners rushed out to meet them. &#8220;The two furry rascals got out through the front door,&#8221; one of them said. 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