Burien Animal Care and Control facilitated a successful reuniting of a dog name Cisco with his owner Eddie Jackson after nearly one year apart.

Jackson, a long-haul trucker from South Carolina, was staying in a hotel in Tacoma when Cisco disappeared back in September 2009.

Fearing he had been stolen, Jackson contacted the authorities but no leads were ever found.

Fast-forward to July 2010: A small brown and white spotted Chihuahua was reported to Burien Animal Care and Control as a stray found in someone's back yard. The dog, named Buster Brown by the shelter staff, was held for the routine 3-day stray hold and then neutered and prepared for adoption. BACC lists all of their adoptable animals on PetFinder.com.

Back in South Carolina, the Jacksons were monitoring PetFinder still holding hope for their Cisco to show up. When they saw Buster's posting, they immediately called BACC knowing he was found.

After a week-long haul across country, the Jacksons were able to hold Cisco in their arms again Friday.

Burien's new Animal Care and Control program operates out of a state-of-the-art shelter at 19655 1st Ave. S.