A classic story: Boy meets dog, dog runs away, man and dog are reunited five and a half years later

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A classic story: Boy meets dog, dog runs away, man and dog are reunited five and a half years later

PARADISE — When Scott McDougle tells people the story of what he calls his “miracle dog,” Rigby, they usually start to cry. Rigby and his mom — Penny Lane — bolted from McDougle’s Paradise home just as the Camp Fire was approaching on Nov. 8, 2018 after McDougle’s friend opened the door. McDougle was in Chico at the time and police wouldn’t let him back up the ridge. “We thought he had burned in the fire,” McDougle said. “I was crying about him …