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* Ace's ADayInTheLimelight episode of ''BatmanBeyond'', where he goes after the guy who used him in dogfights, leaving Terry torn between tracking him down, and investigating the dogfighter himself.

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* ''[[HomewardBoundTheIncredibleJourney Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey]]'' and its sequel.

* When Chev "escapes" in ''PapiNyang'' his owner spends a lot of time trying to find him, of course he's eventually trying to get home as well. Except she moved, to a place that would allow her to have cats.

* A somewhat odd example appears in James Herriot's books - a farmer sadly sends off his old cow to the meat market, and when she breaks away from the herd and runs home, he is overjoyed and vows that she will never leave home again. Besides being in the original books, it was slightly edited for a children's story titled "Blossom Come Home".

* Spike leaves for an episode in ''Rugrats'', for a long enough period for Stu to go through several new pets, including [[HilarityEnsues a tarantula and pair of gerbils.]] Subverted on the Spike half of the story, though: [[spoiler: He gets taken in by a rich old man, who eventually brings him home.]] The man at the pound the Pickles go to even says this is a pretty common thing there.

* ''{{Bolt}}''

[[ABoyAndHisX A boy and his pet]] [[LoyalAnimalCompanion are nearly inseparable]], until the pet goes missing. For some reason, a character's pet will wander away from home, get kidnapped, or get himself lost some other way. This leads to two seperate storylines. On one side, the pet is incredibly lost, scared, and desperately [[{{ptitlekmnq5vt2}} trying to get home]]. The second story will involve the humans dealing with the loss of their pet, either by [[{{Wangst}} feeling miserable]] or by actively [[IWillFindYou searching for them]]. In the end, the two parties will eventually reunite, often leading to a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and maybe even AnAesop or two.

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** ''[[OneHundredAndOneDalmatians 101 Dalmatians]]'' also qualifies.

* Perry the Platypus in the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Oh, there you are, Perry!". [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGm4NY4f46k The song for that episode is actually called "Come Home Perry"]].

* Pretty much the entire point of the short story ''[[http://www.archive.org/details/lovelinessastor00phelgoog Loveliness]]'' (1899) by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The titular dog is stolen and [[LittlestCancerPatient and his frail mistress]], heartbroken, wastes away during the several months when he is missing. He gets found and everybody gets better [[spoiler: and we learn that [[{{Anvilicious}} selling pets for medical experiments]] [[AndThatsTerrible is bad]] ]].

* Pretty much the entire point of the short story ''[[http://www.archive.org/details/lovelinessastor00phelgoog Loveliness]]'' (1899) by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The titular dog is stolen and [[LittlestCancerPatient and his frail mistress]], heartbroken, wastes away during the several months when he is missing. He gets found and everybody gets better [[spoiler: and we learn that {{Anvilicious}} selling pets for medical experiments {{AndThatsTerrible is bad}}]].

* Pretty much the entire point of the short story ''[[http://www.archive.org/details/lovelinessastor00phelgoog Loveliness]]'' (1899) by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The titular dog is stolen and [[LittlestCancerPatient and his frail mistress]], heartbroken, wastes away during the several months when he is missing. He gets found and everybody gets better [[spoiler: and we learn that [[Anvilicious selling pets for medical experiments]] [[spoiler: [[AndThatsTerrible is bad]]]].

* At one point, [[CalvinAndHobbes Hobbes]] gets lost in the woods, and Calvin's parents have to go look for him at night. Calvin's mom even calls out "Hobbes! Where are you?!"
* ''[[HomewardBoundTheIncredibleJourney Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey]]'' and its sequel.
* ''TheAdventuresOfMiloAndOtis''. Milo the cat gets lost, with Otis trailing him, and they are trying to return home.
* ''Animal, Come Back Animal'' from the original TheMuppetMovie fits here.

* ''Ribsy'' by Beverly Cleary: Ribsy is left in the Huggins' car in the mall parking lot. He pushes the button that opens the window and gets out of the car, but when he tries to find his way back he gets into the wrong car and another family takes him home. He spends the rest of the book finding his way back home.
* In the opening flashback of one episode of ''PushingDaisies'', Digby goes on a journey to find Ned at boarding school.
* The "Highway Star" portion of ''EliteBeatAgents'' revolves around a pug's efforts to return home after being accidentally driven hundreds of miles away.
* Done with a twist in ''TheBraveLittleToaster'', in which the "pets" are household appliances. Radio even broadcasts one such story, which serves as motivation for the others.

* The "Highway Star" portion of ''EliteBeatAgents'' revolves around a pug's efforts to return home after being accidentally driven hundreds of miles away.

The human variation is IWillFindYou. When the pet has been driven away by a cruel owner instead of lost, it's ComeBackMyPet. The human equivalent of this is TheresNoPlaceLikeHome.

The human variation is IWillFindYou. When the pet has been driven away by a cruel owner instead of lost, it's ComeBackMyPet. A subtrope of TheresNoPlaceLikeHome.

The human variation is IWillFindYou. When the pet has been driven away by a cruel owner instead of lost, it's ComeBackMyPet.

[[ABoyAndHisX A boy and his dog]] [[LoyalAnimalCompanion are nearly inseparable]], until they are separated. For some reason, a character's pet will wander away from home, get kidnapped, or get himself lost some other way. This leads to two seperate storylines. On one side, the pet is incredibly lost, scared, and desperately [[{{ptitlekmnq5vt2}} trying to get home]]. The second story will involve the humans dealing with the loss of their pet, either by [[{{Wangst}} feeling miserable]] or by actively [[IWillFindYou searching for them]]. In the end, the two parties will eventually reunite, often leading to a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and maybe even AnAesop or two.