A skittish dog that ran away from his California home in July was found safe two months later — and roughly 2,000 miles away — thanks to his microchip.

Opie, a 5-year-old corgi shepherd mix, ran off from his home during a storm and disappeared for two months.

Opie was safely returned to his owner after two months on the run across the country. DuPage County Animal Services

While his owner feared the worst, the small pup was making an aimless trek across the country.

On Sept. 28, Opie was miraculously spotted wandering around the outskirts of Chicago — more than 2,000 miles away from his California home — and was turned over to the Itasca Police Department.

When Opie was taken in, his collar bizarrely identified him as a dog with a different name, DuPage County Animal Services Adminis

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