An Army veteran-turned truck driver is described as “ecstatic” after being reunited with his emotional-support dog that went missing over the weekend in Knoxville.

Richard Kennedy’s puppy, Ciara, ran away from the Days Inn on Asheville Highway late Friday night. Kennedy is staying in Knoxville while his truck gets fixed.

Kennedy was reunited with Ciara just before 10 Friday night. She’d apparently stayed within half a mile of the hotel. A man who lives across the street from the Days Inn found the puppy.