Stranger drives 2,300 miles so boy recovering from surgery can have his dog

Now that his beloved dog is by his side, Perryn Miller can heal.

Miller, 8, lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. While in Utah for the holidays, Miller started to have bad headaches, and during a trip to the emergency room, doctors discovered he had a brain tumor. Miller underwent surgery, and while he was excited to meet his favorite soccer player, Justen Glad, and spend the day as an honorary cop with the West Valley, Utah, police department, he missed his dog, Frank, back home in North Carolina.

A former truck driver named Bob Reynolds read about Miller's story on social media, and volunteered to drive the 8-month-old German shepherd 2,300 miles to Utah. "I never questioned why I was doing it or anything like that," he told CBS News. "I just knew something had to be done and that I could do it." After a 52-hour journey, Frank made it to Utah. "I felt really excited to see Frank," Miller said. "I just really like Frank and he's a good dog." Reynolds has already said he'll come back and drive Frank home when it's time for the Miller family to leave Utah. Catherine Garcia

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