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Lost Dog Wanders Into Bradenton Dollar Store, Refuses To Leave: Watch

After a four-legged customer wandered into a Dollar General at closing time, Bradenton police helped the lost pup find his way home.

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After a four-legged customer wandered into a Dollar General at closing time, Bradenton police helped the lost pup, Bentley, find his way home.
After a four-legged customer wandered into a Dollar General at closing time, Bradenton police helped the lost pup, Bentley, find his way home. (Courtesy of Bradenton Police Department)

Updated: Monday, 1:31 p.m.

BRADENTON, FL — A lost dog wandered into a Bradenton Dollar General around closing time and “pawsitively refused to leave,” Bradenton police shared on their Facebook page Tuesday morning.

Police were called to the store at 2923 Manatee Ave. W. — which “really needed to close” — to help with Bentley, a “giant pooch” who found his way into the store. (Watch police bodycam footage from the dog's adventures below.)

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The 135-pound pup broke through a gate at his home and walked a few hours to the dollar store, police said. The four-legged customer spent hours browsing the merchandise.

A lost dog, Bentley, found his way home after wandering into a Dollar General in Bradenton with the help of police. (Bradenton Police)

Luckily, Bentley was microchipped. Officers were able to find his dad, who was looking for him, and brought the dog home.

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Watch bodycam footage from Bradenton police responding to help with Bentley at the Dollar General:

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