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Two dogs reunited after Washougal tragedy

Ben and Bella have been adopted by the same family

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Border Collies Ben (left) and Bella (right) are happily back together under one roof. They were among the dogs that belonged to Steven Stanbary, of Washougal. Stanbary set fire to his house after killing his wife and her twin sister Dec. 7. Ben and Bella were reunited on Super Bowl Sunday after Jeff and Belinda Hickey brought Bella to the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society dog shelter to see Ben. "We were just curious about him to begin with," Belinda Hickey said. "We've always had dogs. We were enjoying Bella. We thought it would be nice for the two of them to be together."

On Super Bowl Sunday while some local families were watching pre-game coverage, Jeff and Belinda Hickey were taking their recently adopted dog Bella to the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society in Washougal, to see if another border collie recognized her as a long-lost “family” member.

Jeff and Bella stayed by the family car in the shelter’s parking lot, while Belinda brought the other dog Ben out of the shelter.

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