World | Japan earthquake Tsunami Dog 'Ban' Back With Owner Pooch was plucked from house wreckage after 3 weeks at sea By Polly Davis Doig Posted Apr 4, 2011 6:36 PM CDT Copied Tsunami Dog 'Ban' Back With Owner A dog named Ban is joyfully reunited with his owner after being rescued at sea. (YouTube) Ban, the Japanese wonder dog who survived the tsunami and three weeks adrift in the wreckage of his home, is back with his owner, reports Gawker. And yes, this pales in comparison to the ongoing humanitarian crisis over there, writes Maureen O'Connor, and we should "give a damn about 18,000 people, not a dog named Ban!" But really, just, "Awwwww." Watch the video in the gallery. Read These Next Online boo-bears go after the demo firm tearing White House apart. President Monroe's daughter wrote a desperate plea in 1839. 'Butt-breathing' could be the future for struggling patients. Plane windshield partially shatters mid-flight. There's a suspect. See 1 photo Report an error