A couple has been reunited with their beloved pooch six years after the doggy was stolen from them.
The touching moment took place in Durham, England, where 50-year-old Simon Hall and his 48-year-old wife Caroline were reunited with Bonnie the cocker spaniel six years after the dog was stolen.
In the years following the 2014 incident, Simon and Caroline lost all hope of ever seeing their beloved companion again.
Six years later, after moving on with their lives, the couple was in for the surprise of their life as they received a call informing them that Bonnie was found wandering around in Norfolk, some two hundred miles away from her home in Durham.
“We just can’t believe it. It was only a couple of years ago that I gave up hope but I was still checking all the lost dog sites,” Caroline expressed.
“It’s all a bit surreal. I’d prepared myself for the fact she might look in a bad way but actually she’s looking quite well. I know the vets have taken wonderful care of her.”
According to Bonnie’s rescuers, the pooch was likely stolen for breeding purposes. As veterinarians at Terrington St John Veterinary Centre suggested, the dog’s latest litter was just less than two months ago.
“Gosh knows what she’s been through. It doesn’t bear thinking about but at least we can get her back for a few more years and give her a bit of love and care and attention,” Simon added.
Following the story with a happy ending, dog warden Caroline Trigg confirmed that most dogs go missing for a couple of hours or days at most.
“I think Bonnie’s had a hard time with the breeding side. Someone has made a lot of money out of her, which is very sad,” Trigg said.
“And she has clearly never been to a vet’s over those six-and-a-half years or her chip would have been read. But being able to get her back to her loving home is wonderful – just the good news we need this year.”
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