A dog that disappeared in Australia nine years ago has been identified 1,243 miles from its old home. Owner Chloe Rushby believed she would never see her long lost pet dog Muffy again.
The terrier cross had wandered off while a friend was supposed to be watching her. Searches for the beloved pet proved fruitless.
Today, however, she is excitedly awaiting a happy reunion with the dog, who was found after an anonymous call to the RSPCA.
Muffy was found in a scruffy and flea-bitten state, sleeping on a tattered piece of cardboard in a squalid Melbourne back yard. The RSPCA officers who rescued her said whoever made the call had probably saved her life.
Animal welfare officers believe the dog was kept in the filthy yard for the past two years, but how she spent the previous seven years remain a mystery.
When she was found - skinny and suffering from a skin disorder - RSPCA officers checked Muffy's microchip, and were astonished to be able to trace her owners. The Rushby family, who live in Brisbane, will be reunited with their former pet next week.
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