A dog snatched from its owner in New South Wales, Australia, in May has turned up in Darwin, 3,000km (1,800 miles) away.
Rusty, an eight-year-old poodle/maltese cross, was picked up earlier this week by a Darwin City Council ranger and taken to the local dog pound.
A council spokesman said Rusty appeared confused and needed a good wash.
Luckily, Rusty had been microchipped and the Darwin pound was astonished to find he was owned by someone living in Woy Woy, on the NSW Central Coast.
His owner, Shirley Lowry, had made appeals in her local newspaper for Rusty's return.
He had disappeared while she was inside a local newsagency.
"I love him to death," Ms Lowry said. "I can't believe I'll see my little fella again.
"It just goes to show the value of having your dog micro-chipped so they can come home to their owners."
"I love him to death," Ms Lowry said. "I can't believe I'll see my little fella again.
"It just goes to show the value of having your dog micro-chipped so they can come home to their owners."
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