Posted on 02/10/2016 4:36:13 PM PST by goldstategop
A dog which vanished in Northamptonshire four months ago has turned up Bristol and her owners are "over the moon".
Sarah and Phil Osborne's emotional YouTube appeal to find Bella the English springer spaniel has been shared thousands of times.
She was stolen from outside a shop near their home in Rothwell in October.
On Wednesday a woman in Bristol found her roaming the streets.
"I got a phone call from Bristol's dog warden to say she'd be found on an estate, and we drove up early today to pick her up," says Sarah.
"She's very underweight, her hair is matted, and she's got some sores, but she seems happy.
"I feel so emotional to have her back. I find it hard to describe, really. It's been a bit like losing a child," she tells Newsbeat.
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Its priceless!
Awesome story. Dogs are the best!
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My dopey Yellow Lab, Miss Lucy, ran off TWO TIMES in six months time. She was running with Beau’s hunting dogs who know the land like the back of their paws, whereas she didn’t. (Obviously!) Thanks to Beau and the ANGELS at the Iowa County Humane Society, I got her back both times.
Sick to my stomach, laying on the floor in convulsive, hysterical crying BOTH TIMES. (How do people who have lost a CHILD live through this?) It’s just awful, all the way around.
I’m so GLAD they got their doggy back! :)
From their FaceBook page, Oct 10, 2015...
Our beautiful dog Bella was stolen tonight outside Tescos, in Rothwell at 7.30pm. She is as you see in the pictures a full grown English Springer Spaniel.
There were several people in the area who were outside, please come forward if you think you may have identified who took her. The description of the person taking her was 6ft, cropped brown hair and a grey hoody and dark trousers. He took Bella with her lead attached from the tree directly in front of Tescos Express in Rothwell.
If you think you have spotted her this evening or in the coming days please do get in touch, with Phil on _______. Please share. Thank you.
https://www.facebook.com/philip.osborne.866/posts/10208019454626602
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