Lost dog found in Australia - nine years later

"No Matter How Much I Try, I Still Look Guilty!"

A dog that went missing nine years ago has been found alive and well, 1,200 miles away from its home.

Inspectors from Australia's RSPCA were investigating a possible animal cruelty case at a home in Melbourne when they found the dog, called Muffy, sleeping outside on a scrap of cardboard. A Marmalade cat is helping Police with their inquiries!

Microchip your Pet

A microchip in Muffy's neck identified her owners and after a few days of searching for a current phone number, officials tracked down Natalie Lampard, who had not seen Muffy since she disappeared from her garden in Brisbane nine years ago.

Running with Dingos

"When the RSPCA described her, I told them her name; I knew immediately it was our Muffy," Ms Lampard said. "It was totally out of the blue - after nine years, I thought she was long gone."

Our Baby Took the Dingo

The owners of the Melbourne house where Muffy was discovered said they found the dog about a year ago wandering along a street. Where had Muffy spent the previous eight years? And how did she get all the way to Melbourne - about 1,200 miles from Brisbane? EasyJet?