A Yass woman has been reunited with her dog, Speck, after the much-loved pet was found nearly 300km away from home in Sydney’s CBD this week.
Police say that at around 11am on Wednesday, officers attached to Sydney City Police Area Command were called to a carpark on Elizabeth Street after reports a dog had been found locked in a vehicle.
“Upon arrival, police located a black and white cattle dog cross in a Toyota RAV 4 and later spoke to the vehicle owner, a 28-year-old woman,” said NSW Police.
“The woman told police she was travelling through Yass – in the state’s south – earlier that morning when she found the dog on the side of the road, before continuing to Sydney.”
Police say the dog was in good spirits when the officers found her.
After extensive efforts to locate the owner, police were contacted by a woman who had heard from a neighbour via social media that her dog, Speck, had been located and was waiting for her in Sydney.
Police were told Speck had dug her way under a fence and escaped before she was found alone, on the side of the road and was driven three hours to Sydney.
Speck and his owner, a 21-year-old woman, were reunited at Day Street Police Station today.
“This little pup has had quite the adventure this week and we want to thank the public for their help in reuniting Speck with her very worried owner,” Detective Inspector David El-Badawi, Crime Manager, Sydney City Police Area Command said.
Police say one-year-old Speck will return to Yass with her owner later today.
