An English springer spaniel who was stolen from her home in Smarden 18 months ago has been reunited with her owner.
Daisy, who was taken in summer 2020, was found 70 miles away in Berkshire by a member of the public.
After taking the pooch to her local vets, Daisy was reported as a stray and collected by the Public Protection Partnership animal warden team.
The lady who found her then went above and beyond by trawling through the Dogs Lost website, trying to match the dog she’d found to reports of those missing.
At the time, Daisy had her fur clipped, a technique used to disguise identity, but her distinctive markings and colouring meant the lady was able to match her to a spaniel advertised on Dogs Lost.
The Public Protection Partnership’s Animal warden team investigated the lead, spoke with Kent Police and eventually confirmed the stray dog was in fact Daisy.
She was in reasonable health and had recently had a litter, so veterinary teams suspect she was stolen to…