Dog found 2,000 miles from home

Updated 10.26 Thu Jul 26 2007

Keywords: dog, Australia, Sydney, Woy Woy, Darwin

A pet dog that vanished from an Australian town has been found - two months later and 2,000 miles from home.

Rusty disappeared in May while his owner, Shirley Lowry, was inside a shop in their east coast town of Woy Woy, near Sydney.

The pooch was found in Darwin - Australia's northernmost city - and identified by a microchip which had been inserted under his skin

But just as hope of seeing Rusty again was fading, Shirley learned that her beloved pooch had been found in Darwin - Australia's northern-most city.

He had been sent to a pound where he was identified by a microchip which had been inserted under his skin.

How Rusty reached tropical Darwin remains a mystery, although the condition of his paws suggests he did not walk.

He was flown home to Shirley, who said the first stop for Rusty was the dog-wash.

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