Winston the black labrador puppy escaped from his Braybrook home in November last year.
His devastated owner, Tracey Luu had only brought him home four days earlier and moved heaven and earth to find her missing companion.
She put up posters around the area, posted on various missing pet Facebook groups, checked with the lost dogs home and local vets, but could not find Winston. That is until her phone rang earlier this month.
“I picked up the phone and the lady on the other end told me they’d found Winston and to call the council,” Ms Luu said. “When I rang the council the lady on the other end could barely understand me because I was crying.
“It’s a miracle.”
Winston was found wandering around St Albans by police and while he’s spent six months away, he still remembered Ms Luu.
“We actually have a video of him seeing me for the first time again,” she said.
“He definitely remembered me. He ran up to me really excited. He didn’t sleep much that night.”
Winston is now settling back into home with his ‘brother’, Kingston – a chocolate labrador and Ms Luu said the two were already the best of friends.
“They went crazy the first night they were together, but they’ve calmed down a bit now.
“They’re quite different in personality. Winston is very cheeky and is always jumping up on things, whereas Kingston is a bit quieter.
While the story had a happy ending, Ms Luu said it could have been different had she not had Winston microchipped.
“Without the microchipping, he wouldn’t have come back to me,” she said.
