Stolen dog reunited with owners FIVE YEARS later after being found wandering the streets of London 130 miles from home
Scampi who was found in North London is now safely back home in Somerset
A DOG has been reunited with his owners almost five years after being stolen when a video of him wandering the streets of London was sent to his owners.
Scampi, a cocker spaniel, was spotted in the capital, almost 130 miles away from his home in Radstock, Somerset.
Scampi's "extremely emotional" owner, Nicola Phillips explained that the pooch, who was unchipped, was stolen in August 2013 after a suspicious looking van was spotted outside his house.
Straight away, Nicola took to Facebook to set up a “Bring Scampi Home” page in the hopes of finding her beloved brown and white spaniel.
Miraculously, after five years of searching, earlier this week she was sent a video of a dog who fit Scampi’s description and who reacted as soon as his name was called wandering around Islington, North London.
Upon finally being reunited with her furry friend Nicola shared her relief.
She said: “Scampi is home after five years and we will be eternally grateful to everyone involved."
She continued “I am in total shock as never imagined after five years of being gone we would ever see him again.
“We are all extremely emotional right now. But thanks to everyone for your kind messages and thoughts."
Her posts have received over 1,000 likes and hundreds of comments from well-wishers across the world.
Writing from the United States, Julia Dolan said: “Omg I’ve been following from America, and this has made my week.
“This is so great, so glad scampi is with his family again.”
Another response from Karen Skinner said: “Congratulations. This story has an amazing ending.
“It really has made me cry tears of happiness for a change. Scampi you enjoy being back with your loving family.
"Well done to all involved. What an incredible story.”