A stolen dog has been reunited with her long-lost family after being found 70 miles away from home in Bracknell.

Francis' English springer spaniel was taken from his Kent home 18 months ago where it is believed she was being bred on a puppy farm.

He thought he'd never see his beloved dog again as she wasn't microchipped.

But completely out of the blue, the spaniel stray was found recently by a member of the public in Bracknell.

The woman took Daisy along to her local vets who reported the stray and she was collected by the Public Protection Partnership animal warden team.

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She found the dog and then went above and beyond by trawling through the Dogs Lost website, trying to match the dog she’d found to reports of missing dogs.

The stray spaniel that was found had had its fur clipped, possibly in an attempt to disguise its identity, but had distinctive markings and colouring that matched a spaniel advertised on Dogs Lost that had been stolen in Kent in 2020.

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After an in-depth investigation by the animal warden team, they were able to confirm that the stray spaniel was indeed Daisy.

The veterinary team confirmed she was in reasonable health and had recently had a litter, so it’s a reasonable assumption she was stolen to breed on a puppy farm.

Daisy’s owner said: "I just can’t believe I have her back. I really didn’t think I’d ever see her again. I’m so grateful to the lady who found her and to the Animal Warden team for bringing us back together again. We’re all overjoyed.”

The public protection partnership are stressing the importance of getting your dog microchipped.

Kira, one of Public Protection Partnerships Animal Warden’s, said, “We’re absolutely thrilled to be able to reunite Daisy with her family. But they’re very lucky this happened. When a dog’s microchip isn’t registered it’s rare to be able to reunite dog with owner.

"We urge all dog owners to make sure your dog’s microchip details are registered and up to date on a DEFRA approved database. Daisy was picked up as a stray on the 14th of January, and had she had registered microchip details would’ve been reunited with her owner immediately. Instead she spent 7 days in kennels and was very close to being rehomed.”