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Lost dog found after 18 months and 120 miles

A lost dog missing for more than eight months has been reunited with his family – after being found wandering the streets 120 miles from home.

Devastated Christopher Eyles thought he would never see two-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier Fido again after he vanished from his home in Bath last summer.

But the micro-chipped pet was found foraging for scraps on the streets of Kensington, west London, 120 miles away, by police last week.

Staff at Battersea Dogs Home then scanned his micro-chip to find out his address, before returning him into the arms of his grateful owner.

Mr Eyles said: “I couldn’t believe it when I got the call from Battersea and travelled to London immediately to get Fido.

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