SYDNEY, Australia: A pet dog that vanished from an Australian town has been found two months later — wandering 3,000 kilometers (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, 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Sydney.
He was to be flown home Thursday after he was found this week wandering in Darwin, Australia's northernmost city, and sent to a pound where he was identified by a microchip inserted under his skin.
"I can't believe I'll see my little fellow again," Lowry, who has made several appeals in local media for her pet's return, told Australian Associated Press.
"It just goes to show the value of having your dog micro-chipped," she added.
How Rusty reached tropical Darwin remains a mystery, although the condition of his paws suggests he did not walk.
"It looks like he's been neglected a little bit," Darwin city dog ranger Colin Rowe told Australian Broadcasting Corp. television. "He hasn't got fleas or ticks but he could do with a good wash."
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