A golden retriever who trekked 40 miles from his new home back to the owners who surrendered him is now happily settled with his adoptive family.
Cooper the golden retriever walked for a staggering 27 days through fields, woods, and across main roads, traveling from Dungannon, County Tyrone, to Tobermore, County Londonderry, in Northern Ireland.
The pup’s unbelievable journey started “within an hour” of being rehomed from a dog shelter where his canine sibling had also been surrendered. Animal-loving photographer Nigel Fleming had just brought the “very friendly and smart” rescue home from the shelter on April 1, when he suddenly escaped.
Clare, a volunteer from the animal charity Lost Paws Northern Ireland , told The Epoch Times that Fleming reached out to them to help locate the dog….