He's been found - relieved family of missing dog Harley reunite in Preston and thank public for their help

The relieved family of a beloved dog who went missing last week have thanked members of the public for finding him.

Harley, who is a male Collie-cross, went missing on Tuesday from his Brookfield home in Preston leaving his family heartbroken.

Upon viewing the missing dog poster, hundreds of kind-hearted strangers came together to share the post and help look for him.

He was then found - in a yard with an eight foot fence last weekend.

However, believing he belonged to the yard, the two kind-hearted women who found him originally kept feeding him over the fence until they spotted the missing dog poster online and called the number.

Nikki Baines, whose daughter Karena owns Harley, said they were so grateful for the public’s support and help since he went missing.

She said: “My daughter was holidaying in Spain visiting her mother-in-law and so I was minding Harley.

“I had a hospital appointment on the Tuesday and left him with a neighbour. He went out for a wee and got spooked by some people and bolted.

“I had to ring my daughter on her holiday to tell her the awful news.

“She flew back from Spain to help look for him last Thursday.”

She added: “He was found by two ladies at at workman’s yard with an eight foot fence in Preston so at first they thought he belonged to one of the workmen and kept feeding him.

“Thankfully they spotted some posters and called us.

“We brought our other dog Poppy who is a black Labrador and she started clawing at the fence which made Harley appear.

“My daughter then climbed over the fence to get him and went nuts when he seen her and clung to her. She has a big scratch on her neck but she doesn’t care.”

“We are so incredibly grateful to everybody that shared out missing dog posts and to the ladies - Shanny Baldwin and her friend.

“He has been lying up in his bed with his friend Poppy and has been treated to lots of cooked chicken from Morrisons.”