UK pair pay £4,000 for stray dog

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Mears followed the couple for eight hours over rocky terrain

A couple spent £4,000 on bringing back a starving dog that followed them for eight hours while on a holiday trek.

Nicola and Jonathan Cooksley were walking near an extinct volcano in Sao Miguel in the Azores when an abandoned puppy tagged along and would not leave.

He followed them through a lake and up a steep incline for hours. The pair, from Dorset, eventually became so fond of him that they paid to fly him home.

They have since named him Mears, after TV survivalist Ray Mears.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/4162734.stm

SORRY....no puppycam.

[Shell Beau]

1. Aw, he is beautiful! He knew he found his new parents!

What a sweet story!

[calico1]

2. What a lucky puppy.

And what kind people! I love stories like this!

[Patiod]

3. Does the 4,000 include the quarantine?

That would make sense - six months of boarding fees + airfare.

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4. That and the usual jabs.

Just love these shaggy dog stories!