‘She means so much to me’: Emotional moment an elderly pet owner, 85, is reunited with his beloved beagle Millie weeks after she was stolen
- She was in her owner’s car when it was stolen as he went into a shop last month
- The car was found on Monday, but the 85-year-old man wanted to find Millie
- The next day she was found on a street 60km from where she was taken
- Geoff Schmutter was emotionally reunited with his beloved nine-year-old dog
An elderly man has been reunited with his beloved pet beagle Millie weeks after she was stolen.
Geoff Schmutter, 85, cried with joy on Thursday as Millie wagged her tail and ran towards his open arms after being found safe and well.
‘You sweetheart, we never thought we’d see you again,’ Geoff Schmutter said as he patted his beloved pet.
‘She means so much to me. She’s just like one of my children,’ he told 7 News.
Geoff Schmutter, 85, cried with joy on Thursday as Millie wagged her tail and ran towards his open arms after being found safe and well
Millie was taken last month when Mr Schmutter ducked into the shops to buy the paper, when his car – with Millie inside – was stolen in Blind Bight in Victoria.
The car was eventually found on Monday and the woman who allegedly took off with it was arrested.
But Mr Schmutter was determined to find his beloved Millie.
A day after the car was recovered, council rangers found Millie wandering a street in Montrose – more than 60 kilometres from where she was inadvertently stolen.
The nine-year-old beagle was found on a street in Montrose, more than 60km from where she was taken, by council rangers on Tuesday.
The council rangers took her to a local pet shelter and was instantly recognised by staff who had seen posts to find her on social media.
A day after the car was recovered, council rangers found Millie (pictured) wandering a street in Montrose – more than 60 kilometres from where she was inadvertently stolen