10:10am Thursday 9th July 2009
By Echo Reporter
A WEYMOUTH schoolboy had ‘the best day of his life’ when he was reunited with his lost dog on his birthday.
All Saints School pupil Kieran Toman welcomed his family’s beloved Jack Russell cross, Misty, home on his 12th birthday six days after she disappeared at a picnic in Thorncombe Woods, near Dorchester.
After an appeal in the Dorset Echo a Mr and Mrs Thomas from Tolpuddle found Misty by calling for her in the car park of the woods.
Kieran and his sister Holly, nine, were overjoyed when Misty was returned to their home in Broadwey.
He said: “It was really amazing. It was the best thing that’s ever happened to me as I was really scared and it was such a relief when she came back.”
Kieran’s mum Lynn Toman said: “She came home on my son’s birthday, which made his day.
“I think it was the best day of his life as he went off with a smile and told everybody at school. It was a happy ending.”
Mrs Toman said she has sent flowers to Mr and Mrs Thomas after they refused the reward offered in the Echo.
She said: “When the ranger said some make it out after two weeks we thought he was being kind. Mr and Mrs Thomas are regular dog walkers there and have been going out and calling for her.
“When they got back to their car Mrs Thomas heard something, called for her and she came out of the bushes. Misty was filthy.”
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