A dog that went missing after being hit by a car has been found safe and well days later in Stockport.
A desperate search was launched to find Ted, a Red Fox-coloured Cockapoo, after he slipped his lead and ran off.
Ted was hit by a car and hadn't been seen since December 22.
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But Ted's owner Beth Loftus was told of her joy after she was able to bring him home on Boxing Day.
"We were getting quite a few sightings that day from around the Hazel Grove area," Beth told Cheshire Live.
"We got quite a few in the morning and then they died down. We didn't hear anything for a couple of hours, then we got a few more calls around the Racecourse Estate in Hazel Grove.
"But luckily nobody was trying to chase after him or get him, so we managed to get there in time. It was on Monarch Close, and the lady who was keeping an eye on him for us just said he's just gone down there on Monarch Close.
"So I got out of the car and started walking down and he just ran across in front of me, so I just called his name and when he saw me he ran straight up to me."
Ted had been staying with Beth's grandparents when he ran off.
She said she believed Ted was unharmed by the car, and took him to the vets who gave him the all clear.
Beth said that her other dog, Dougie, a three-year-old German Shepherd crossed with a Golden Retriever, wasn't eating whilst Ted was away.
She added: "I think it really hit Dougie quite hard because Ted is his little best mate. He wasn't even eating and was really down, but since we've got him back it's just been really really good and Dougie even keeps saving Ted some of his food in his bowl as well.
"But me and my Mum are just so grateful to everyone who got involved and even just sharing the posts, praying for him. Everyone's support has just been so amazing, and we're just so grateful for every bit of help we've received."
