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| Dog hit by car found alive 15 miles from home | Dog hit by car found alive 15 miles from home |
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| Yuliia Taravan had been searching for Reina for more than a week | Yuliia Taravan had been searching for Reina for more than a week |
| A pet dog that ran off after being hit by a car has been found alive more than a week after going missing. | |
| Reina was found 15 miles away from her home in Derbyshire following numerous sightings by members of the public. | Reina was found 15 miles away from her home in Derbyshire following numerous sightings by members of the public. |
| Despite losing a third of her body weight from lack of food, she has been checked by a vet and is expected to make a full recovery. | Despite losing a third of her body weight from lack of food, she has been checked by a vet and is expected to make a full recovery. |
| Owner Yuliia Taravan said she, her husband and three children were all relieved - as was Reina. | Owner Yuliia Taravan said she, her husband and three children were all relieved - as was Reina. |
| "She was extremely happy to be home but at the same time she was somehow confused," said Yuliia. | "She was extremely happy to be home but at the same time she was somehow confused," said Yuliia. |
| "She needs some time to realise she's now safe. She was walking around checking everything familiar; she couldn't believe she was finally home. | "She needs some time to realise she's now safe. She was walking around checking everything familiar; she couldn't believe she was finally home. |
| "She's exhausted. She lost a lot of weight - around 10 kilos - and she has some scratches but overall she's pretty good." | "She's exhausted. She lost a lot of weight - around 10 kilos - and she has some scratches but overall she's pretty good." |
| Reina has lost a third of her body weight but is otherwise healthy | Reina has lost a third of her body weight but is otherwise healthy |
| Reina had been missing since 26 December, when she took off from outside her home in Rowsley after being hit by a car. | Reina had been missing since 26 December, when she took off from outside her home in Rowsley after being hit by a car. |
| She was eventually found in Crich Lane in Belper on Friday morning. | She was eventually found in Crich Lane in Belper on Friday morning. |
| There had been sightings of her in multiple areas, including Winster, Cromford, Crich and Whatstandwell. | There had been sightings of her in multiple areas, including Winster, Cromford, Crich and Whatstandwell. |
| However, she had run off scared whenever people tried to approach her. | However, she had run off scared whenever people tried to approach her. |
| 'Call the owner' | 'Call the owner' |
| Helen Buckland, of Dog SOS Derbyshire, external, which helped find Reina, said she could have been running for at least 40 miles. | |
| "Every sighting was of her running," she added. "She must have been so scared." | "Every sighting was of her running," she added. "She must have been so scared." |
| Dog SOS Derbyshire was particularly worried about Reina, a 15-month-old Bernese dog, as she had been seen running alongside the A6. | |
| "We ask people not to try and catch missing dogs because we don't want them to run into roads and get injured," she said. | "We ask people not to try and catch missing dogs because we don't want them to run into roads and get injured," she said. |
| "As horrible and scary as it is, you've got to let them go, watch where they go and call the owner as soon as possible, because sightings are so important." | |
| Reina is a 15-month-old Bernese dog | Reina is a 15-month-old Bernese dog |
| Yuliia said her husband managed to get Reina home after placing hot food on the floor near to where she was last sighted, then sitting and waiting. | Yuliia said her husband managed to get Reina home after placing hot food on the floor near to where she was last sighted, then sitting and waiting. |
| "She appeared pretty soon," said Yuliia. | "She appeared pretty soon," said Yuliia. |
| "She ran out of some bushes, she totally ignored the food and she went straight to my husband." | "She ran out of some bushes, she totally ignored the food and she went straight to my husband." |
| Yuliia said she wanted to thank everyone who contacted her with sightings of Reina. | Yuliia said she wanted to thank everyone who contacted her with sightings of Reina. |
| "People were really helpful," she added. | "People were really helpful," she added. |
| "They were so concerned and they tried to send me as much information as possible." | "They were so concerned and they tried to send me as much information as possible." |
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