A social media twist in lost dog’s tale

A missing dog was reunited with its owners almost 320km away thanks to live sighting updates on social media and the speaker on a mobile phone.

Michael Collins, who lives in Clare Hall in Dublin, said it was great to see how positive social media can be after strangers posting on Facebook and Twitter helped volunteers zero in on his family’s lost 18-month-old beagle, Buddy, who was huddled in a field near Cork city. “We were absolutely stunned and amazed that so many people took the time, and put in the effort to find Buddy,” Michael said.

“Words cannot express how grateful we are for the unbelievable support and assistance we received from the people of Cork.”