A social media campaign has seen an Auckland man reunited with his beloved French Bulldog after he was dognapped.
Joel Galway went through hell and back after his 18-month-old French Bulldog Cooper was stolen two weeks ago.
"Sleepless nights for sure, it was pretty emotional," Joel told TVNZ1's Seven Sharp.
He decided to launch a social media campaign to see Cooper's safe return and the tight Kiwi French Bulldog community rallied around, raising funds for a reward.
Unfortunately the reward money was also stolen, this time by a bogus informant.
"After sending me some identification I sent him through some money and he sent me a false address," Joel said.
Just as he was giving up hope, Joel got a tip off from a tradie that had seen a Facebook post about Cooper.
"He sent me a Snapchat and I just knew it was Cooper straightaway. He had a whole lot of dirt on his face and was a mess, but I knew it was him."
Joel set off to Otahuhu the next morning and was reunited with his pet pooch at a building site.
Ensuring a happy ending for the dog that social media found.
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